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The main function of the nails is to

• improve the appearance of the fingers

• protect the end of the nails

• provide additional protection and support to the phalanges

• provide a healthy environment to nurture the growth of nail

The main type of muscle found in the arm is

• involuntary

• visceral

• voluntary

• cardiac

The muscles of the lower are are

• biceps and triceps

• abductors and adductors

• radius and ulna

• flexors and extensors

The function of bones is to

• provide a framework

• store oxygen

• protect from UV light

• produce platelets

The functions of muscles are

• heat regulation and protection

• movement and heat regulation

• shivering and absorption

• excretion and movement

A function of bones is to

• to produce red and white blood cells

• store oxygen and carbon dioxide

• protect from UV light

• provide skin attachment

Which arteries are found in the lower leg?

• femoral and fibular

• peroneal and tibial

• popliteal and iliac

• radial and ulnar

Veins have

• thin collapsible walls

• thick muscular walls

• walls of one cell thick

• thin, elastic walls

The lymph glands found behind the knee are the

• pectoral

• popliteal

• inguinal

• iliac