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Addison’s disease is caused by

The primary muscle used to perform a traditional sit-up is called?

After his run Jonas decides to sit on the couch watching his favorite Netflix show, Stranger Things, and eat some popcorn.  As he does the ___________________ division of his autonomic nervous system starts to dominate the function of his organs.  It accomplishes this by releasing more of the ___________ neurotransmitter than the other division.

Your elderly patient has problems swallowing because they can’t effectively depress their hyoid to guide food back towards the esophagus.  Which two muscles are affected by this disorder?

What type of neuron controls skeletal muscles?

If your diabetic patient’s blood glucose level is life threateningly low (30 mg/dL), you must give her an injection of _____ to stimulate her liver to raise her blood glucose & prevent diabetic coma. 

Adrenal medulla hormone used during short-term stress to increase heart rate, dilate lung bronchioles, and redirect blood flow toward skeletal muscle.

The insertion of the biceps brachii long head is

Which muscles are antagonists to the quadriceps group?  Select all that apply.

You’ve injured your neck wrestling with your nephews.  Now you have pain when flexing your neck against resistance.  You’ve most likely hurt your: