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raised area on lateral surface of humerus to which deltoid muscle attaches deltoid tuberosity arm bone humerus bones of the shoulder girdle Calvicle; scapulae forarm bones radius; ulna scapular feature to which the clavicle connects acromion shoulder girdle bone that does not articulate with the axial skeleton scapula shoulder girdle bone that acts as a…

Each water molecule is joined to _____ other water molecules by ____ bonds. “The Polarity of Water” a water molecule is joined to four other water molecules by hydrogen bonds. a.two … polar covalent b.two … hydrogen —c.four … hydrogen d.four … polar covalent e.three … ionic The unequal sharing of electrons within a water…

What is the correct order for the parts of the spinal cord, from superior to inferior? Cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacral, coccygeal What is the thin strand of pia mater that helps to anchor the spinal cord to the coccyx? Filum terminale The tapered, conical inferior end of the spinal cord is called the conus ….

A sculpture intended by the artist to move is called ________ sculpture. a. a kineticb. an armaturec. a motion-detector d. a fluted A. Kinetic All sculptures have this characteristic in common: a. they exist in three-dimensional spaceb. they are made of solid materialsc. they are meant to last for many years d. they are created…

Metals are both good heat and electrical conductors due to looseness of outer electrons in metal atoms. A good heat conductor poor insulator. A poor conductor of heat is a good insulator Your toes feel warmer on a rug than on a tile floor because the rug is a better insulator than tile If you…

Ascending signals in the spinal cord travel via gray matter, while descending signals travel via white matter. FALSE “The anterior horn contains motor neurons that affect the axial muscles while the posterior horn receives information regarding touch and sensation.” Ascending tracts carry sensory signals up the spinal cord, descending tracts carry motor impulses down. Gray…

The somatic nervous system (from the Greek soma – body) is a part of the human nervous system, which is a combination of afferent (sensory) and efferent (motor) nerve fibers that innervate muscles (skeletal in vertebrates), skin, joints. The somatic system is a part of the peripheral nervous system that delivers motor (motor) and sensory…

whatever performs the functions of money extremely well is considered to be money. To say money is socially defined means that: .a monetary unit for measuring and comparing the relative values of goods. When economists say that money serves as a unit of account, they mean that it is: 45 percent of the U.S. M1…

When you go to pick strawberries, you are easily able to separate the ripe red berries from the green foliage, the white blossoms and the green, still-forming berries. This has led to the suggestion that _____.​ color vision may have evolved for the express purpose of detecting fruit Uchikawa et al. demonstrated how _____ can…

Which of the following is NOT an autonomic nervous system (ANS) effector? skeletal muscle Which of the following is NOT associated with the parasympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system (ANS)? emergency action Which autonomic neurons release norepinephrine as a neurotransmitter? sympathetic postganglionic neurons Conduction through the autonomic efferent chain is faster than conduction in…