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anatomy2
2nd quarter
| BRAIN | Gray matter in the brain and spinal cord consists primarily of cell bodies |
| SOMATIC NERVOUS SYSTEM | Transmits impulses from the CNS to the Skeletal Muscles |
| BONE CELLS | 3 major bone cells are: Osteoblast (which builds the new bone), Osteoclast (breaks down the bone) and Osteocytes (mature bone cell that helps maintain bone tissue. |
| RECTUS ABDOMINIS | Is the strongest flexor of the vertebral colum |
| DISEASES OF SKELETAL TISSUE | Osteosarcoma(malignat tumor), Osteoprosis (metabolic bone disease) Rickets/Osteomalacia for both children/adult |
| HYPOPHYSEAL PORTAL VEINS | Primarily located in the Infundibulum |
| BLOOD VESSELS | The outermost layer of the larger blood vessels is the Tunica Adventitia |
| SA NODE | Is referred to as the PACEMAKER of the heart |
| FETAL SHUNTS | Increased oxygen levels and decreased Prostaglandins helps to close Fetal Shunts |
| RESPIRATION | The right Bronchus is slightly larger and more vertical than the left. |
| The anatomical fact that the right bronchus is slightly larger than the left bronchus makes aspirated foreign objects to frequently there. |