Parents bring a toddler to the emergency department after she tripped and fell on the sidewalk. You note a submental laceration. As you evaluate this girl, you are most concerned about trauma to which other anatomic region?

Sweat glands are endocrine glands.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)

1. Leukemia refers to cancerous conditions of white blood cells. 2. The immediate response to blood vessel injury is clotting 3. The process of fibrinolysis disposes of bacteria when healing has occurred. 4. The RBC "graveyard" is the liver. 5. Hemorrhagic anemias result from blood loss.

Define spinal reflex

A) A spinal reflex is a slow, calculated response of the spinal cord following exposure to a single specific stimulus. B) A spinal reflex is a slow, calculated response of the spinal cord following repeated exposure to specific stimuli. C) A spinal reflex is a slow, calculated action involving input from the brain triggered by specific stimuli. D) A spinal reflex is an automatic response to a stimulus that is controlled in the spinal cord and can function without input from the brain. E) A spinal reflex is when sensory inputs are sent quickly by the spinal cord to the brain for analysis before any response occurs.

A muscle fiber is stimulated to contract when receptors on the ________ bind with acetylcholine released into the synaptic cleft by the terminal bouton of the ________.

A. synaptic vesicles; motor neuron B. motor neuron; sarcolemma C. sarcolemma; motor neuron D. sarcomere; motor neuron