Skeletal System
Calcium
Where is the Deltoid located?
Shoulder
What is the addictive drug in cigarettes
Nicotine
What is the purpose of platelets?
To clot blood
The joint near the carpals/tarsals is called the...
Gliding Joint
What are the 3 types of muscles in the body.
Cardiac, Skeletal, and smooth.
What disease in an infection of the lungs caused by virus or bacteria that results in chest pain, fever, and breathing difficulty.
Pneumonia
What is the main difference between arteries and veins?
Arteries take blood away from the heart while veins bring blood to the heart.
Whats another word for the calcaneus?
Heel
Where is the latissimus dorsi and what does it do?
Helps pull arm down and move backwards.
What is emphysema and what is the main cause of it?
A lung disease caused by smoking.
What do capillaries do?
Conneects arteries + veins to make gas exchange.
What type of joint is found in your knee?
Ball and Socket joint
What does "Voluntary muscle" mean?
You have control over it
What is the name of the large dome-shaped muscle below the lungs that draws in and pushes air out?
Diaphragm
What is found in a red blood cell that attracts oxygen
Hemoglobin
What is the purpose of the skeletal system?
Name the 3 types of muscles and if they're involuntary or voluntary
Skeletal - voluntary
smooth, cardiac - involuntary
What is Cilla and explain it's purpose.
Hair like projections that move microbes and debris out of the airways
What is the purpose of the circulatory system
To distribute oxygenated blood to all the parts of the body and deliver deoxygenated blood back to the heart.