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The diaphragm separates the abdominopelvic and ________ cavities.
thoracic
Which of the following is an abnormal spinal curvature that may appear during childhood and adolescence?
Kyphosis
The resting tension in a skeletal muscle is called:
Tone
________ is the energy of motion.
Kinetic energy
Arm muscles, after being in a cast, can develop smaller and weaker muscle fibers in a condition called:
atrophy
A ________ fracture has multiple bone fragments at the fracture site.
Comminuted
________ is the study of how living organisms perform their vital functions.
A) Cytology
B) Ornithology
C) Anatomy
D) Physiology
D) Physiology
The watery matrix in blood is called:
Plazma
What is the most abundant mineral in the human body?
Calcium
What is the fibrous connective tissue connecting the bones of the skull at birth called?
Fontanells
Glucose is passively transported across the cell membrane by binding to a receptor site on a carrier protein in a process called:
A) facilitated osmosis.
B) facilitated diffusion.
C) assisted osmosis.
D) assisted diffusion.
B) facilitated diffusion.
What is the watery medium surrounding a cell called?
A) Extracellular fluid
B) Interstitial fluid
C) Cytoplasm
D) Both A and B
D) both A and B
The pleural cavity surrounds what organ?
lung
Which solution causes the movement of water into a red blood cell, causing it to swell and possibly lyse, or burst?
A) Hypotonic
B) Crenatonic
C) Isotonic
D) Hypertonic
A) hypotonic
________ are compounds that stabilize pH by either removing or replacing hydrogen ions.
A) Catalysts
B) Carbohydrates
C) Electrolytes
D) Buffers
Buffers
The specialized cells that determine the timing of cardiac muscle contractions are called what?
Pacemaker cells
The process of replacing other tissues with bone is called:
ossification
Which bones are on both sides of the skull and form the roof and superior walls of the cranium?
Parietal
________ is the length of time a muscle can continue to contract while being supported by mitochondrial activities.
A) Anaerobic endurance
B) Endurance ratio
C) Myoglobin endurance
D) Aerobic endurance
D) Aerobic endurance
________ are layers of cells that cover internal or external surfaces.
Epithelia
________ are proteins that destroy invading microorganisms.
Antibodies
The breakdown of glucose to pyruvic acid in the cytoplasm of the cell is called:
glycolosis
________ is the neurotransmitter or chemical released by a motor neuron to communicate with other cells.
Acetylcholine
The specialized sites that are contacts between cardiac muscle cells are called what?
Intercalated discs
What is the central shaft of a long bone called?
Diaphysis