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Jean Reade
chapter 6-12
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Axial and appendicular muscles | Axial muscles are primarily associated with the axial skeleton (head, neck, trunk), while appendicular muscles are linked to the limbs and their girdles |
| Nervous System Cells | the basic units of communication in the nervous system. They transmit information through electrical and chemical signals. |
| CNS-Brain | The control center for all bodily functions, including thought, emotion, and movement. Spinal Cord: A long, thin, tubular bundle of nervous tissue and support cells that extends from the brainstem down the back. It transmits signals between the brain |
| PNS | The PNS is comprised of nerves that extend from the brain (cranial nerves) and spinal cord (spinal nerves). |
| ANS | The ANS is a part of the nervous system that controls involuntary bodily functions like heart rate, digestion, breathing Senses and endocrine. The nervous and endocrine systems work together to maintain homeostasis and coordinate bodily functions.The hea |
| Lymphatic and immune systems | The lymphatic and immune systems are closely interconnected and work together to protect the body from disease. |
| Respiratory system | The respiratory system is a network of organs and tissues that enable breathing, facilitating the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide between the body and the environment |
| What are the 5 functions of bone? | support, protection, movement, hemopoiesis, and storage |
| What is the dense irregular connective tissue and covers the external surface of bones; acts as an anchor for blood vessels and nerves? | periosteum |
| What articulates with the condyles of the occipital bone, no body and has deep superior articular facets? | the atlas or C1 |
| What forms joints between adjacent vertebrae? | superior and inferior articular processes |