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Tough fibrous cords of connective tissue that connect muscles to the skeleton are called:
tendons |
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vertebra |
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ligaments |
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cartilage |
Tough fibrous cords of connective tissue called tendons connect muscles to the skeleton while another type of connective tissue called ligaments connect bones to other bones at joints (elbow, knee, fingers, spinal column).
What part of the nervous system controls simple reflexes?
medulla |
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autonomic |
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cerebrum |
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spinal cord |
The spinal cord connects the brain to the body's network of nerves. It carries impulses between all organs and the brain and controls simple reflexes.
Cirrus clouds are thin, wispy clouds composed of ice crystals. At what elevation to cirrus clouds form?
high-altitude |
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mid-altitude |
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ground level |
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low-altitude |
Cirrus clouds are thin, wispy high-altitude clouds composed of ice crystals that originate from the freezing of supercooled water droplets. Cirrus clouds generally occur in fair weather and point in the direction of air movement at their elevation.
The brain and spinal cord make up the __________ nervous system.
somatic |
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central |
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peripheral |
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autonomic |
The nervous system consists of the brain and spinal cord (central nervous system) and the peripheral nervous system which is the network of nerve cells (neurons) that collect and distribute signals from the central nervous system throughout the body.
Changes to an object's speed or direction of motion are caused by which of the following?
kinetic energy |
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power |
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work |
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a force |
Force is applied to change an object's speed or direction of motion.