for rotation around an axis. There is a pivot joint near the top of your spine that allows your head to move from side to side. Hinge joints. This type of joint can open and close like a door. Your elbow is a hinge joint. Your biceps and triceps muscles are basically two people standing on opposite sides of a wall (the humerus‚ or upper-arm bone)‚ each with one hand reaching over to its respective side of a door (the bones of the lower arm). The biceps "shuts" the door‚ by contracting and lessening
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Adventitia – visceral peritoneum; reduce friction‚ anchor/protect organs 2. Alimentary‚ digestive 3. It can expand and contract; number of layers 4. Replaced by smooth muscle 5. Large intestine breaks stuff down‚ colon is where it becomes broken into waste 6. 1) L‚2) Y‚ 3) O‚ 4) C‚ 5) N‚ V‚ 6) W‚ 7) H‚ 8) D‚ T‚ Y‚ 9) B‚ 10) S‚ 11) H‚ 12) P‚ 13) I‚ 14) V‚ 15) E‚ 16) J‚ 17) X‚ 18) B‚ 19) V‚ 20) K‚ 21) T‚ 22) R‚ 23) U‚ 24) F‚ 25) Z‚ 26) Y‚ 27) A‚ 28) G 7. Left side (top to bottom):
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follow this trace continuously. 7. What part of the trace shows the refractory period? The atrial contraction is the part of the trace that shows the refractory period 8. Does summation occur? No summation 9. Why is it important that summation not occur in heart muscle? Summation would increase the Heart muscle contractions which would lead to heart attack. Activity 2: Vagus Nerve Stimulation 1. Describe the effect of the vagus nerve stimulation on the heartbeat. The vagus
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WEEK 1: AN INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY 1. Anatomy is the study of the structure and shape of body and parts‚ while physiology is the study of how the body work and function‚ their relationship is seen for example in the heart‚ there are two valves (anatomy) and these two valves help the heart pump blood. 2. The atom is the smallest particle of an element. An example is carbon ( C ) which is the building block of life. A group of atoms could form for example‚ a water molecule
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DNA Worksheet Trisha McCabe SCI/230 May 8th 20132 Chandreyi Basu‚ PhD Associate Program Material DNA Worksheet Answer the following in at least 100 words: 1. Describe the structure of DNA. DNA made up of units called nucleotides‚ nucleotides are made up of three molecules components‚ a nitrogen base‚ a sugar‚ and a phosphate (Simon‚ Reece‚ Dickey‚ 2010). The nucleotides are joined together by bonds between the sugar of one nucleotide and the phosphate of the next producing
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Human Physiology Lab Special Senses Cutaneous Senses and Vision September 24/26‚ 2012 Our bodies are capable of sensing a wide spectrum of stimuli. We are consciously aware of some of the information our bodies perceive‚ but much of the information that is sensed is beyond our consciousness. Receptors responsible for perception of stimuli are found in many places: skin‚ eyes‚ ears‚ mouth‚ blood vessels‚ lungs‚ brain—frankly‚ every cell in the body has sensory receptors. These receptors are
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Drug Metabolism Prof. Patrick Davis Basic Medicinal Chemical Principles PHR 143M Fall-08 Importance of Drug Metabolism • The basic premise: Lipophilic Drugs --> Hydrophilic Metabolites (Not Excreted) (Excreted) • Water soluble => increased renal excretion -anddecreased tubular re-absorption of lipophilics. Importance of Drug Metabolism CH 3 CH 2OH CHO COOH OH O C 2H 5 Δ1-THC PC=6000 - O C O O HO OH COO OH OH Excreted Form O C 2H 5
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repair the fractured femur and a biopsy of the bone tissue indicated that the composition of the osteoid was normal. Healing of the fractured femur is proceeding slowly. 1. What organ(s) is(are) involved? The organ that is involved would be the skeletal system. 2. What primary tissue type is involved? The primary tissue involved is bone tissue. 3. What specific type of tissue is affected? The specific tissue that is affected is the connective tissue. 4. What specific types of cells produce
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Summarise the main development of a child from the age range 0-2‚ 3-5 and 5-8 years The main developments of a child are as follows: Physical Development Intellectual Development Language Development Emotional Development Social Development Here I will summarise the above points: Physical Development 0-2 years The first physical stages in a baby happen after they are born. They will start by learning how to hold their head up. Babies have a grasping reflex which enables them
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Cardiovascular System Worksheet (There are two pages to this worksheet!) NAME: John‚ Due Complete the following steps: Login to ADAM and view the following clinical animations: Heartbeat Cardiac Conduction System Electrocardiogram interactive Blood Pressure Answer the following questions. Save your answers as a Word document and submit to the week 5 dropbox. 1. Track a drop of blood from its entry into the right atrium until it leaves the left ventricle. Be sure to
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