- What muscle allows us to sit cross-legged?
- T/F Anterior compartment muscles flex the thigh at the hip and extend the leg at the knee
- what is the epithelium for the distal convoluted tubule:
- secretes glucocorticoids and steroids called gonadocorticoids that affect the gonads and other tissues
- The adrenal cortex secretes hormones in response to ___________ from the anterior pituitary gland
- T/F Insertion is usually distal relative to the origin
- Biceps brachii lift the forearm therefore what is the insertion?
- triggers uterine contractions and milk ejection from mammary glands
- T/F Muscles that move the femur originate on the pelvic girdle
- Movement of the wrist, hand, and fingers is controlled by what 2 groups of muscles?
- T/F Muscles don't need to interact with one another for most body movements
- To move the skeleton, muscles must pull on tendons which pull on what?
- causes water retention from the kidneys
- secretes steroids called glucocorticoids such as cortisol which regulate the stress response, blood glucose, fluid homeostasis, and inflammation
- secretes mineralocorticoids such as aldosterone which regulates fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base homeostasis
- PTH secreted in response to a decreased level of calcium ions in the blood. It triggers _______________ and increased calcium ion absorption from the intestines, and increased calcium ion reabsorption from the kidney
- Adult human skull is made up of how many bones?
- What is the only moveable bone of the face?
- What age do the sacrum and coccyx begin to fuse?
- What are bones that make up the braincase are often called?