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Anatomy - Physiology

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the attachment of a muscle to a bone or structure that doesn’t move when the muscle contracts. example: anchor   Origin  
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the attachment of a muscle to a bone or structure that moves when the muscle contracts   insertion  
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a muscle that has its origin and insertion located in the same body region. EX The temporalis muscle is ________ to the head because its origin and insertion are both in the head.   Intrinsic Muscle  
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A muscle that has its origin located in a body region different from that of its insertion. EX the sternocleidomastoid muscle is _______ to the head because its origin is in the head but the insertion is in the thorax   Extrinsic muscle  
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A muscle that holds an origin stable for another muscle.   Fixator  
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Muscles that have the same action   Synergist  
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The main muscle of the synergists that performs the action   Prime Mover  
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A muscle that has an opposing action.   Antagonist  
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Action that bends a part of the body anteriorly   Flexion  
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an action that bends a part of the body posteriorly   Extension  
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movement of a part of the body away from the midline.   Abduction  
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movement that brings part of the body forward.   Protraction  
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position of standing on tiptoes with the heels off the floor. (planting a seed).   plantar flextion  
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movement of the jaw laterally to either side   lateral excursion  
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the act of bringing the thumb to the palm.   Opposition:  
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movement of the jaw back to the midline.   medial excursion  
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the act of spinning on an axis.    Rotation  
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the act of taking the thumb away from the palm.   Reposition:  
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Connective tissue surrounding the muscle cell/fiber   endomysium  
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Muscle fibers are grouped together to form a______   Fascicle  
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The connective tissue surrounding he fascicle   Perimysium  
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________ are grouped together to form a muscle   Fascicles  
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The entire muscle is surrounded by a connective tissue called the______   Epimysium  
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_________ surrounds several muscles of an area, forming muscle muscle compartments, and it separates muscle from the hypodermis. EX Foam roller   Fascia  
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The three connective tissues   Endomysium, Perimysium, Epimysium  
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runs between muscle fibers   endomysium  
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surrounds each fascicle   perimysium  
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surrounding the entire muscle merge at the ends of the muscle to form the tendon that attaches the muscle to the bone   epimysium  
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though, fibrous tissue that does not allow for expansion. It surrounds several muscles of an area. this is what you would use a foam roller for to release it to allow muscle growth   fascia  
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Sarcolemma stands for   Cell membrane  
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the smooth endoplasmic reticulum of the cell is called.... the function of this is to store calcium ions until they are needed   Sarcoplasmic Reticulum  
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muscle fiber is a bundle of what?   myofibrils  
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what are myofybrils composed of?   A series of repeated functional units called Sarcomeres running end to end  
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What is formed at the end of a sarcomere?   z lines  
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looks like a double chain of beads twisted together   actin  
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resembles athread running through the actin chain. it covers the active sites on tactin where myosin molecules could grab hold   tropomyosin  
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a small protein attached to tropomyosin   troponin  
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a muscle cell can be stimulated by a nerve to contract   excitability  
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when the stimulation from the nerve moves quickly along the length of the muscle cell   conductivity  
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when a muscle cell can shorten with force. muscles can only pull; they cannot push   contractility  
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when a muscle cell can be stretched   extensibility  
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when a muscle cell is stretched it will return to its original shape   elasticity  
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excitability, conductivity, contractility, elasticity   the 4 physiological characteristics of muscle tissue  
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two types of contractions   isotonic and isometric  
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when the tension in the muscle stays constant and motion was the result of this. EX punching someone in the face   Isotonic contraction  
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When the tension of muscles has increased without moving the arm EX flexing   Isometric  
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The central nervous system The peripheral Nervous system   the two main divisions of the nervous system  
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this nervous system serves as the main processing center and is composed of the brain and spinal cord   CNS  
