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22 Cards in this Set
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Why do blood vessels run throughout the bones
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to supply bone cells with food, oxygen and calcium
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What muscle is found on the anterior humerus
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bicep
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What vertebrae are the ribs connected to
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thoracic
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Where are the lower extremities connected to the axial skeleton
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sacrum
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Which division of the skeleton makes up the body's central axis
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axial
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How many muscles form the quadraceps
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4
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Name the quadriceps
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rectus femoris
vastus lateralis vastus intermedius vastus medialis |
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Which artery caries oxygen-poor blood to the lungs
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Pulmonary artery
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Which vein carries oxygen-poor blood from the lungs
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pulmonary vein
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What is the general pathway of blood in the body
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heart>lungs>heart>body cells
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What are the flaps of tissue that controls the movement of blood in veins and prevents backwash called?
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valves
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The heart chamber that pumps blood to all parts of the body is called
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left ventricle
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Why are arteries not able to pick up and deliver substances such as oxygen
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blood moves too fast, wals are multi-layered
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Explain what determines your type blood
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proteins that coat RBC's
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Alveoli are surrounded by..
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capillaries
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Blood vessels that carry oxygen-rich blood away fromt he heart
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arteries
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Which blood vessels carry oxygen-poor blood back to the heart
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veins
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What type of forces does a standoff in an arm-wrestling match best describe
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balanced forces
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The force required for an object to accelearte is largely due to an objects...
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mass
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What are the two determining factors in calculating the momentum of an object
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mass and velocity
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forces are necessary to
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move
stop change an objects direction |
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The greater the mass of an object
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the greater the inertuia
the greater the momentum |
