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Do smooth muscles prevent the backward flow of blood toward your heart?
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∙ 12y ago
No. Valves in the arteries are responsible for preventing back-flow of blood, not smooth muscles.
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What words end with the letters '-ward'?
backward foreward toward untoward
What is the medical term meaning bending backward?
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Which words have the same meaning of aback?
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b.
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Adductors
What are the muscles called that bring a body part toward the body?
Adductors
What did Gorbachev hope that perestroika would accomplish?
.a smooth transition for the USSR toward a market economy.
What are the skeletal muscle interactions?
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Muscle group that allows you to draw your legs to midline?
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How do you prevent liquid burn?
Set your water heater between 120 and 125 degrees Fahrenheit to prevent tap water scalds. When cooking, be sure to turn pot handles toward the back of the stove to prevent spilling toward a child. Never let a child take a heated liquid out of the microwave.
