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NEUROMUSCULAR SYS
TERMS
Term | Definition |
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AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM | PART OF THE PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM THAT REGULATES UNCONSCIOUS BODY FUNCTIONS SUCH AS BREATHING AND HEART RATE |
AXON | NERVE FIBER THAT CARRIES A NERVE IMPULSE AWAY FROM THE NEURON CELL BODY |
CONTRACTION | THE PROCESS LEADING TO SHORTENING AND/OR DEVELOPMENT OF TENSION IN A MUSCLE |
INVOLUNTARY | WITHOUT INTENTIONAL CONTROL |
MUSCLE | FIBROUS TISSUE THAT PRODUCES FORCE AND MOTION TO MOVE THE BODY OR PRODUCE MOVEMENT IN PARTS OF THE BODY |
NERVE | BUNDLE OF NERVE FIBERS THAT TRANSMITS ELECTRICAL IMPULSES TOWARD & AWAY FROM THE BRAIN & SPINAL CORD |
REFLEX | INVOLUNTARY ACTION TO A STIMULUS |
RELAXATION | RELEASE OF TENSION IN A MUSCLE |
SYNAPSE | STRUCTURE THAT ALLOWS NEURONS TO PASS SIGNALS TO OTHER NEURONS, MUSCLES, OR GLANDS |
VOLUNTARY | WITH INTENTIONAL CONTROL |