A&P final exam
tensile strength
Resistance to be stretched or torn apart is called
Lymphocyte
So call natural killer cells are a form of
Pterygoid processes of the sphenoid bone
Some muscles that move the mandible attach to the
Cavities
Spaces within the body that help protect, separate, and support internal organs are called
The volume of a fluid reabsorb of the venous end of a capillary is nearly equal to the volume of fluid filtered out at the arterial end
Starlings law of the capillaries states that
Plamsa
The ECF within blood vessels
Contractility
The ability of muscle tissue to contract forcefully when stimulated by an action potential
Learning
The ability to acquire new knowledge or skills
The membrane has a greater surface area for an increase rate of diffusion
The advantage of the presence of microvilli on cell membranes is
Medial and lateral condyle of the femur
The articular for sets of the patella articulate with the
Middle ear
The auditory ossicles are located in the
Superior end
The base of the patella is the
medulla oblongata
The basic rhythm of respiration is controlled in the
Cell
The basic unit of structure and function in living things
Origins
The biceps, triceps, and quadriceps are named as such based upon the number of ___ they have
quadriceps femoris
The biggest muscle in the body is the
Metacarpals
The bones making up the palm of the hand or the
Effort
The cause of movement is
Ventricles
The cavities within the brain are called
Osmosis
The cell does not need to expend energy (ATP) in order to perform
The brain and spinal cord
The central nervous system consists of
Mediastinum
The central portion of the thoracic cavity is the
gluteus maximus
The chief extensor of the femur
interstitial fluid
The composition of lymph is most similar to
Humerus
The coronoid and olecranon fossa are depressions found on the
dense irregular connective tissue
The dermis of the skin, heart valves, perichondrium and periosteum are examples of
Fibular Notch of the tibia
The distal end of the fibula articulates with the
Cytosol
The fluid portion of cytoplasm, where many chemical reactions required for a sales existence takes place
red bone marrow
The following is considered to be a primary lymphatic organ
Ribs
The following is not considered part of the appendicular skeleton Wrist Shoulder Ribs Ankle
A greater force of contraction can occur if the heart muscle stretched first
The frank starling law of the heart states that
Blood pressure
The function of baroreceptors is to monitor changes in
Horns
The gray matter of the spinal cord is divided into
Femur
The greater and lesser trochanter is a projection Seen on the
bicep femoris, semitendinosus, semimembranosus
The hamstrings are the
50
The heart muscle rests ____% of the time
The cytoplasm, plasma membrane, and nucleus
3 main parts of a cell
gluteus medius
A common site for intramuscular injection is
Anemia
A condition in which oxygen carrying capacity of blood is reduced is
Hemopoiesis
A connective tissue called red bone marrow produces red blood cells, white one cells, and platelets by a process called
Meniscus
A fibrocartilage desk that extends into a joint cavity describes a
endocrine system
A group of glands that secrete molecules called hormones into the blood is called
bunion
A lateral deviation of the proximal phalanx of the great toe and medial displacement of metatarsal I describe
fascia lata
A layer of deep fascia composed of dense connective tissue in circles and is referred to as the
Effort and resistance
A lever is acted upon at two different points by what two different forces
Hypothalamus
A major integrating link between the endocrine and nervous system is the
Surface tension
A measure of the difficulty of stretching or breaking the surface of a liquid is
Extension
A movement that increases between articulating bones
Necrosis
A pathological type of cell death as a result of injury, disease, or lack a blood flow is
O positive
A person who has circulating anti-A and anti-B agglutinins (antibodies) with the presence of Rhesus factor is blood type
Sickle cell disease
A person whose red blood cells contain an abnormal kind of hemoglobin has
O negative
A person with an Rh negative blood can receive a transfusion with blood of which of the following types
erthrocytes
A person's ABO blood type is determined by antigens present on the
Must be shut off by some event outside the system, strengthens or reinforces a change in one of the bodies controlled conditions and reinforces a condition that doesn't happen very often
A positive feedback system
Stretch reflex
A reflex resulting in the contraction of a muscle when it is stretched
central fovea
A small depression in the center of the macula lutea which contains only cones is called the
Compound
A substance that can be broken down into two or more different elements by ordinary chemical means
