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Skeletal, Muscle, Nervous

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What are the immovable joints in the skull?   Sutures  
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Where does ossification of a long bone begin?   In the middle of the diaphysis  
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List bones in the axial skeleton.   The skull, sternum, ribs, and spinal column.  
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List and describe the 3 types of joints   Synarthroses — immovable joints Amphiarthroses — Permits only slight movement Diarthroses — Freely movable joints.  
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Define the term proximal.   Closest to the point of attachment.  
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Distinguish between tendons and ligaments.   Tendons -connect muscles to bones Ligaments -connect bone to bone.  
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What is the outer covering of a long bone?   periosteum  
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Where does hematopoiesis occur?   In the bone marrow.  
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What is a compound fracture?   When the bone protrudes through the skin.  
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What is osteoarthritis?   Inflammation of the joints due to age.  
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What are the three types of healthy bone cells?   Osteoclasts -break bone Osteoblasts -make bone Osteocytes -mature bone cells.  
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Which two minerals are stored in bone?   Calcium and Phosphorus  
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How many bones in a normal human body?   206  
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Distinguish between the axial and appendicular skeleton.   Axial -includes skull, ribs, sternum, and the spine. Appendicular - includes the arms, hands, legs, feet (appendages)  
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What is gross anatomy?   Anatomy that you do not need a microscope for.  
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List and describe or diagram 3 planes in the body.   Transverse plane -divides the body into superior and inferior portions Sagittal plane -divides the body right and left parts Coronal plane -divides the body into anterior or posterior portions.  
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What is pathology?   The study of diseases.  
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Which type of tissue covers and protects body surfaces?   Epithelial Tissue  
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What organs are contained in the abdominal cavity?   stomach, liver, gallbladder, spleen, pancreas, small intestine, kidneys, large intestine, and adrenal glands.  
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Define the term inferior.   Lower most part of a structure or below.  
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Define the term lateral.   way from the midline or to the side.  
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List 3 structures found in the respiratory system.   Lungs, Larynx, trachea  
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Define the term superior.   The upper most part of a structure  
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Put the following terms in order from smallest to largest: organs, cells, organ systems, tissues   cells, tissues, organs, organ systems  
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What is morphology?   deals with the form and structure of plants and animals.  
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What is physiology?   The study of how structures work. (function)  
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Define the term distal.   away from the point of attachment.  
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Which tissue stores fat?   Adipose  
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Which type of epithelial tissue makes up the walls of the capillaries?   Simple Squamous  
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What is the basic unit of structure of the nervous system?   neurons  
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Which type of epithelial tissue is composed of extremely thin, flat cells?   simple squamous  
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Blood is which type of tissue?   connective  
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What is the matrix and which type of tissue contains a matrix?   Non-living intercellular(inside the cell) material. connective  
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List 6 types of epithelial tissue and briefly describe each or diagram each.   Simple Squamous -1 thin flat - air sacs of lungs & walls of capillaries Simple Cuboidal -1 cube-shaped -kidney tubules & ducts of glands Simple Columnar -1 elongated cells -digestive tract & uterus Stratified Squamous -mulilayer, squamous - mouth &  
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List the 8 types of connective tissue.   Blood cells, Loose C.T, Bone, Fibrous C.t., Fibrocartilage, adipose, elastic,hyaline  
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What type of tissue controls the beating of the heart?   Cardiac (muscle)  
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List 2 places that smooth muscle is found.   stomach and hollow organs  
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Describe striated muscle.   Voluntary muscle is striated (you control it), skeletal.  
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Distinguish between osteoclasts and osteoblasts.   Osteoclasts-break bone Osteoblasts-make bone  
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What is the stimulus strong enough to activate a neuron?   The stimulus has to reach the thresh hold  
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What is a synapse?   The space between the axon of one neuron and the dendrite of another neuron  
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Neurons that lack a myelin sheath are collectively called   gray matter  
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In relation to unmyelinated fibers, myelinated fibers conduct impulses   faster  
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What causes multiple sclerosis?   destruction of the myelin sheath of the neurons in the CNS  
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45. What is the ability of a receptor to respond to a stimulus?   Excitability or irritability  
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46. Are reflexes learned or not? How do you know?   They are not learned. In dangerous moments, you body takes over and reacts before you have the time to process it.  
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47. What is the control center for all activities in the body?   CNS  
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48. List 3 things that protect the spinal cord.   Vertebral column, cerebrospinal fluid, and meninges  
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49. Distinguish between efferent and afferent nerve fibers.   afferent -towards the cell body, sensory efferent -away from the cell body, motor  
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50. Distinguish between the origin and the insertion of a muscle.   origin -proximal attachment (doesn’t move) insertion -distal attachment (does the movement)  
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51. Distinguish between flexion and extension.   flexion -decreasing the angle between bones extension -increasing the angle between joints  
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52. Distinguish between abduction and adduction.   abduction -moving away from the midline of the body. adduction -moving towards the midline of the body  
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53. Distinguish between the agonist and antagonist.   Agonist -causes the movement to occur Antagonist -opposes the movement and and returns the muscle to its original position.  
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54. What is the function of the sternocleidomastoid?   draws head to chest when both are flexed draws head toward shoulder on contraction muscle side.  
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55. What is the function of the masseter?   raises lower jaw and clenches teeth (chewing)  
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56. What is the function of the orbicularis oris?   closes lips and aids in speech  
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57. What is the function of the rectus femoris?   extends the lower leg  
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58. What is the function of the rectus abdominus?   flexes vertebral column and compresses abdominal organs  
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59. What is the outer covering of a muscle?   epimysium  
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60. Distinguish between pronation and supination.   pronation -palm downward supination -palm upward  
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61. Gray matter is made of neurons that lack a   myelin sheath  
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62. What is the function of the cerebellum?   controls balance and muscle coordination  
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63. Where is the respiratory center of the brain?   medulla oblongata  
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64. Is a reflex arc learned or unlearned?   unlearned  
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65. Damage to the primary motor area on the left side of the brain would cause...   problems on the right side of your body  
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66. Where are the vital centers for heart rate and blood vessel diameter?   Vasomotor and Cardiac center in the medulla oblongata  
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67. Damage to the olfactory nerve will most likely result in the inability to   smell  
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68. What are the tough protective coverings lining the vertebral column and brain?   meninges  
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69. The _______________ is concerned with balance and muscle coordination.   cerebellum  
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70. The _________________ _____________ is part of the brainstem that controls heart rate.   medulla oblongata  
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71. The __________ system of the brain is concerned with emotions.   limbic  
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72. This word means to conduct impulses away from the CNS   efferent  
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73. Nonconductive cells that protect and support neurons.   neuroglial cells  
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74. Treelike branches of neuron   dendrites  
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75. The kind of neuron that connects sensory neurons to motor neurons   associative  
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76. Neurons that conduct impulses TOWARD the CNS   sensory  
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77. The time it takes to see danger and react to it.   reaction time  
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78. What are the 2 types of neurons?   neuron and neuroglial cells  
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79. What are the 3 main parts of neuron?   dendrites, cell body, and axon  
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80. What is the largest portion of the brain?   cerebrum  
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