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Brooke Norwood
Physiology Week 7 Study Stack 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Homeostasis | the stability, balance, or equilibrium within a cell or body |
| Types of tissue | epithelial, connective, muscle, nervous |
| Types of bone cells | osteoblasts, osteoclasts, osteocytes |
| Divisions of the skeleton | axial and appendicular |
| How many bones in the skull | 28 |
| What is the longest and heaviest bone in the body | the femur |
| Types of synovial joints | uniaxial, biaxial, multiaxial |
| Plantar flexion | when the foot is stretched down and back |
| Myofibril | bundles of fine cytoskeletal filaments that extend lengthwise along a skeletal muscle fiber and and almost fill the sarcoplasm |
| Functions of muscle contraction | movement, heat production, posture |