Pulse
A traveling pressure wave created by the alternate expansion and recoil of elastic arteries after each systole of left ventricle
Blood plasma
A watery, straw colored liquid that contains dissolved substances (91.5% water)
Neuron
A.k.a. nerve cell
Elasticity
Ability of muscle tissue to return to its original length and shape after a contraction or extension
Extensibility
Ability of muscle to stretch without being damaged
Jaundice
Abnormally yellowish discoloration of sclera, skin mucus membranes due to access Bilirubin in the blood
Concussion
An abrupt, but temporary, loss of consciousness following a blow to the head
filum terminale
An extension of the pia mater that extends inferiorly and anchors the spinal cord to the coccyx
Disease
An illness characterized by a recognizable set of complaints and indications
Plasma cells
Antibodies are produced by
Disorder
Any dearrangement or abnormality of function
Only one modality
Any single neuron carries sensations of
Macrophages
Are capable of engulfing bacteria in cellular debris by phagocytosis
Vessels that carry blood away from the heart
Arteries are defined as
Externoreceptors
At or near the body's surface, respond to external environment
white blood cells
At sites of infection, or in response to allergic conditions and parasitic invasions these cells migrate from the blood into connective tissue
Periosteum
Attachment point for tendons and ligaments
Blood pressure, respiration, digestion, and defecation/ urination
Autonomic reflexes control
Of smooth muscle, cardiac muscle and glands
Autonomic reflexes involved responses
An osteon, haversian system and chondrocyte
Basic unit of compact bone is
convergence
Binocular vision requires
Brachialis
Called The work horse of the elbow flexors
Enlarged, firm, non tender, and fixed to underlying structures
Cancerous lymph nodes feel
Plasticity
Capability for change associated with learning
facilitated diffusion
Carrier molecules within the plasma membrane are required in order to transfer a substance across the membrane via
Form fluid tight seals between cells. Anchors cells together or to extra cellular material and acts as channels that allow ions and molecules to pass from cell to cell within a tissue
Cell junctions may serve which function
Function
Cells shape is related to its
Certain white blood cells
Cells that can perform phagocytosis include
Serving as a shock absorber, providing chemical protection and allows the exchange of nutrients and waste products between the blood and the nervous tissue
Cerebrospinal fluid contributes to homeostasis by
choroid plexuses
Cerebrospinal fluid is produced in the
palatine process of maxilla
Cleft palate occurs when what process doesn't fuse?
Patella
Common sesamoid bone if the leg
Adipocytes
Connective tissue cells that store triglycerides are called
Blood
Connective tissue composed of a liquid and cellular portion
Perception
Conscious awareness with an interpretation of meaning
preganglionic neuron
Conveys impulse from CNS to autonomic ganglia
articular cartilage
Covers the epiphysis, reduces friction and absorbs shock at freely movable joints
Ligament
Dense connective tissue connecting one bone to another bone describes a
Right atrium
Deoxygenated blood returning from the systemic circulation flows into the
A bone whose length and width are nearly equal
Describe a short bone
Photoreceptors
Detect the light at the retina
Mechanoreceptors
Detects pressure or stretching
micturition
Discharge of urine from the urinary bladder
Elastic cartilage
Discouraged provide strength and elasticity and maintains the shape of certain structures, such as an external ear
Leukemia
Disease characterized by uncontrolled production and or accumulation of leukocytes in the bloodstream
Chronic bronchitis
Disorder characterized by excessive secretion of bronchial mucus with a productive cough lasting three consecutive months/year for two years
Are sent before birth, and most last a lifetime
Do Skeletal muscle fibers vary
Yes
Do the right and left ventricles eject the same amount of blood
No
Does the left ventricle expels a greater volume of blood per beat than the right ventricle
No
Does the medial border of the scapula articulates with the vertebral column
Calcaneus
During walking, the talus transmits about half of the weight of the body to the
The force exerted by muscular contraction
Effort is
Endothelium
Epithelial tissue that lines the heart, blood vessels, and lymphatic vessels
The exchange of gases between the lungs in the blood
External respiration is
Periosteum
Fibrous covering over bone into which tendons and ligaments attach: inner portion is site of osteogenic cells
Extracellular fluids
Fluid outside the cell bodies
Intracellular fluids
Fluid within the cell
fulcrums
For movement to occur joints function as this.
