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Functions of the intervertebral discs.
Shock absorption and flexibility.
Humans normally have _____ pairs of ribs.
12 pairs.
Parts of the facial skeleton?
Mandible, maxilla, zygomatic bones, nasal bones.
The special movement of the thump that allows it to grasp an object and hold on to it
Opposition
Types of joints
Fibrous, cartilaginous, synocial.
A person has a car accident. After workup in the hospital, several bones of the appendicular skelefon are determined to be fractured. What bones could NOT be fractured?
Skull and vertebrae because they belong to the axial skeleton.
What are Included in the appendicular skeleton?
Arms, legs, shoulder, girdle, pelvic girdle.
Differences in the skeletons of males and females can best be seen in the characteristics of the what?
pelvis
the bundle of collagen fibers at the end of a skeletal muscle that attaches the muscle to the bone is called a(n)
Tendon
What occurs when energy reserves in a muscle are exhausted and lactic acid levels increase?
Muscle fatigue
What causes when you become out of breath and your muscles begin to burn during a workout?
Lactic acid buildup and oxygen debt.
What is going on in our muscles during rigor mortis?
Muscles stiffen because atp is depleted
What are the cells that are responsible for information processing and transfer?
Neurons
What are the two main division of the nervous system?
Central nervous system and peripheral nervous system.
Parts of the cardiovascular system.
Heart, blood, blood vessels
What products of the body's endocrine glands are the chemical messengers?
Hormones
Hormones are consisted of
What hormones are produced by the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland?
* GH - growth hormone
* TSH - thyroid stimulating hormone
* ACTH - adrenocorticotropic hormone
* FSH - follicle stimulating hormone
* LH - luteinizing hormone
* prolactin
Where can we find the thyroid gland?
In the neck below the larynx
Hematopoiesis, what is it?
Blood cell formation
What are the Blood types?
A, B, AB, O.
Enumerate the Blood vessels
Arteries, veins, capillaries.
Blood composition
Plasma, red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets.
A substance that friggers an immune response is called a(n)
antigen
Antibody
A protein that fights antigens.