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5 fused vertebrae

Sacrum

Which of the following accumulates during muscle fatigue

Lactic Acid

What is a frequent cause of lordosis

High heels

Important for healthy bones

Calcium and Vitamin D

Which of the following exercises are best for bone health

Weight bearing and strength training

Signs and symptoms of osteoarthritis

Aching joint stiffness and fluid around the joint

Osteoclasts

Cells that form holes in bone

More women than men, and caucasian more than any other race

Osteoporosis

Which neurotransmitters affect cardiac muscle

Acetylcholine and norepinephrine

Which facial bone divides the nasal cavity

Vomer

Osseous tissue can be compact or

Spongy

What happens when muscles has lost the ability to contract

Muscle fatigue

The cytoplasm of a muscle fiber is called

Sarcoplasm

What muscle helps us to breathe in

Diaphragm

Kyphosis (AKA)

Humpback

Don't attach anteriorly to the sternum or to any other structures (ribs)

Floating ribs

Structure that covers entire skeletal muscles and separates them from each other

Fascia

Tough sheet like structure made of fibrous connective tissue; attaches muscle to other muscle

Aponeurosis

Tough cord-like structure made of fibrous tissue that connects muscles to bones

Tendon

Connective tissue that divides muscle into sections

Perimysium

Flexes the vertebral column and compress the abdominal wall

Rectus abdominis

Forehead bone (AKA)

Frontal bone

Found in the iris of the eye and the walls of the blood vessels

Multi-unit smooth muscle

Thighbone

Femur

Lateral bone of the lower leg

Fibula

Kneecap

Patella

Fibrous joints in the skull

Sutures

The first cervical vertebra is called the

Atlas

2nd cervical vertebra is called the

Axis

Extends the thigh

Gluteus maximus

Flexes the leg at the knee and thigh

Sartorius

Flexes the thigh

Iliopsas major

Adducts the thighs and rotates them laterally

Adductor longus and magnus

Treatment for scoliosis

Back braces


Surgery


Physical therapy

Rib cage is made of 12 pairs of ribs and the

Sternum

Cardiac muscles are connected to each other through

Intercalated discs

Prevents calcium absorption in the digestive tract

Alcohol

Swayback (AKA)

Swayback

The muscle that flexes the distal joints of the fingers but not the thumb

Flexor digitorum profundus

Abnormal curvature of the spine at the thoracic level

Kyphosis

Valve structure formed from circular muscle bands

Sphincter

Bands produced from the arrangements of filaments in myofibrils

Striations

Sheets of muscle in the stomach, intestines, and uterus

Visceral smooth muscle

Muscle in the iris of the eye and blood vessels

Multi-unit smooth muscle

Most superior part of the coxal bone

Ilium

Muscles attach to bones by

Tendon