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45 Cards in this Set
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A bladder infection spreads upwards to the kidneys though which structures?
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Ureters
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Muscles associated with supination of the forearm?
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Biceps Brachii
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Slighty movable joints connected by dics of cartilage are known as?
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Amphiarthortic
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Rhythmic waves of muscular contraction that occur in the walls of various tubular organs and help to propel food through the digestive system:
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Peristalis
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This joint permits biaxial movements and exists only between the carpal and metacarpal bones of the thumb
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Saddle joints
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THe insertion of the sternocleidomastoid is the :
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Mastoid process
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The most superficial abdominal muscle on the anterior surface of the body is the:
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Rectus abdominus
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The most abundant tissue in the body
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Connective
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Quadrant of the abdomomen in which the liver is located.
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Upper right
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Action of the teres minor
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Lateral rotation of the humerus
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A substance such as a blood clot or bubble of gas that is carried by the blood and obstructs a blood vessels is known as
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Embolus
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A cord or sheet of connective tissue by which two or more bones are bound together at a joint
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Ligament
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Which is not a function of the liver?
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End digestion of proteins
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Necrosis of heart muscle from ischemia is known as a " heart attack" or
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Myocardial Infarcation
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Valve located between thye left atrium and left ventricle which is sometimes damaged from rhematic fever:
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Bicuspid
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An excessive accumulation of fluid within the interstial space is known as:
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Edema
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Descending order of the small intestine :
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Duodenum- Jejunum-Ileum
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Phase of the cardiac cycle during which a heart wall is relaxed:
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Diastole
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Endocrine glands located on the top of the kidneys:
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Adrenal
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Part of the brain responsible for muscular coordination and balance:
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cerebellum
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Mineral required to facilitate the attraction of actin and myosin within a muscle fiber:
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Calcium
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Artery located behind the knee supplying blood to the knee joint and certain muscles in the thigh and calf
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Popiteal
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Nerve bundle which passes between the anterior and middle scalene muscles as it moves toward the axilla
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Brachial Plexes
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Hypertonicity of this muscle can put undue pressure on the sciatix nerve bundle resulting in the pain or numbness radiating down the posterior thigh and leg:
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Piriformis
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Medial and lateral bony projections located at the distal end of the tibia and fibula
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Malleoli
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The longest vein in the body orgininating on the medial aspect of the foot extending upward along the medial side of the leg toward the inguinal ligament
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Great Saphenous
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The most superficial layer of meniges composed primarily of tough , white fibrous connective tissue
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Dura mater
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A vascular tissue with very litle intercellular matrix specializing in the absorption secretion and protection
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Epithelial
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Transports deoxygenated blood from the right ventricle into the lungs for oxygenation:
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Pulmonary arteries
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Muscular contraction in which the muscle shortens:
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Isotonic
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Muscle located on the posterior surface of the lower leg, crossing two joints, which is responsible for plantar flexion of the ankle.
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Gastrocnemius
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Serous membrane covering the surface of organs found in the body cavities:
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Visceral
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Lymph collected from the majority of the body is routed to the left subclavian vein and ultimately the vena cava by this structure
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Thoractic Duct
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A diabetic patient who has unknowingly given himslef too much insulin would likely be trying to balance their system by eating which foods which contain:
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glucose
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Orgin of the Femoral nerve:
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Lumbosacral Plexus
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Muscle responsible for stablizing the scapula against the chest wall
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Serratus anterior
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This vessel arises from the aorta and delivers oxygenated blood to the mypcardium:
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Coronary Ateries
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The pyloric valve is located between:
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stomach and small intestine
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Stimulation of the parasympathetic nervous system causes:
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decreases heart rate
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Transmits nerve impulses from the brain to muscle:
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motor
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Vitamin "D" is synthesized in the :
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skin
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Increasing the angle of a joint:
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extention
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Non-movable type of joints:
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synothrosis
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part of the brain controlling the " Vital Functions:
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Brain stem
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The functional unit of the kidney for urine productions:
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nephrons
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