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Ch 6-12
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The point of attachment that does not move when the muscle contracts is the | origin |
| In addition to the Pectoralis major, another muscle that displays this pattern of fascicle arrangement is Latissimus dorsi | convergent |
| The term _____ is used to describe a muscle that directly performs a specific movement. | agonist |
| The somatic nervous system carries information to the | skeletal muscles |
| The structural and functional center of the entire nervous system is the _____ nervous system. | central |
| These regions of the neuron direct electrical currents toward the cell body. | dendrite |
| Individual nerves that emerge from the _____ plexus innervate the lower part of the shoulder and the entire arm. | brachial |
| The enteric nervous system is made up of a complex network of nerve plexuses that control the visceral effectors in the | intestinal wall |
| The ventral rami of most spinal nerves subdivide to form complex networks called | plexuses. |
| The two efferent divisions of the autonomic nervous system are the | sympathetic and parasympathetic divisions. |
| Factors that affect the strength of myocardial contraction are called | inotropic factors. |
| The term used to describe the collection of mechanisms that influence the circulation of blood is: | hemodynamics. |
| During respiration, the thorax | becomes larger when the chest is raised. |
| The small leaf-shaped cartilage that projects upward behind the tongue and hyoid bone is the | epiglottis. |
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