Erythrocytes
Formed elements that are biconcave discs about 7-8 mm in diameter
Produce body movement, stabilize positions, regulate organ volume and move substances
Function of muscle tissue
Create turbulence in inspired air for cleansing purposes
Function of the nasal conchae is to
regulation of body temperature, excretion and absorption, and reservoir for blood
Function of the skin include
Provide alternate route for blood flow
Functions of the Circle of Willis include
The medical term for bowleggedness
Genu varum
Greater power
Greater number of muscle fibers provides
Lumbar
Herniated disc occur most often in which vertebral region
azygos vein
If the inferior vena cava or hepatic portal vein becomes obstructed, blood can be returned from the lower body to the superior Vena cava via the
Broca's and Wernicke's area
Important language centers
Abcess
In excessive accumulation of pus in a confined space (pimple, boil)
central canal
In the center of the spinal cord is the _____ which runs the whole length of the spinal cord
conus medullaris
Inferior to the lumbar enlargement, the spinal cord tapers to a conical portion known as the
neuritis
Inflammation of one or more
Hemophilia
Inherited deficiency of clotting
The exchange of gases between the blood and tissue cells
Internal respiration
Radius and ulna
Interosseous membrane joins the
Mucus
Is not any type of mature connective tissue
Trochlear notch of the ulna
Is part of the elbow joint
Tendon reflex
Is protects attendant and muscle from damage due to excessive tension
Flexor reflects
Is withdrawl reflex
Heard while taking blood pressure
Korotkoff sounds are
Endosteum
Layer of bone cells lining the marrow cavity
Interoceptors
Located in blood vessels, visceral organs, muscles and nervous system. Monitors internal environment
Proprioceptors
Located in muscles, tendons, joints, inner ear
smooth muscle tissue
Location: Walls of blood vessels, lining intestines
Elastic connective tissue
Lung tissue and arteries who recoil between heart beats helps maintain blood flow are examples of
Pituitary gland
Lying in the sella Turcica of the sphenoid bone
produce histamine as part of the bodies reaction to injury
Mast cells
Hypothalamus
Master of pituitary gland
Mediated transport
Materials move through the cell membrane with assistance of a transporter protein in
A hundred or more nuclei
Mature skeletal muscle cells have
Periosteum
Membrane containing bone forming cells
Fibroblasts
Migrate through the connective tissue, secreting the fibers in ground substance of the matrix
Muscle spindles
Monitors the changes in skeleton muscle length
Tendon organs
Monitors the force of muscle contraction
Returned to the blood via the lymphatic system
Most fluid in proteins that escape from blood vessels to the interstitial fluid are normally
Medial and lateral epicondyle of the humerus
Most muscles of the form attached to the
Pregnancy and childbirth
Most of the structural differences between the male and female skeletons are related to adaption for
The alternate contraction and relaxation of muscles
Motion results from
Phagocytes
Move freely through the body searching for invaders
Cardiac
Muscle tissue which is striated and involuntary is
40-50
Muscles represent about ____ percent of the body's total weight
iliacus and psoas major
Muscles that allow us to set up from supine position are
Supraspinatus, subscapularis, there's minor, infraspinatus
Muscles that make up the rotator cuff
Brachial plexus
Muscles that move the arm are innervated by the
The muscles of mastication
Muscles that move the mandible at the TMJ are known as the
The brachial plexus
Muscles that move the radius and all in our intervated by nerves derived from
Cardiac muscle
Myocardium is made of
Serratus
Named based on its shape (muscle)
Erythrocyte
