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___________ connect bones to bones. correct answer: ligaments Abnormal lateral S curve in spine - signs and symptoms: uneven shoulders, hips, and leg lengths correct answer: Scoliosis An inflammation of the bones at the joints is called _________________ correct answer: arthritis A _____________ occurs when ligaments are torn. correct answer: sprain What causes gout to flare up? correct answer: Eating foods that contain high amounts of purines The bones in the foot are called...

Ultimately, which gland controls the release of thyroid hormones? A: the hypothalamus secreting TRH B: the hypothalamus secreting TSH C: the anterior pituitary releasing TRH D: the anterior pituitary releasing TSH correct answer: A Insulin is secreted by the pancreas. What is the function of the hormone insulin? A: increase blood sugar levels after eating B: decreasing the appetite to encourage reduction of blood sugar C: stimulating growth of tissues D: decrease blood sugar lev...

The opening on the terminal end of the large intestine is called the correct answer: Anus Which of the following represents the correct order through which food passes in the digestive system? correct answer: Mouth, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine. Which of the following is the correct order involved in the movement of food through the intestines? correct answer: Duodenum to the jejunum to the ileum and to the cecum to the colon and to the rectum. A chem...

Distal correct answer: Situated away from the center of the body, or from the point of origin; specifically applied to the extremity or distant part of a limb or organ. Dorsal correct answer: Relating to the back or posterior of a structure. As opposed to the ventral, or front, of the structure. Some of the dorsal surfaces of the body are the back, buttocks, calves, and the knuckle side of the hand. Lateral correct answer: In anatomy, the side of the body or a body part that is farther ...

An insoluble fibrous protein of vertebrates that is the chief constituent of the fibrils of connective tissue (as in skin and tendons) and of the organic substance of bones. correct answer: Collagen Animal tissue that functions mainly to bind and support other tissues, having a sparse population of cells scattered through an extracellular matrix. correct answer: Connective Tissue The sensitive vascular inner mesodermic layer of the skin. correct answer: Dermis A protein that is simil...

What is the connection between power and movement in the body? correct answer: Movement requires power. The energy comes from cellular respiration. Respiration can be aerobic (w/ oxygen) or anaerobic (w/o oxygen) How does the body maintain a supply of ATP during exercise? correct answer: through the phosphagen system, glycogen-lactic acid system, and aerobic respiration Phosphagen System correct answer: Muscles use creatine phosphate to make energy for 8-10 seconds. An enzyme (creatine ...

Abduction correct answer: Movement away from the midline of the body Adduction correct answer: Movement toward the midline off the body Articular cartilage correct answer: Hyaline cartilage attached to articular bone surfaces Articulation correct answer: The action or manner in which the parts come together at a joint Ball-and-socket joint correct answer: An articulation (as the hip joint) in which the rounded head of one bone fits into a cuplike cavity of the other and admits m...

1. What is communication? correct answer: (In terms of the human body) Communication is how information is transferred from one part of the body to another with the use of chemical or electrical signals. This allows the entire body to work together and survive in an environment. 1. Why do you think the pelvis is often the first bone forensic anthropologists look to in determining sex from skeletal remains? correct answer: The pelvis is often the first bone anthropologists look to in determi...

types of tissues correct answer: epithelial, connective, nervous, muscle protection, secretion, absorption, and filtration correct answer: epithelial lines and covers surface areas correct answer: epithelial most abundant correct answer: connective protect, support, and bind together correct answer: connective found as: fat, blood, bone, fibrous, lymph, and loose correct answer: connective specialized cells correct answer: nervous receives stimuli and conducts impulse...

Anterior- correct answer: Situated toward the front of the body Posterior- correct answer: Situated at or toward the hind part of the body Dorsal- correct answer: Being or located near, on, or toward the back or posterior part of the human body Ventral- correct answer: Pertaining to the anterior or front side of the body; opposite of dorsal Superficial- correct answer: Of, relating to, or located near the surface Deep- correct answer: Away from the body surface; more interna...