What plane divides the body/structure into superior and inferior sections?
Transverse
What ion is stored and released by the sarcoplasmic reticulum?
Ca
Impulses travel away from the cell body down the _____
axon
What chamber receives oxygenated blood from the lungs?
L at
where does gas exchange occur in the lungs?
alveoli
What structure separates the thoracic and abdominal cavities?
Diaphragm
What is the thick filament in a sarcomere?
Myosin
What NT is released by a motor neuron at the NMJ
ACH
What is the most abundant WBC?
NLMEB
What organ produces bile
Liver
What are the two layers of the skin?
Epidermis and Dermis
What muscle group includes the semimembranosus
hamstrings
What are the two divisions of the ANS?
SY and PSY
The ant. cerebral, post. cerebral and comm. aa. make up the _______ ________ _____
CAC
What substance begins carb chem digestion
sal. amylase
What term describes a blue discoloration of the skin due to low blood oxygenation?
cyanosis
What hormone stimulates the bone marrow to produce red blood cells?
EPO
Sensory impulses travel TO what region of the spinal cord?
Dorsal Horn
What lymphocytes produce antibodies?
Plasma (B)
What term means difficult or labored breathing
dyspnea
Which layer of skin is avascular?
epidermis
What is the name for the type of growth that elongates bones?
Endochondral ossification
______ provides buoyancy, cushion and chem stability to the Brain and SC
CSF
inc
hypoventilation can lead to respiratory ______
acidosis