No mitochondria, no nucleus, strong flexible plasma membrane allows it to deform
Contains microvilli and goblet cells
Non-ciliated simple columnar epithelium
Microvilli
Nonmotile finger like projections of the plasma membrane that are supported by microfilaments are called
Signs
Objective changes that can be observed and measured
Mandible
Only moveable bone in the skull
Lyosomes
Organelles that contain enzymes that destroy material engulfed by phagocytes are
Proteins
Organic compounds which are the cellular building material are
Multifidus
Originates on the sacrum, ileum, transverse processes of thoracic, lumbar, and inferior 4 cervical vertebrae. Inserts on spinas process of a more superior vertebrae
Rotatores
Originates on the transfer processes of all vertebrae. Inserts on the spiness process of vertebra superior to the one of origin
Subscapularis
Originating on the fossa of the anterior surface of the scapula
Supraspinatus
Originating on the fossa of the superior posterior surface of the scapula
The iron ion in the heme portion of hemoglobin
Oxygen is transported by red blood cells by binding to
angina pectoris
Pain accompanying myocardial ischemia
Frontal, spenoid, ethmoid, and maxilla
Paranasal sinuses are found in the
Constitute the tissue's or organ's functioning part
Parenchyma are cells that
Sesamoid bones
Patellae are examples of what bone type
plantar aponeurosis
Plantar fasciitis is inflammatory reaction due to chronic irritation of the
B cell
Plasma cells are a form of
Serum
Plasma minus the clotting proteins is called
memory
Process by which knowledge is retained
Carbon, hydrogen, oxygen and nitrogen
Proteins always contain
Speed up most essential biochemical reactions
Proteins in the form of enzymes
scaphoid, lunate, triquetrum, pisiform (Steve left the party)
Proximal row of carpal bones from lateral to medial
Mitochondria
Reactions of cellular respiration
Oxygen transport
Red blood cells are highly specialized for the function of
120 days in circulation
Red blood cells survive for about
metaphysis
Region of mature bone where diaphysis joins epiphysis
pleura
Remembering associated with the lung is the
Passage of materials across a membrane with the assistance of a transporter protein
The term mediated transport refers to
Patellar ligament
The tibial to veracity is the attachment point for the
smooth muscle tissue
The tissue's contractions help physically break down and move food, move fluids through the body and eliminate waste
Hyoid
The tongue is supported by the
Larynx
The voice box is also called the
Columns
The white manner in the spinal cord is divided into
Sternum
The xiphoid process is part of the
Temporal bone
The zygomatic process is part of the
Tight junctions
These junctions prevent the contents of certain organs from leaking into the blood or surrounding tissues
Tubercle, trochanter, condyle and spine
These terms refer to processes or projections from bones
Stretch reflex
This acts as a feedback mechanism to control muscle length by causing muscle contraction
Pons
This bridge connects parts of the brain with one another
Hyaline cartilage
This cartilage affords flexibility and support, at joints, Reduces friction and absorb shock. This is the weakest of the types of cartilage
Fibrocartilage
This cartilage combined strength and rigidity and is the strongest other types of Cartledge. One location is a discs between backbones
Hyaline , elastic and fibrocartilage
This cartilage consist of a dentse network of collagen and elastic fibers firmly embedded in chondroitin sulfate
Flexibility
This depends on its collagen fibers
Hardness
This depends on its crystallized inorganic mineral salts
Crossed extensor reflex
This is a balance maintaining reflex
Biceps femoris, semi tendinosis, and semimembranosus
This is commonly injured and athletes requiring quick starts and stops
