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Anatomy wk 6-12
Anatomy Stack weeks 6-12
Question | Answer |
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Moving the hand laterally and away from the body describes which type of motion? | Abduction |
Moving the limbs in a circular pattern (like winding up to throw a baseball) is an example of what type of motion? | Circumduction |
Anterior bending of the head or vertebral column is an example of | Flexion |
ID the origin, insertion, and function of the indicated muscle. (pectoralis. major) | origin: sternum; insertion: intertubercular sulcus of the humerus; function: adduction and medial rotation of the humerus |
Athletes abuse erythropoietin (EPO) because this hormone | increases the number of red blood cells. |
Heparin prevents blood clotting by | inhibiting the formation of prothrombin activator and the action of thrombin on fibrinogen. |
Blood vessel spasms following an injury are stimulated by | serotonin released from platelets. |
After an infection, many dead and fragmented bacterial cells must be filtered from the body. Which of the following cells will clear out the cell debris? | Macrophages |
Select all TRUE statements regarding the pancreas. | b. Releases digestive enzymes in response to CCK from the duodenum. Secretin from the duodenum triggers the release of pancreatic bicarbonate. d. Head of the pancreas in located in the concave curvature of the duodenum. e. Secretes insulin and glucagon. |
The tissues of the spleen are called | red and white pulp. |