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Chap 8-12

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An articulation where 2 or more bones meet regardless if there is movement possible can be classified structurally or functionally   joint  
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An immovable joint formed when the gap between 2 bones ossifies and becomes essentially a single bone   bony joint  
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Occurs when fibrous collagen fibers attaches adjacent bones together   fibrous joint  
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Joint that consists of cartilage connecting the bones   cartilaginous joint  
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Cartilage that covers the bones in a synovial joint   Hyaline (Articular) Cartilage  
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A joint cavity lined by synovial membrane which contains synovial fluid and a capsule enclosing the joint cavity   Synovial Joint  
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Ligaments around the synovial joint   Reinforcing  
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Synovial joint that provides the greatest range of motion but the most unstable   ball and socket  
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Ball and socket joint that has the greatest range of motion but is the most easily dislocated   shoulder  
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Another word for dislocated   subluxation  
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Joint that has a lesser range of motion than the shoulder joint but is harder to dislocate   hip  
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Fibrocartilage in the knee that extends inward from the left and right but do not but do not entirely cross the joint   meniscus  
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Attaches muscle to bone and most important structure in stabilizing a bone   tendon  
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Sacs between structures which reduce friction during movement   bursae  
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Consists of a fibrous sac lined with synovial membrane and a thin film containing synovial fluid   bursa  
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Inflamed bursa   bursitis  
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Essentially an elongated bursa   tendon sheath  
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A movement in a synovial joint that decreases a joint angle   flexion  
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A movement in a synovial joint that increases a joint angle   extention  
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Extension of the foot   dorsiflexion  
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Flexion of the foot   plantar flexion  
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Joints going beyond the zero position   hyperextension  
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The movement of a body part in the frontal plane away from the body   abduction  
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The movement of a body part in the frontal plane towards the body   adduction  
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When a bone spins on its longitudinal axis   rotation  
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A movement that turns the palms to face anteriorly   supination  
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A movement that turns the palms to face posteriorly   Pronation  
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Dislocation of a joint   luxation  
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Partial dislocation of a joint   subluxation  
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Dislocations that are returned to their proper position   reduction  
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Covers the entire muscle or portions of muscle   fascia  
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Deep to the fascia and invaginates to wrap many muscle fibers into structures called   fascicles  
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The connective tissue that wraps around the fascicles is called   perimysium  
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Perimysium invaginates further to form the ____________ which wraps individual cells   endomysium  
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Muscle that produces most of the force for a specific movement   Agonist  
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A muscle that assists the prime mover (agonist)   synergist  
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A muscle which holds a bone steady to prevent its movement which would otherwise affect attempted movements elsewhere   fixator  
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Muscle cells that are also called muscle fibers because they are so long   skeletal  
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Plasma membrane of muscle fibers   sarcolemma  
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Called the sarcoplasm of muscle fibers   cytoplasm  
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Each muscle fiber contains a large number of contractile elements called   myofibrils  
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Exists as Myosin   myofilament, actin, elastic filaments  
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Myofilaments help form the functional unit of muscle fibers called the   sarcomere  
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Sarcomere length shortens which causes entire muscle to   contract  
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Has striations within them that result froma repeating pattern of dark A and light I bands   sarcomeres  
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Striations in the muscle fibers are formed from the pattern of __________ and _________   myosin, actin  
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The system that its general functions is to detect changes in the internal and external environments evaluate the information and initiate an appropriate response   nervous  
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Anatomically makes up the central nervous system   brain and spinal cord  
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Anatomically makes up the peripheral nervous system   cranial and spinal nerves  
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Neurons that bring impulses from the periphery to the CNS   sensory or afferent  
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Neurons that bring impulses from the CNS to the periphery   motor or efferent  
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Neurons that lie between sensory and motor neurons   Interneurons  
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The division that conveys impulses to the CNS   sensory or afferent  
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The division that conveys impulses from the CNS   motor or efferent  