Interstitial fluid
This is often called the body's internal environment
Tendon reflex
This operates as a feedback mechanism to control muscle tension by causing muscle relaxation when muscle force becomes too extreme
Periosteum
This protects bone, assists in fracture repair, nourishes bone tissue
Stretch reflex
This reflex maintains Proper muscle tone
Endocrine system
This system provides schedule changed to correct homeostasis disturbances
Cardiac muscle tissue
This tissue is involuntary, it's contraction is not consciously controlled. It's fibers are attached by intercalated diss
Smooth muscle tissue
This tissue is located in the walls of blood vessels, airways to the lungs, the stomach, intestines, gallbladder, and urinary bladder
skeletal muscle tissue
This tissue is voluntary, it can be made to contract and relax by conscious control
Serous membrane
This type of membrane lines a body cavity that does not open directly to the exterior and it covers the organs that lie within the cavity
Mucus membrane
This type of membrane lines a body cavity that opens directly to the exterior, such as the digestive, respiratory, reproductive and much of the urinary system
synovial membrane
This type of membrane lines joints, contains connective tissue but no epithelium, and secretes a fluid that lubricates and nourishes the cartilage covering the bones
He could theoretically donate to a type AB person
This would be true for a person with Type B blood
endoneurium, perineurium, epineurium
Three connective tissue covering associated with spinal nerves
Masseter, medial pterygoid, temporalis
Three powerful closers of the mouth
Pons
Together with the medulla, this helps to control breathing
Latissimus dorsi and pectoralis major
Two axial muscles are
Donor because they are not A or B isoantigens on red blood cells
Type O is considered the theoretical universal _____
Closing of the valves
Typical heart sounds are made by the
Protection, filtration, secretion, absorption, and excretion
What are the functions of epithelial tissue?
A bone consisting of two parallel plates of compact bone
What best describes a flat bone
Turning soles of feet to face each other
What best describes inversion
It flattens, increasing vertical dimensions of thoracic cavity, decreasing pressure inside the lungs
What happens when the diaphragm contracts
Deltoid
What muscle forms the rounded contour of the shoulder
Golgi complex
What receives synthesize products from the rough ER and modifies, sorts, packages, and transports them within to various locations
Supraspinatus and infraspinatus
What two muscles are named for the fossa they fill
Loss of epidermal tissue
What would most likely increase a persons risk of invasion by pathogenic microbes
isotonic contraction
When a muscle developed tension and the muscle shortens
Isometric contraction
When a muscle develops tension but does not shorten
Clot
When blood is drawn from the body it thickens and forms a gel, eventually the gel separates from the liquid. The gel is called
Ulcer
When superficial inflamed tissue slough off the surface of an organ or tissue resulting in an open sore
The coronoid process moves into the coronoid fossa and the radial head moves into the radial fossa
When the forearm is flex this occurs (with bones)
ischial tuberosity
When you sit on the stool, which part of the coxal bones touches the stool first
epiphyseal plate
Where bone grows in length
Periosteum
Where does bone grow in thickness
Protein storage
Which is not a basic function of the skeletal system -Support -Protection -Protein storage
Shoulder joint
Which joint has more freedom of movement than any other joint in the body
Brachioradialis
Which muscle flexes the forearm at the elbow joint, especially when a quick movement is required or when a weight is lifted slowly?
