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What is the term for the movement of blood through all parts of the body, excluding the lungs?
What is the term for the movement of blood through all parts of the body, excluding the lungs?
- Systemic circulation (correct)
- Pulmonary circulation
- Coronary circulation
- Cerebral circulation
Which of the following is the body's largest vein?
Which of the following is the body's largest vein?
- Vena cava (correct)
- Pulmonary vein
- Femoral artery
- Aorta
What is the longest bone in the human body?
What is the longest bone in the human body?
- Femur (correct)
- Tibia
- Humerus
- Fibula
Which muscle separates the thoracic and abdominal cavities and is essential for respiration?
Which muscle separates the thoracic and abdominal cavities and is essential for respiration?
What term describes the enlargement of a muscle through use?
What term describes the enlargement of a muscle through use?
Which of the following describes the body's maintenance of a stable internal environment?
Which of the following describes the body's maintenance of a stable internal environment?
What are strong bands of connective tissue that connect bone to bone called?
What are strong bands of connective tissue that connect bone to bone called?
What is the largest organ in the human body?
What is the largest organ in the human body?
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Systemic Circulation
Systemic Circulation
The movement of blood through all parts of the body, excluding the lungs.
Atria
Atria
Two thin-walled upper chambers of the heart.
Vena Cava
Vena Cava
The body's largest veins, responsible for returning deoxygenated blood to the heart.
Cardiology
Cardiology
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Femur
Femur
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Diaphragm
Diaphragm
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Flexors
Flexors
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Homeostasis
Homeostasis
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Study Notes
- The systemic circulation moves blood through the entire body except the lungs.
- The atria are the two thin-walled upper chambers of the heart.
- The body's largest veins are the venae cavae (plural of vena cava).
- The study of the structure, functions, disorders, and diseases of the respiratory system is pulmonology.
- The femur is the largest and longest bone in the body, located in the leg.
- The diaphragm is the muscle that separates the thoracic and abdominal cavities, aiding in breathing.
- Flexors are muscles that decrease the angle between a muscle and a joint.
- The deltoid muscle raises the arm to the side.
- The biceps brachii flexes the arm at the elbow.
- Hypertrophy is the enlargement of an organ or tissue from the increase in size of its cells.
- Homeostasis maintains stable internal environment in the body.
- Sensory receptors are nerve endings in the dermis that transmit information.
- Cardiology studies the heart.
- The prefixes "mi" or "myo" refer to muscle.
- Freely moveable describes general body movements.
- Ligaments are strong bands of connective tissue.
- Skin is the outer layer that contains the body.
- The skin is the largest organ in the body.
- A pivot joint allows rotational movement.
- The prefix or suffix "osteo" refers to bones.
- The prefix or suffix "derma" or "dermo" refers to skin.
- Pulmonary circulation moves blood from the heart to the lungs and back.
- Isometric exercises involve little to no outward movement.
- Vital capacity is the maximum volume of air that can be inhaled or exhaled.
- Warning signs of melanoma and moles include asymmetry, irregular borders, color changes, and diameter range.
- Sweat glands help regulate body temperature.
- The pelvic girdle, a ring of thick bones, supports most of the body's weight.
- Blood pressure is the force exerted by blood on the walls of blood vessels.
- The prefix "cardio" refers to the heart.
- The prefix "hypo" means less than, beneath, or below.
- The hypodermis is the fatty layer of connective tissue connecting the skin to muscle and bone.
- Flexibility is the ability of a muscle to extend easily through its full range of motion.
- The aorta are the bodies largest artery.
- The gluteus maximus are the two largest and strongest muscles in the body.
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