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Target is the kidney tubules.  Function is to ensure high extra-cellular sodium and low extra-cellular potassium by stimulating the kidney to reabsorb sodium & secrete potassium.

The Autonomic Nervous System transmits nerve signals from the spinal cord to its target organs using (select all that apply)

Which mineral is required to make functional thyroid hormone? When you have a lack of this mineral in your diet what growth can develop?  

When performing arm adduction, the relationship between pectoralis major and latissimus dorsi is best described as:

A muscle fiber and a neuron are both cells that are excitable and conductive, meaning they can generate and propagate and electrical signal.  Which of the following statements is FALSE?

Your patient worked outside all weekend and now his left trapezius muscle hurts so much that he cannot shrug his shoulders or turn his head against resistance.  He likely inflamed his _______ nerve.

When the Deltoid contracts, which prime mover action with the arm is performed at the shoulder?

A prime mover agonist ________.

The function of the T-tubule is to

Rest and digest.  This statement best summarizes the changes in the body caused by?