Muscle System
What are the 3 types of muscle tissue:
Skeletal muscle
Cardiac muscle
Smooth muscle
The digestive process starts in the:
Mouth
What is an nueron
a nerve cell; the basic building block of the nervous system
What is the function of this system:
Vessels that carry lymph to the venous system
The main function of the urinary system is to:
Get rid of waste and extra fluid
List three Skeletal muscle Functions
Could be any of these:
Produce skeletal movement
Maintain posture and body position
Support soft tissues
Guard entrances and exits
Maintain body temperature
Store nutrient reserves
How long is an adult’s small intestine
22 feet
What chemical messenger travels across the synapse from one neuron to the next and influences whether a neuron will generate an action potential
neurotransmitter
Alveoli are what:
respiratory sacs
Urine is stored in:
The Bladder
What are Sarcomeres and what's their role:
Smallest functional units of the muscle fiber and they are responsible for muscle contraction
Which organs help with the absorption of nutrients?
Pancreas, liver, and gall bladder
Which nervous system subdivision is composed of the brain and spinal cord
Central nervous system (CNS)
What are the parts that make it up:
Capillaries, Small Vessels, and Major lymph collecting vessels
What are the two thin tubes that carry urine from the kidneys to the bladder
Ureters
Complete tetanus is reached by:
increasing the rate of stimulation until the relaxation phase is completely eliminated
These three pairs of exocrine glands in the mouth are called what? What do they secrete?
Salivary glands that secrete saliva
A synapse is...
Junction or point of close contact between neurons.
Function of B-Cells
Produce and secrete antibodies
What is the normal range of Urea in a urinary test:
12-20g over 24hrs
Generally speaking, what is the quickest amount of time, post mortem, for rigor mortis to occur
4 hours
Our throat divides into two separate tubes: the windpipe and the gullet. What prevents food from entering the windpipe?
The epiglottis
What is Cerebellum responsible for
the regulation of posture and coordination of skeletal muscle movements.
What does NK cells stand for and what are their functions?
Attack foreign cells, virus- infected cells and cancer cells
Anti-Diuretic Hormone (ADH) controls the amount of water which the kidneys reabsorb into the body