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1. Tricuspid valve the valve respon-
sible for prevent-
ing the backflow
of blood from the
right ventricle to
the right atrium
2. Phrenic nerve one of a pair of
nerves that arises
from cervical spinal
roots and passes
down the thorax to
innervate the di-
aphragm and con-
trol breathing
3. Superior vena cava returns blood to the
heart, draining the
head, neck and up-
per torso
4. Which two bones make up the lower leg structure? Fibula & tibia
5. Limbic System controls basic
emotions and dri-
ves
6. Latissimus dorsi Muscle responsi-
ble for the adduc-
tion of the shoul-
der.
7. scapula Shoulder blade
also categorized as
a flat bone (A flat
bone is defined as
a bone that pro-
vides muscular at-
tachment and also
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serves to protect
the body's vital or-
gans or sensitive
areas.)
8. Section of the human spine that contains 5 vertebrae Lumbar, the lower
region of the back,
numbered L1-L5
9. The following would be a direct result of lipid deple- the decrease in the
tion in the human body amount of estrogen
produced
10. Fats are broken down in the small intestine using Fats also known as
which enzyme(s)? lipids are broken
down using lipase
produced by the
pancreas and bile
produced by the liv-
er but transferred
to the small in-
testine through the
bile duct.
11. The opening in the skull that is superior to the atlas Foramen Magnum
is known as the?
12. The engulfing of large particles into the cell is re- Phagocytosis
ferred to as?
13. Amylase This enzyme be-
gins the process
of carbohydrate di-
gestion in the
mouth.
14. Saltatory conduction Electrical impuls-
es called "action
potentials" move