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The efferent division that includes the somatic or voluntary system   efferent  
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Controls the skeletal muscles   somatic system  
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Controls the smooth and cardiac muscle and glands   autonomic system  
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Have a cell body and cytoplasmic processes that are called axons and dendrites   neurons  
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The biosynthetic and control center of the neuron   cell body  
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Receptive sites that conduct the incoming signals from other neurons toward the cell body   dendrites  
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Generate and conduct nerve impulses away from the cell body   axons  
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Collection of cell bodies in the CNS   nucleus  
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Collection of cell bodies in the PNS   ganglion  
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Supporting cells which assist neurons in various ways   neuroglia  
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Neuroglia that includes astrocytes, microglia, ependymal cells, and oligodendrocytes   CNS  
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Neuroglia that includes schwann cells and satellite cells   PNS  
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Insulates and prevents "short-circuiting" formed in the PNS by Schwann cells and in the CNS by oligodendrocytes   Myelin sheath  
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In the PNS the gaps between the myelin sheath which allow faster impulse transmission   nodes of Ranvier  
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Fibers that course through supporting cells but their membranes are not wrapped   unmyelinated  
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Neurons generate 2 types signals which flow along their membrane   graded and action potentials  
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Potentials that are variable in intensity and decrease in strength with distance, they occur in dendrites and cell bodies   graded  
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Potentials that are not variable in intensity and do not decrease in strength with distance they occur in all or nothing manner, occur in axons and are the same regardless of the specific neuron or the nature of its initiating stimulus   action  
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The resting membrane potential of a neuron is   -70 mV  
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Most common neuron in the body   multipolar  
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The neuron that makes up the dorsal root ganglion   unipolar  
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Bundle of nerve fibers called a ________ in the CNS   tract  
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Bundle of nerve fibers called a ________ in the PNS   nerve  
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Parts of the axon that release the neurotransmitter to control the next neuron and are either stimulatory or inhibitory   terminal endings  
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Neurons which conduct impulses toward the synapse   presynaptic  
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Neurons which conduct impulses away from the synapse   postsynaptic  
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Time delay at the synapse due to its events and is the rate limiting step of impulse transmission   synaptic delay  
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Postsynaptic potential depolarizes the postsynaptic membrane to various degrees by allowing positive ions thus attempting to initiate an impulse in the postsynaptic neuron   excitatory  
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Postsynaptic potentials hyperpolarize the postsynaptic membrane to various degrees by allowing positive ions to leave or negative ions to enter thus attempting to inhibit an impulse from developing in the postsynaptic neuron   inhibitory  
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Will determine if the neuron will generate an impulse at the axon hillock by passing threshold   summation of the opposing 2 types  
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Effected by time or space time when there is a quick succession of impulses at one synapse delivering one type and space when there are more synapses delivering 1 type   summation  
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___________ velocities vary among different neurons based on the diameter of the axon and its degree of mylenation   conduction  
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An action potential passes along a PNS myelinated axon only at _______________   Nodes of Ranvier  
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Needs to experience voltage beyond threshold in order for their voltage gated channels to open and the impulse to self-propagate down the axon   axon hillock  
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A combination of the chemical gradient (diffusion) and the electrical gradient (polarity)   electrochemical gradient  
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The neuron signals are generated either by ____________ __________ channels or _________ ________ channels   chemically gated, voltage gated  
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Channels that open and close in response to contact by a chemical therefore they exist at the synapse   chemically gated  
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Channels that open and close in response to a change in its polar environment from the influx of Na+ and eflux K+   voltage gated  
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Channels that exist at and beyond the axon hillock   voltage gated  
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The "on switch" which may generate an impulse emanating from that neuron   axon hillock  
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Occurs when muscle changes in length but not in tension   isotonic contraction  
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Occurs when the muscle changes in tension but not in length   isometric contraction  
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1 of the main pathways of ATP synthesis which enables the cells to produce ATP in the absence of 02, produces lactic acid a major factor in muscle fatigue   anaerobic fermentation  
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1 of the main pathways of ATP synthesis which requires a continual supply of 02, produces CO2 and H2O   aerobic respiration  
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Continues after exercise to replenish the used up oxygen reserves as well to contribute to other chemical rxns   heavy breathing  
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