Yeasts and mildew are _____ fungi. (p.81)
sac
The long, straight shaft of a long bone is the _________
diaphysis
The shoulder muscles that allow you to pull your shoulders back and help pull your head up are the _______ muscles. (p.107)
trapezius
What type of human tissue covers and lines body parts?
epithelial tissue
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ulna
Mosses and liverworts are ____________. (p.73)
The 2 broad divisions of the skeletal system are the axial skeleton and the __________ skeleton.
appendicular
The type of involuntary muscle that is not striated (parallel) is __________ muscle
smooth
Tissues are made of living cells and nonliving material called the _______.
matrix
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femur
An organism that obtains its nutrition from dead organisms is a _____________. (p.79)
Lightweight, porous bone that consists of an intricate network of tiny struts and girders is _______ bone. (p.99)
spongy
What is the most common cause of muscle atrophy?
lack of exercise
The most FREELY MOVABLE joints in the body are ________ joints.
ball-and-socket
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deltoid
What part of a plant embryo develops into stems and leaves? (p.43)
plumule
They find Elizabeth's skeleton in a forest and see her right forearm across her chest, palm down. Which would be closer to her head, her radius or ulna?
radius! (sorry Lizzy)
What is the tough translucent sheath that surrounds a skeletal muscle and binds it together?
Because they allow only back-and-forth movement in a single plane, the elbow and knee are ______ joints.
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pectoralis major
What type of venation does a leaf have if small veins extend outward from a single main vein?
pinnate
How can you tell which category a bone belongs in? (p.99)
a. size
b. shape
c. location
d. attachment
b. shape!
A group of muscle cells connected to a single motor neuron is a ________ _______
motor unit
Bones are connected to other bones by strong bands of fibrous connective tissue called _________.
ligaments
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