Cardiac output is the volume of blood ejected from the heart each time it beats.

A decrease in blood oxygen concentration can lead to a localized vasodilation in the body.

During systole, the ventricles contract but don’t eject their full blood volumes.

The anterior pituitary, thyroid gland, adrenal glands, and pancreas are the major endocrine glands responsible for regulating metabolism

The _____ joint of the thumb is an example of a saddle joint.

At what point in life can you tell the difference between a make and female skeleton?

Bone tissue in the skeleton of a human embryo begins to be formed at six months gestation.

Osteoarthritis is the most common chronic arthritis.

Ossification of the ends of long bones

The only movement allowed between the first two cervical vertebrae (atlas and axis) is rotation.