Assignment 02 biol 235 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

The shoulder joint is a ball and socket joint, formed at the head of the humerus and glenoid cavity of the scapula. Specifically known as a glenohumeral joint. It is a type of synovial joint meaning that there is space provided allowing for movements. The shoulder joint allows for flexion, extension , hyperextension, adduction, abduction, medial rotation, lateral rotation and circumduction. Movement Muscle Insertion Extension: an upward movement of the humerus on the glenoid in the sagitt...

Maintenance of calcium ion is critical to neurological, cardiac and skeletal muscle function. Consider the roles of 2 hormones involved in the regulation of the concentration of calcium ions in the blood. Parathyroid hormone increases the concentration of calcium ions in the blood, while calcitonin decreases the concentration. Based on this information predict the bod’s response to restore calcium balance if a person swallowed 100 antacid tablets made up of a calcium compounds in 10 minute...