Paper 1 Flashcards
How is Vitimin D Formed?
Vit D is formed in the skin by the action of sunlight. On a substance called Cholesterol.
What structure reacts to regulate body temperature?
Arrector Pili
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What are the stages of hair growth?
Anagen, Catagen, Telogen
(Alphabetical)
What are the functions of the musuclar system?
Production of heat and maintenance of body temperature
What are the muscles of the face known as?
Voluntary Muscles
Skeletal muscle has the abaility to aid…?
Movement of Lymph
What does the Digastric Muscle do….?
Help to swallow and move the tounge
Platysma muscle….?
Draws the lower lip and jaw down and forms horizontal wrinkles in the neck.
What does the Corrugator muscle do….?
Forms vertical wrinkles between the eyebrows.
(Frown lines)
What does the Erector Spinae muscles do?
Maintain correct curvature of the spine.
Origin?
Where the muscle starts, usually the fixed end does not move. Muscle attached to bone.
Insertion?
Where the muscle finishes. This usually allows movement.
Antagonist?
The muscle working to balance the prime mover.
What does the Prime mover muscle do (synergist)?
The muscle that performs the movement
The main mineral stored in the body is?
Calcium
