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week 13
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| This arrangement of muscle fascicles tends to be triangular in shape. The Pectoralis major is an example of a muscle with this type of muscle fascicle arrangement. | covergent |
| The innermost muscle of the abdominal wall is the | transverse abdominis |
| Chemical signals diffuse between neurons at this location | synapse |
| These regions of the neuron direct electrical currents toward the cell body. | dendrite |
| Neurons have | very limited capacity to repair themselves |
| Spinal cord tracts provide conduction paths to and from the brain. The tracts that conduct sensory impulses down the cord from the brain are called _____ tracts | descending |
| The lower end of the spinal cord, with its attached spinal nerve roots, gives the appearance of a horse’s tail called the | cauda equina |
| Fluid filling the posterior segment of the eye. | vitreous humor |
| The difference between systolic pressure and diastolic pressure is called | pulse pressure |
| Pyrogen molecules trigger the fever response by promoting the production of | prostaglandins |
| An inflammation of the lower respiratory tract that involves the airways of the lungs is called | pneumonia. |