trapezium, trapezoid, capitate, hamate (To take Carol home)
Which of the following list the distal role of carpal bones in the correct order from lateral to medial
Frontal
Which sutures generally do not persist into adulthood
medullary cavity
Within the diaphysis, contains fatty yellow bone marrow
Supinator
You use the powerful action of this muscle when you twist a corkscrew or turn a screw with a screwdriver
Bursa
a fibrous sac between certain tendons and bones that is lined with a synovial membrane that secretes synovial fluid
Trachea
aka windpipe
70-80 bpm
at rest what is the typical heart beat for adults
75 bpm
average heart rate
Levers
bones act as
Amino acids
building blocks of proteins
formed elements
cells and cell fragments
right atrium
chamber of the heart that receives blood from the venae cavae and coronary sinus
Swallowing
deglutition is
Thermoreceptors
detect changes in temperature
Conducting arteries
elastic arteries are
hinge joint
elbow joint is
Interstitial fluid
fluid between cells
Fibrosis
formation of scar tissue
carry oxygen
function of hemoglobin
articular cartilage
hyaline cartilage that covers ends of bones in synovial joints
Fibula
lateral malleolus is part of what bone
pituitary gland
master gland
reverses a change in a controlled condition
negative feedback system
Poorest capacity for renewal
nervous tissue has (____ for renewal)
Leukocytes
neutrophils, eosinphil, basophil, lymphocyte, and monocycte
Mitrochondria
organelles that contain enzymes for production of ATP are
The space between upper and lower eyelids
palpebral fissure
The exchange of gases between the atmosphere and lungs
pulmonary ventilation
Ribosomes
site of protein synthesis
Tendons of gluteus muscle tensor fascia Lara
The iliotibial tract is a name for
Fibers
The individual cells that make up muscle tissues are called
Arousing the cerebral cortex
The reticular activating system is responsible for
Deltoid tuberosity
The roughened area on the middle portion of the shaft of the humorous is the
Closing of a semi lunar valves
The second heart sound (dupp) is created by the
Liver
The secretion of bile occurs in which organ
Capillaries
The site where many phagocytic white blood cells emigrate from the bloodstream into inflamed or infected tissue is the
Descending tracts
The spinal cord conveys motor information by the way of
Ascending tracts
The spinal cord conveys sensory information by way of
medulla oblongata
The spinal cord is a continuation of the
Vertebral foramina down to the superior border of the second lumbar vertebrae
The spinal cord is located within the
Vertebral foramen
The spinal cord passes through the
Four deep muscles of the shoulder
The strength and stability of the shoulder joint is provided by
Achilles' tendon
The strongest tendon of the body... inserts into the calcaneal bone
Occipital condyles
The superior articular facets of the Atlas articulate with the
Nervous system
The system provides rapid change to correct homeostatic disturbances
Superior and inferior extensor retinaculum, transverse and cruciate ligaments of the ankle
The tendons of the muscles of anterior compartment are held firmly to the ankle by thickenings of deep fascia called
Sartorius
tailor's muscle
Epiphysis
the end part of a long bone, initially growing separately from the shaft.
Diaphysis
the main (mid) section of a long bone
epiphyseal plate
the point at which bones elongate during growth; it is found at joint ends of long bones, is composed of cartilage, and becomes an epiphyseal line in mature bone
Articular Cartliage
thin layer of cartilage occuring at the ends of long bones and covering any part of any bone that comes together with another bone to form a joint
Pharynx
throat is also called
Platelets
thrombocytes
circadian rhythm
typical daily pattern of sleep and wakefulness
Aquaporins
water channels in plasma membrane
Cytoplasm
All the cellular contents between the plasma membrane and the nucleus
CNS (central nervous system)
Bones, CSF, and meninges all surround and protect what
Tibialis anterior
Shins splints may be caused by tendonitis most often of this muscle
hypovolemic shock
Shock due to decrease blood volume is called
Vascular
Shock due to inappropriate vasodilation is
Cardiogenic
Shock due to poor heart function is
obstructive
Shock typically due to a blood clot lodged in the vessels of the lungs
Is a single layer of cube shaped cells, functions and secretion in absorption and can be found in ovaries, eyes and kidneys
