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Speech Anatomy

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What is the difference between tendons and ligaments?   Tendons: tough, non-elastic cords connecting muscle to bone, cartilage, and muscle Ligaments: tough, elastic cords connecting bone to bone, bone to cartilage, and cartilage to cartilage  
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In which epithelial tissue does gas exchange occur?   simple squamous  
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What are the two compound epithelial tissues?   stratified and transitional  
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Where is compound transitional tissue found?   lining of bladder  
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The skin, pharynx, mouth, and esophagus are lined with what kind of tissue?   compound stratified epithelial tissue  
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Another way of saying toward the front anatomically.   anterior  
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The anatomic way of saying toward the surface of the body.   superficial  
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Toward the lower end of the body.   inferior/ caudal  
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Coronal   A vertical plane passing through the body or structure, dividing it into front and back halves  
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Transverse   A horizontal plane passing through the body or structure, dividing it into upper and lower portions.  
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Sagittal   A vertical plane passing through the body or structure, dividing it into left and right portions.  
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Mid-Sagittal   A vertical plane passing through the body or structure, dividing it into equal left and right halves.  
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Cuboidal epithelium   some glands such as the thyroid  
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What are the three types of cartilage?   hyaline- blue/white (ribs, sternum) elastic- yellow (pinna, larynx) fibrous- white (vertebral discs)  
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What are the two types of bone?   dense/compact-vascularized spongy-porous, contains marrow  
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Vascular tissue comprises what percent of a person's body weight?   10%  
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The three types of muscular tissue include...   striated-voluntary (skeletal muscle) smooth-involuntary (stomach, intestines) cardiac-involuntary (heart)  
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Insertion   the point of attachment with the most mobility  
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Origin   the point of attachment that remains relatively fixed  
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Agonists   muscles that move a structure  
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Antagonists   muscles that oppose a movement  
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Synergists   muscles that stabilize a structure and assist in a movement (wrist).  
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Crest   prominent ridge  
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Process   bony prominence  
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Spine   sharp projection  
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Groove or Sulcus   furrow  
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Fissure   cleft or deep groove  
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Foramen   opening or perforation  
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Fossa   pit or hollow  
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Meatus   tube or passageway  
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Sinus   cavity within a bone  
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Abduction   move away from the median axis  
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Adduction   move toward the median axis  
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What are the descriptors used in naming muscles?   Direction, Shape, Size, Location, Action, Number of origins, and Location of attachment  
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