PASS Yearly Exam revision flashcards

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Skeletal muscle

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A type of muscle that is attached to bones and helps in movement.

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Cardiac muscle

Back

Muscle found only in the heart

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Smooth muscle

Back

Involuntary muscle found in internal organs.

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Flat bones

Back

Bones that are thin and flat, such as the skull.

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Long bones

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Bones that are longer than they are wide, like the femur.

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Short bones

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Bones that are as wide as they are long, like the carpals.

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Veins

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Blood vessels that carry blood towards the heart.

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Arteries

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Blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart.

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Capillaries

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Small blood vessels where gas exchange occurs.

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Flexion

Back

Decreasing the angle between two limbs