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Shirley Jones
A&P weeks 1-5
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Iconic Bond | is simply the strong electrostatic force that binds the positively and negatively charged ions together in a crystal |
| efferent | means that the signal is moving away from a center or other point of reference |
| Afferent | means that a signal is traveling toward a particular center or point of reference |
| Visceral Wall | Inner Wall |
| Parietal wall | Outer Wall |
| insertion | is the point of attachment that moves when the muscle contracts |
| origin | is the point of attachment that does not move when the muscle contracts. |
| Name the two different types of bone tissue. | Compact bone and Spongy bone |
| Excitability (irritability | Ability to be stimulated |
| Contractility | Ability to contract, or shorten and produce body movement |
| Extensibility | ability to extend, or stretch, thereby allowing muscles to return to their resting length |
| Muscles with less tone than normal are | Flaccid |
| Muscles with more tone than normal | spastic |
| muscle tone is maintained by what type of feedback mechanism | Negative |