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this nervous system is a network of all the nerves in the body That sends messages to and from the central processing center. it is composed of nerves carrying messages in two different directions EX Peripheral vision, I see all   PNS  
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two directions of message carriers   afferent efferent  
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sensory neurons carry these INCOMING MESSAGES to the brain or spinal cord EX I sense you are coming WHAT DIRECTION IS THIS CALLED?   Afferent  
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Motor neurons carry outgoing messages away from the brain and spinal cord EX motor on out   Efferent  
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the divisions of motor neurons   Somatomotor division autonomic division  
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the afferent messages that travel on motor neurons to stimulate skeletal muscles to move the body   Somatomotor divison  
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the other efferent messages that travel to glands, the cardiac muscle of the heart, or the smooth muscle of hollow organs and blood cells   autonomic division  
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sends electrical messages to prepare the body for physical activity such as fight or flight.   sympathetic division  
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sends electrical messages to carry out functions such as digestion, defecation, and urination   parasympathetic division  
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this organ plays a central role in the control of most bodily functions including awareness, movements, sensations, thoughts, speech, and memory   brain  
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this fluid surrounds the brain and the spinal cord   cerebrospinal fluid  
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two channel proteins   sodium and potassium  
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this fluid is outside of the neuron   extracellular fluid  
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this fluid is inside the neuron   intracellular  
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when the outside is positive and inside is negative   polarized  
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when the positive sodium flows into the cell, the difference in charge across the membrane changes   depolarization  
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an opening of potassium channels follows at a slightly slower rate to allow the flow of potassium ions to the Extracellular fluid which then does what to the membrane   repolarizes  
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SODIUM is pumped out oft he cell through active transport. when the resting membrane potential is restores, the neuron is ready to begin again with another nerve impulse. WHAT DEVICE DOES THIS **EX a middle aged man working a dead end office job   sodium potassium pump  
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WHAT IS THE first half of local potential   *DENDRITE is stimulated by flow of energy *SODIUM CHANNEL on DENDRITE MEMBRANE opens *SODIUM rushes in once channel opens and SPREADS EVERYWHERE after sodium has their moment... *POTASSIUM channels open for repolarization  
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*SODIUM-POTASSIUM PUMP actively transports the SODIUM OUT AGAIN *THIS RESTORES RESTING MEMBRANE POTENTIAL   local potential  
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The flow of electricity along an axon of a neuron in one direction from the trigger zone to the synaptic knob all or nothing effect doesn't decrease with distance not reversible goes through the full extent of the axon   Action potential  
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what are the 2 main divisions of the nervous system   CNS PNS  
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BRAIN AND SPINAL CORD   STRUCTURE BELONGING TO THE CNS  
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SENSORY OR AFFERENT NEURONS, AND MOTOR OR EFFERENT NEURONS   STRUCTURES OF THE PNS  
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INCOMING MESSAGES   AFFERENT  
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SESORY NEURONS, CARRY IMPULSES FROM THE BODY TO THE SPINAL CORD OR BRAIN.   SENSORY NERUONS  
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OUTGOING MESSAGES   EFFERENT  
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CARRY IMPULSES AWAY FROM THE BRAIN OR SPINAL CORD TO THE BODY   MOTOR NEURONS  
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SOMATOMOTOR AUTONOMIC   DIVISIONS OF MOTOR NEURONS  
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STIMULATES THE SKELETAL MUSCLE TO MOVE THE BODY   SOMATOMOTOR  
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STIMULATION OF THE GLANDS, CARDIAC MUSCLE OF THE HEART, OR SMOOTH MUSCLE OF HOLLOW ORGANS AND BLOOD VESSELS   AUTONOMIC  
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PARASYMPATHETIC SYMPATHETIC   AUTONIMIC SYSTEM  
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SENDS ELECTRICAL MESSAGES TO CARRY OUT FUNCTIONS SUCH AS DIGESTION, DEFECATION, AND URINATION.   PARASYMPATHETIC  
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SENDS ELECTRICAL MESSAGES TO PREPARE THE BODY FOR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY   SYMPATHETIC  
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WHAT ARE THE 2 CHANNEL PROTIENS   POTASSIUM SODIUM  
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ATTRACTED TO LARGE NEGATIVE IONS, LOCATED WITHIN THE CELL MEMBRANE IN THE INTRACELLULAR FLUID   POTASSIUM LOCATION  
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LOCATED OUTSIDE THE CELL MEMBRANE IN THE EXTRACELLULAR FLUID   SODIUM LOCATION  
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THE ECF OUTSIDE THE CELL MEMBRANE IS POSITIVELY CHARGED AND THE ICF INSIDE THE CELL MEMBRANE IS NEGATIVELY CHARGED. CALLED RESTING MEMBRANE POTENTIAL, BECAUSE THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR A FLOW OF CHARGES   POLARIZATION  
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DIFFERENCE IN CHARGE ACROSS THE MEMBRANE HAS CHANGED DUE TO THE FLOW OF SODIUM INTO THE ICF   DEPOLARIZATION  
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POTASSIUM CHANNELS OPEN TO ALLOW POTASSIUM TO FLOW OUTSIDE THE CELL MEMBRANE INTO THE ECF   REPOLARIZATION  
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WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THE SODIUM POTASSIUM PUMP   RESPONSIBLE FOR RE-ESEBLISHING AND MAINTAINING THE RESTING MEMBRANE POTENTIAL BY PUMPING SODIUM OUT OF THE CELL AGAIN THROUGH ACTIVE TRANSPORT.  
