Anatomy and Physiology I Homework #1-B Please answer the following questions: 1-

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Anatomy and Physiology I Homework #1-B Please answer the following questions: 1-What are the seven ligaments of the knee? What is called "Triad Knee injury? 2-What is the most relevant function of the lymphatic system? 3-In which specific region of the abdomen (divided in 9 regions) is the urinary bladder located? To which system this organ pertains to? 4-What are the differences between Apocrine glands and Merocrine or Eccrine glands? 5 Where are located the melanocytes and what are their main functions? 6-What is the difference between hirsutism and alopecia? 7-What does ABCD stand for the characterization of a melanoma? 8-What are the main important markings of a lumbar vertebra? 9-What is a disc herniation? What are its main important symptoms? 10-Why women are generally shorter than men at maturity? What is the explanation of this in terms of the physiology of bones? 11-What are the main important markings of the distal epiphysis of the humerus? 12-Which bone receives the pituitary gland and what is the name of its marking that protects this gland? 13-What are the differences between: adduction vs abduction, proximal vs distal, and medial vs lateral?

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1. what are the 7 ligaments of the knee? what is called the triad knee injury?

Answer:

triad injury is an injury to the medial collateral ligament, the meniscus (a cartilage in the joint), and the cruciate ligament.

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2. what is the most relevant function of the lymphatic system?

Answer: the most relevant function of the lymphatic system is to transport lymph, a fluid containing infection-fighting white blood cells, throughout the body.

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3. in which specific region of the abdomen is the urinary bladder located? which system does it pertain to?

Answer: hypogastric region. it is a part of the urinary system.

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4. what are the differences between apocrine glands and merocrine or eccrine glands?

Answer:

Apocrine sweat glands Merocrine sweat glands

• Empty directly onto the skin surface
• location: mostly all over the body, abundantly over palms and sole.
• clear water secretion.

• empties into hair follicles.
• location: armpits, groin and nipples.
• cloudy, viscous secretion.
• secretion begins at puberty.

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