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StudyStack Set 2
Weeks 6-12
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Tendon | A strong tough cord continuous at its other end with the fibrous periosteum covering a bone. |
| Extrinsic | "Front the outside" and refers to muscle orginating outside the part of the skeleton moved |
| Intrinsic | "From within" refers to muscles that are actually within the part moved. |
| Neurons | excitable cells that conduct the impulses that make possible all nervous system functions |
| Glia | usually do not conduct infromation themselves but support the function of neurons in various ways |
| Cerebrospinal Fluid | A cushion of fluid that surrounds and protects brain and spinal cord against injury |
| Choroid plexuses | network of capillaries that project from the pia mater into the lateral ventricles and into the roods of the third and fourth ventricles |
| Sensory receptors | responds to stimuli caused by changes occuring in our external or internal environment |
| Artery | vessel that carries blood away from the heart |
| Vein | vessel that carries blood toward the heart |
| Capillary | microscopic vessel that carries blood between arteries and veins and permits exchange of substances between the blood and surrounding tissue |
| Lymph | clear, watery-appearing fluid found in lympahtic vessels |
| Interstitial fluid | fills the spaces between cells |
| Upper respiratory tract | composed of nose, nasopharynx, oropharynx, laryngopharynx and larynx |
| Lower respiratory tract | consists of the trachea, all segements of bronchial tree, and lungs |
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