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Mirella Orozco
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What are the four characteristics of muscle tissue? | Excitability, contractility, elasticity, and extensibility |
| What are the functions of skeletal muscle? | Body movement, maintenance of posture, temp regulation, storage and movement of materials support |
| Muscle fibers are insulated by? | Endomysium |
| Cartilage consists of … | Chondrocytes, chindroblasts, and matrix |
| What are the functions of cartilage? | Supporting soft tissue, gliding surface at articulations, and precursor mode, for bone growth |
| Periosteum acts as.. | An anchor for blood vessels and nerves |
| What are the two patterns of ossification? | Intramembranous ossification and Endochondral ossification |
| Artieries vs veins | Arteries carry blood away from the heart and veins carry blood back to the heart |
| Wall of heart three layers superficial to deep | Epicardium, myocardium and endocardium |
| Function of nervous system | Perception and response system - integrates information -made possible by neurons which can conduct signals respond to other neurons chemically |
| What are neurons and can they divide mitotically | They are excitable cells that transmit electrical signals and no they can’t |