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Anatomy 2
anatomy and physiology
The term used to describe the volume of air exchanged during normal inspiration and expiration. | Tidal volume |
A muscle that is attached to the femur and tibia. Its function or action is to bend the knee. When it contracts, it is acting as the: | Prime mover |
The flexor muscles that move the fingers are mostly located on the: | anterior medial surface of the forearm. |
The innermost layer of the meninges is the: | pia mater. |
The main divisions of the central nervous system are the: | brain and spinal cord. |
Beta receptors: | bind norepinephrine |
Impulses from which system play a part inn arousing or alerting the cerebrum? | Reticular activating system |
The hormone produced by the heart | increases the excretion of sodium in the urine. |
Receptors for hearing located in the: | Cochlear duct. |
Which of the following is not a plexus of the spinal nerves? | Thoracic |
Pyramid-shaped gland consisting of neural crest-derived cells and endocrine secretory cells. | Adrenal gland |