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WHAT IS THE PRIMARY ENDOCRINE GLAND   THE HYPOTHALAMUS REGULATES THE PITUITARY GLAND  
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DERIVED FROM A CHOLESTEROL MOLECULE LIPIDS CAN PASS THROUGH CELL MEMBRANES CAN BE ABSORBEDD THROUGH THE SKIN   STEROIDS  
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A MOLECULE GENERATED USING AN AMINO ACID AS A STARTING POINT NOT ALL WILL GET INCORPERATED INTO PROTEINS SOME ARE BUILDING BLOCKS OR STARTER MOLECULES   AMINO ACID DERIVATIVES  
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MADE UP OF AMINO ACID CHAINS SUCH AS INSULIN TOO LARGE TO PASS TRHOUGH THTE CELL MEMBRAIN MUST BE INJECTED   PROTEINS  
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NOT SECRETED AT A CONSTANT RATE BUT WHEN THERE IS A NEED SECRETION IS USUALLY RESULTED BY NEGATIVE FEEDBACK REGULATION IS POSSITIVE FEEDBACK CONTROLS SELF-PERPETUATING EVENTS LIKE CHILD BIRTH   HORMONES  
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THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM IS COMPOSED OF 4 COMPONENTS. NAME THEM   GLANDS, HORMONES, TARGET TISSUES, AND RECEPTORS  
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NAME THE THREE CATEGORIES OF HORMONES   STEROIDS, AMINO ACID DERIVATIVES, PROTEINS  
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A GROUP OF LIPIDS   COMPOSITION OF PROSTAGLANDINS  
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WHY ARE PROSTAGLANDINS MANUFACTURED?   BECAUSE ITS THE BODYS WAY OF DEALING WITH INJURY AND ILLNESS  
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INFLAMMATION BLOOD FLOW FORMATION OF BLOOD CLOTS INDUCTION OF LABOUR   PROCESSES CONTROLLED BY PROGLANDINS  
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HOW ARE PROSTAGLANDINS DIFFERENT FROM HORMONES   NOT SECRETED FROM A GLAND  
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NOT CARRIED IN THE BLOODSTREAM TO WORK ON SPECIFIC AREAS AROUND THE BODY CAN BE MADE IN NEARLY ALL THE ORGANS IN THE BODY   HOW PROSTAGLANDINS DIFFER FROM HORMONES  
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NEURAL STIMULATION ANOTHER HORMONE STIMULATING THE GLAND A SUBSTANCE OTHER THAN A HORMONE STIMULATING A GLAND   3 WAYS HORMONES ARE SECRETED BY THE BODY  
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WHERE ARE THE ENDOCRINE GLANDS LOCATED   THE HYPOTHALAMUS IS CONNECTED TO THE PITUITARY GLAND BY THE INFUNDIBULUM  
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THIS SYSTEM IS SLOWER AND MORE GENERAL AS TO TARGET TISSUE   ENDOCRINE SYTEM  
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CAN BE STOPPED FAST   NERVOUS SYSTEM  
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EPINEPHRINE IS MADE FROM AMINO ACIDS INSULIN IS A PROTEIN   CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF HORMONES  
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STEROIDS PROTEINS AMINO ACID DERIVATIVES   HORMONES  
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WHERE ARE RECEPTORS LOCATED   ON THE CELL MEMBRANE IN THE CYTOPLASM  
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HOW IS THE LOCATION OF THE RECEPTOR DETERMINED   IT IS DETERMINED BY THE CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF THE HORMONE  
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A HORMONE THAT WORKS ON THE SAME TISSUE THAT PRODUCED IT   AUTOCRINE  
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WHAT HAPPENS TO THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM WITH AGING   *SOME HORMONES CONTINUES TO BE PRODUCED IN HIGH LEVELS THROUGHOUT LIFE *TARGET TISSUES TEND TO DOWN-REGULATE WITH AGE *IN GENERAL, HORMONE LEVELS DIMINISH WITH AGE. *THE EFFECTS OF SOME HORMONES ARE DIMINISHED  
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HOW ARE HORMONES ELIMINATED FROM THE SYSTEMS   *THEY CAN EXCRETED BY THE LIVER *THEY CAN BE EXCRETED BY THE KIDNEYS. *THEY CAN BE METABOLIZED BY THE TARGET TISSUE *THEY CAN BE ACTIVELY TRANSPORTED TO THE GLAND THAT PRODUCED THEM.  
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WHAT IS INCLUDED IN THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM   *PATCHES OF CELLS IN THE STOMACH THAT MAKE CHEMICALS TO COMMUNICATE WITH NEARBY CELLS *NUCLEI IN THE HYPOTHALAMUS *PANCREATIC ISLETS *GONADS  
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