Comprehensize Flashcards

(40 cards)

1
Q

Which plane divides the body into front and back portion

A

Frontal plane

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2
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_____ is the name of the region of the body that makes up the arm

A

Brachial

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3
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The meaning of _____ is of, relating to, or situated in the arm or an armlike process

A

BRACHIAL

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4
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Proximal

A

Nearer to the attachment of the lim

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5
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Situated away from the center of the body or from the point of attachment

A

Distal

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6
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A movement in which you move a limb towards the midline describes which range of motion

A

Addiction

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7
Q

are biological catalysts that speed up chemical reactions in living organisms by lowering activation energy

A

Enzymes

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8
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is that it counteracts a change, bringing the value of a parameter—such as temperature or blood sugar—back towards it set point

A

Negative feedback loop

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9
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A molecule that freely disassociates with water, resulting in a low pH solution, is best described as a(n) _____

A

acid

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10
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The molecule that freely dissociates with water resulting in a low pH solution is best described as an

A

Acid

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11
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The _____________ can best be described as a phospholipid bilayer that controls the influx and efflux of chemicals within the cell

A

plasma membrane

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12
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O

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13
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The epidermis is subdivided into five large

A

Stratum basale
Stratum spinosum
Stratum granulosum
Stratum lucidum
Stratum corneum

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14
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A muscle that provides the major force for producing aspecific movement

A

Agonist muscles

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15
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In an ______ contraction intentional mean to same

A

isotonic

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16
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An _______ is when a muscle produces limb motion by shortening

A

isotonic contraction

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17
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The moving end of muscle whose tendon attaches to bone or other structures is called the

18
Q

The_____ and______ are the primary agonist muscle group involved in the action of standing on tiptoes

A

Gastrocnemius, soleus

19
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The______ is the functional, contractile unit of a muscle fiber

20
Q

Striations can be seen in_____ and________ muscle

A

skeletal, cardiac

21
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Striated muscle tissue is a muscle tissue that features repeating functional units called

22
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____is the molecule that blocks the actin-myosin binding site in a resting muscle

23
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____is the molecule that blocks the actin-myosin binding site in a resting muscle

24
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__________ is released into the neuromuscular junction that will subsequently result in a muscle contraction

A

Acetylcholine

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_________ covering the axon increases the conduction velocity of an action potential
Myelin sheath
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The myelin sheaths that surround the axons of the neurons in the peripheral nervous system are formed by_____
Schwann cells
27
The_____ gland secretes the hormone melatonin, which regulates sleep-wake cycles and circadian rhythms
pineal
28
The_____ of the eye controls the amount of light entering the eye by changing its size
pupil
29
How many total chromosomes are found in the nuclei of a normal human somatic cells
46
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The steps of mitosis in the correct order
Prophase Metaphase Anaphase Telophase Cytokinesis
31
The_____ () joint is an example of a diarthrosis joint
coxal
32
_____________controls the muscles involved in facial expression and carries taste sensations from the anterior two-thirds of the tongue
Cranial nerve VII (Facial nerve)
33
The shaft of a long bone is called the___
diaphysis
34
A _____________is a solution with a higher concentration of solute and a lower concentration of water than body fluids
hypertonic solution
35
______________make up the majority of cells found in the integument system
Stratified squamous epithelial cells
36
_____________are found throughout the skin and function primarily to cool off the body
Eccrine sweat glands
37
The sheath of tough fibrous collagen and osteogenic bone forming cells that covers the external surface of a long bone is known as the
Periosteum
38
___________function as immune/phagocytic cells within the central nervous system
Microglial cells
39
The__________ is a bony projection listed below refers to two massive processes unique to the femur
the trochanter
40
The_______ muscle is the primary muscle of inhalation
Diaphragm