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46 Cards in this Set
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- Back
5 fused vertebrae |
Sacrum |
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Which of the following accumulates during muscle fatigue |
Lactic Acid |
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What is a frequent cause of lordosis |
High heels |
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Important for healthy bones |
Calcium and Vitamin D |
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Which of the following exercises are best for bone health |
Weight bearing and strength training |
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Signs and symptoms of osteoarthritis |
Aching joint stiffness and fluid around the joint |
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Osteoclasts |
Cells that form holes in bone |
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More women than men, and caucasian more than any other race |
Osteoporosis |
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Which neurotransmitters affect cardiac muscle |
Acetylcholine and norepinephrine |
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Which facial bone divides the nasal cavity |
Vomer |
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Osseous tissue can be compact or |
Spongy |
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What happens when muscles has lost the ability to contract |
Muscle fatigue |
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The cytoplasm of a muscle fiber is called |
Sarcoplasm |
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What muscle helps us to breathe in |
Diaphragm |
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Kyphosis (AKA) |
Humpback |
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Don't attach anteriorly to the sternum or to any other structures (ribs) |
Floating ribs |
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Structure that covers entire skeletal muscles and separates them from each other |
Fascia |
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Tough sheet like structure made of fibrous connective tissue; attaches muscle to other muscle |
Aponeurosis |
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Tough cord-like structure made of fibrous tissue that connects muscles to bones |
Tendon |
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Connective tissue that divides muscle into sections |
Perimysium |
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Flexes the vertebral column and compress the abdominal wall |
Rectus abdominis |
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Forehead bone (AKA) |
Frontal bone |
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Found in the iris of the eye and the walls of the blood vessels |
Multi-unit smooth muscle |
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Thighbone |
Femur |
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Lateral bone of the lower leg |
Fibula |
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Kneecap |
Patella |
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Fibrous joints in the skull |
Sutures |
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The first cervical vertebra is called the |
Atlas |
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2nd cervical vertebra is called the |
Axis |
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Extends the thigh |
Gluteus maximus |
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Flexes the leg at the knee and thigh |
Sartorius |
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Flexes the thigh |
Iliopsas major |
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Adducts the thighs and rotates them laterally |
Adductor longus and magnus |
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Treatment for scoliosis |
Back braces Surgery Physical therapy |
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Rib cage is made of 12 pairs of ribs and the |
Sternum |
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Cardiac muscles are connected to each other through |
Intercalated discs |
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Prevents calcium absorption in the digestive tract |
Alcohol |
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Swayback (AKA) |
Swayback |
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The muscle that flexes the distal joints of the fingers but not the thumb |
Flexor digitorum profundus |
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Abnormal curvature of the spine at the thoracic level |
Kyphosis |
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Valve structure formed from circular muscle bands |
Sphincter |
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Bands produced from the arrangements of filaments in myofibrils |
Striations |
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Sheets of muscle in the stomach, intestines, and uterus |
Visceral smooth muscle |
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Muscle in the iris of the eye and blood vessels |
Multi-unit smooth muscle |
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Most superior part of the coxal bone |
Ilium |
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Muscles attach to bones by |
Tendon |