General 1
T/F - Digestive enzymes are chemicals that change certain kinds of food into a form that can be used by the body.
TRUE
What are the two basic types of joints?
Movable and Immovable
What is the term for the study of muscles?
Myology
How many bones in the foot?
26
Name of nerve cells
Neurons
3 lbs
Difference between adduction and abduction
ADDuction - bring together
ABDUCTion - bring apart
Where are RBCs produced?
Bone Marrow
Which body systems helps to regulate the temperature of the body?
Integumentary - using sweat glands (cooling) and arrector pili muscles (warming)
What percent of the human body is water?
About 60%
What is the job of the diaphragm?
Muscular wall that separates the thorax from the abdominal cavity. It helps control breathing.
Which of the following is NOT a muscle of the foot?
A, flexor digitorum brevis B, abductor hallucis
C, flexor digiti minimi D, serratus anterior
Serratus Anterior
Tell me about striated vs non striated/smooth vs cardiac muscle
Nonstriated: involuntary, internal organs
Cardiac: involuntary but striated, only found in heart
The Thyroid gland belongs to which body system?
Endocrine
How many chambers are in the heart? How many valves?
4 chambers (R/L atria, R/L ventricles)
4 valves (Mitral/Bicuspid, Tricuspid, Pulmonary, Aortic)
Which endocrine gland is considered the most complex organ in that system?
Pituitary gland
Which of the following is NOT one of the principal muscles of the shoulders and upper arms?
a, triceps b, biceps c, deltoids d, pronators
Pronators
Point to your humerus, radius, ulna, femur, tibia, fibula
Radius - thumb side of forearm & Ulna - pinky side
Femur - thigh bone
Tibia - shin & Fibula - little outer leg bone
How much blood in the human body?
8-10 pints
What part of the cell permits soluble substances to enter and leave the cell?
Cell membrane
Put the following terms in order -
tissue, organ systems, cells, organism, organ
Four parts of blood and their jobs
RBC - carry nutrients and gases
WBC - immune support/fighting
Plasma - gives blood volume
Platelets - clotting/coagulation
Where does pulmonary circulation send blood in the body? Potential "locations" for the blood to go:
Lungs, Heart, Body
From the HEART to the LUNGS and back to the heart.
How many types of tissue in the body? Name them.
4 - Connective, Epithelial, Muscle, Nerve
Where is the deep peroneal nerve found?
it extends down the front of the LEG, behind the muscles