My Test 1 Flashcards
tendons, ligaments, and aponeuroses are ex of
dense regular connective tissue
longitudinal growth of a long bone stops when
cartilage of the epiphyseal plates is completely replaced by bone
what type of muscle tissue is involuntarily controlled and characterized by a lack of striations
smooth muscle
which abdominopelvic region is located directly superior to the hypogastric region
umbilical region
flex ur knee, ur hamstring muscles apply force to your tibia at a point between fulcrm of the knee joint and the load to be moved this is an example of
third class
cranial bone surrounds spinal cord as it exits the skull and has a pair of condyles for articulating with the first cervical vertebra
occipital bone
structures that allows a muscle to form an indirect attachment to bone or cartilage
tendon
aponeurosis
cells are responsible for producing and depositing pigament in skin and hair
melanocytes
which specific protein in a thin myofilament provides a binding site for the globular protein heads of thick myofilaments
actin
term for small sac of synovial fluid that helps reduce friction between bones, ligaments, and tendons in a joint
bursa sac
extensor digitorum longus is a muscle in the lower leg, how is it named
action
attachment
shape or size
2 bones associated with a ball and socket joint
humerus
femur
which of the four majors tissue types is composed of ground substance, specialized cells, and extracellular protein fibers
connective tissue
cells in mammary glands that secrete milk do so by shedding the apical portion of their cytoplasm
apocrine secretion
irregular bone types
vertebra