Simple cuboidal epithelium
We are filtration or diffusion are priority processes
Simple squamous epithelium is found in which parts of the body
fasicles
Skeletal muscle fibers are arranged within the muscle in bundles called
Exerting force on tendons, which in turn pull on bones or other structures
Skeletal muscles produce movement by
Physical, biological, and chemical barriers
Skin provides protection in the form of
Lymphocytes
T cells and B cells are
Tongue, soft palate, pharynx, and larynx
Taste buds are found on the
Lacrimal fossa
Tears pass into the nasal cavity via the
dense regular connective tissue
Tendons and most ligaments are examples of
Mucus, serous, cutaneous membranes and skin
The principal epithelial membrane of the body are
Osteogenesis
The process by which bone is formed is called
Gastrocnemius
The prominence of the calf
Olecranon process of the ulna
The prominence of the elbow is formed by
Tibia
The prominence that can be felt on the medial surface of the ankle is part of the
Acetabulum
The proximal end of the femur articulates with the
Lunate
The radius articulates with the
Lateral end of the clavicle
Acromion process of the scapula articulates with the
Pneumonia
Acute infection of inflammation of the Alveoli
Red bone marrow
After birth, Hemopoiesis takes place in
septicemia
Aka blood poisoning
coryza
Aka common cold
Tibia
Aka shinbone
Metabolism
All chemical reactions occurring in the body are referred to as
Left atrium
Blood flows from the pulmonary vein into the
ascending aorta
Blood flows into the coronary arteries from the
Capillaries because the total cross-sectional area is the largest
Blood flows most slowly through
Capillaries because their total cross-sectional area is the largest
Blood flows most slowly through
Femoral vein
Blood in the great saphenous vein flows into the
Red or white blood cells or platelets
Blood plasma does not contain
contraction of ventricles
Blood pressure is generated by
Are absent in the palms and soles
Sebaceous glands (are not where)
Plasma cells
Secrete antibodies and are an important part of the bodies immune system
pituitary gland
Secretes hormones that control almost all the other endocrine glands
Rough ER
Secretory proteins and membrane molecules are synthesized mainly by the
Protons, neutrons, and electrons
Subatomic particles include
Symptoms
Subjected changes and body functions that are not apparent to an observer
Plasma membrane
Surrounding and containing the cytoplasm of a cell is the
SA node
The initiation of the heartbeat is the responsibility of the
Aorta
The largest Artery in the body is the
Knee joint
The largest and most complex joint in the body, actually consisting of three joints within a single synovial cavity is the
Skin
The largest organ in the body and surface area and weight is
Cerebrum
The largest part of the brain
Myocardium
The layer of the heart wall responsible for its pumping action is the
external occipital protuberance
The ligamentum nuchae is a fibroelastic ligament extending between the seventh cervical vertebrae and the
Greater range of motion
The longer the fibers in a muscle....
Facilitate movement
The main function of the appendicular skeleton is to
Diaphragm
The main inspiratory muscle is the
condylar process
The mandibular fossa of the temporal bone articulates with what part of the mandible
Pericardium
The membrane associated with the heart is called the
crista galli of ethmoid bone
The meninges that cover the brain attach anteriorly to the
Covalent bonds
The most common chemical bonds in the body are
Brachialis
The most powerful flexor of the forearm at the elbow joint is the
Support and locomotion
The muscles of the foot are specialized for
Medial and lateral pterygoid
The muscles that help grind food include
Papillary
The muscles that tighten the chordae tendinea by contracting during ventricular systole are the
Voluntary skeletal muscle tissue only
The muscular system refers to
cauda equina
The nerve roots that arise from the inferior part of the spinal cord are collectively called
Cervical
The nerves from which plexus innervates the diaphragm
Acetylcholine
The neurotransmitter release at the NMJ is
Lateral condyle
The part of the tibia that articulates with the head of the fibula is the
Anaerobic
The phase of cellular respiration that lacks oxygen is called
Aerobic
The phase of cellular respiration that occurs in the presence of oxygen is called
sella turcica of sphenoid bone
The pituitary gland is located in the