It holds me up
This forms the longitudinal axis of the body, From skull to tailbone.
What is the Axial Skeleton?
These type of muscles are often referred to as Striated.
What are skeletal muscles.
These fibrous tissues connect bone to bone.
What are ligaments?
Part of the airway that starts at the larynx and ends at the lungs. Sometimes called windpipe.
What is the trachea?
These vessels return blood to the heart.
What are veins?
The first cervical vertebra that is attached to the skull
What is the Atlas?
This type of muscle can generate its own electrical impulses
What is cardiac?
The elbow and knee joints are this type
What are hinge joints?
This leaf shaped flap covers the larynx during swallowing
What is the epiglottis?
What is myocardium?
This bone, found in the upper arm, is not very funny
What is the Humerus?
This type of muscle is found in the blood vessels and intestines.
What is smooth muscles.
This is the connection point between the pelvis and vertebral column.
What is the sacroiliac joint?
This is the name for the grapelike clusters at the very end of the bronchioles.
What are the alveoli?
This is the easiest spot to obtain a peripheral pulse
What is the radial artery?
This bone is located in both the hip and thigh area.
What is the Femur?
This muscle is used to adduct or flex the forearm.
What is the Bicep.
This fluid is found in most joints.
What is synovial fluid?
This is the primary muscle used for breathing.
What is the diaphragm?
This is known as the largest vein in the body
What is the vena cava?
This bone is commonly called the shin
What is the Tibia?
This is the position of reference in which the patient stands facing forward with arms at the side.
What is Anatomic position?
The shoulder and hip are examples of this type of joint
What are ball and socket?
This is the section of the throat that extends from the soft palate to the base of the tounge
What is the oropharynx?
This is the most muscular chamber of the heart
What is the left ventricle?
These are the distal ends of upper and lower extremities
What are phalanges?
This describes the control of cardiac and smooth muscles.
What is involuntary?
These tissues attach muscle to bone.
What are tendons?
This is the active phase of breathing
What is the inspiration phase?
This is the only artery in the body to carry unoxygenated blood
What is the pulmonary artery?