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Anatomy and Physiology

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thyroid cartilage   show
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musculoskeletal system   show
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show bone to bone  
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tendon   show
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cranium   show
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show lower jaw  
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show two fused bones of upper jaw  
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show some of the structure of the nose  
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show surround the eyes (multiple bones)  
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zygomatic arches   show
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show protects the spinal cord and provides support and structure for the body. Consists of 33 vertebrae  
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vertabrae   show
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show cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacral, coccyx  
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cervical   show
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show 12 vertebrae of the chest (thorax, ribs, upper back  
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show 5 vertebrae of the lower back  
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show 5 vertebrae of the back wall of the pelvis  
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show 4 vertebrae of the tail bone  
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sternum   show
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show the superior portion of the sternum  
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xiphoid process   show
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show the basin shaped bony structure that supports the spine (sacral and coccyx) and is the promixal attachment point for the lower extremities  
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show the superior and widest portion of the pelvis  
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pubis   show
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acetabulum   show
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show large thigh bone  
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patella   show
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tibia   show
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fibula   show
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malleolus   show
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tarsals   show
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show bones making up the foot  
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show heel bone  
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show toe bones  
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show located anteriorly, collerbone  
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show located posteriorly, shoulderblade  
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acromion process   show
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show where the top of the scapula and the clavicle meet  
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show bone between shoulder and elbow  
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radius   show
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ulna   show
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show the several bones of the wrist  
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show bones of the hand  
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phalanges   show
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show ie. hip, ball of femur rotates in a round socket of the pelvis  
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show ie. elbow, angle between humerus and ulna bends and straightens  
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types of muscles   show
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voluntary muscle   show
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show smooth, controls materials through organs by responding automatically from the brain  
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cardiac muscle   show
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show the property of the heart that allows it to generate and conduct electric impulses on its own, heartbeat  
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show ventilation and oxygenation. O2 moved into bloodstream through inhalation, CO2 picked up by blood and excreted through exhalation  
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show area directly posterior to the mouth  
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show area directly posterior to the nose  
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pharnx   show
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epiglottis   show
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show the opening to the trachea  
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larynx   show
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show a ring shaped structure that forms the lower portion of the larynx  
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show windpipe, tube that carries air from larynx down towards the lungs, made of 16 C-shaped rings of cartilage  
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show the bifurcated parts of the trachea, singular = mainstem bronchus that leads to lung  
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show the many branches of the bronchus inside the lung that end at alveoli  
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diaphragm   show
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intercostal muscles   show
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show the intercostal muscles and the diaphragm contract, pulling the ribs upward and outward and the diaphragm lower created negative pressure (vacuum) in the chest, which pulls air into lungs  
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exhalation   show
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show tiny sacs at the end of bronchioles, that are surrounded by pulmonary capillaries  
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show brings blood to outside walls of alveoli  
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ventilation   show
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show carry blood away from heart to bring oxygen to cells  
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veins   show
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respiration   show
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