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Health Chapter 1 Flashcards

1
Q

What is the living material that makes up the cell?

A

Protoplasm.

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2
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What surrounds and protects the parts of the cell?

A

Cell membrane.

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3
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What are the tiny structures in the cytoplasm of the cell?

A

Organelles.

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4
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What is the “control center” for all cell functions?

A

Nucleus.

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5
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What contains molecules of DNA-the blueprints that contain the information necessary to build a new cell?

A

Chromatin.

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6
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What attaches skeletal muscles to bones?

A

Tendons.

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7
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What connects the gastrocnemius muscle to the heel?

A

Achilles Tendon.

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8
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What is the special kind of muscle found in the heart/

A

Cardiac Muscle.

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9
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What is another name for skeletal muscle?

A

Striated muscle.

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10
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What are the waste products responsible for muscle fatigue and soreness?

A

Carbon Dioxide and Lactic Acid.

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11
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What is a form of exercise involving muscles tensed against another set of muscles or against an immoveable object?

A

Isometrics.

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12
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What is the constant,slight contraction of certain fibers in a muscle?

A

Muscle Tone.

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13
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What are the three basic parts of the cell

A

Cell membrane, cytoplasm, and the nucleus

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14
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A thick fluid inside the cell membrane

A

Cytoplasm

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15
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Name the five parts of the body from smallest to largest

A

cells, tissues, organs, systems, and in whole compromise the body

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16
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Without this you would not be able to move or stand

A

Muscular system

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17
Q

Covers the bones of your skeleton

A

Skeletal muscles

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18
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What is another name for skeletal muscles and they are named for their striped appearance

A

Striated muscles

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19
Q

The common name of your gastrocnemius

A

Calf muscle

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20
Q

The point of insertion is always pulled toward the what

A

Origin

21
Q

Muscles over which we have no conscious control

A

Involuntary

22
Q

Special term for heart muscle

A

Cardiac

23
Q

The process by which your body produces and uses energy

A

Metabolism

24
Q

What attaches the gastrocnemius to the ankle

A

Achilles tendon

25
Q

who was the Achilles tendon named after

A

a mythical Greek warrior

26
Q

your biceps is inserted in your forearm on the bone called the ________

A

radius

27
Q

what muscles can we move

A

voluntary muscles

28
Q

what does your brain send messages through telling muscle when to contract

A

motor nerves

29
Q

your __________ directs the process of thinking and thinks about every move necessary to preform a new skill

A

cerebrum

30
Q

your _____________ located at the back of your brain coordinates your skeletal muscles so that you can preform with skill and grace

A

cerebellum

31
Q

what is another name for your involuntary muscles

A

smooth muscles

32
Q

what two waste products form in the muscles

A

lactic acid and carbon dioxide

33
Q

what is glucose

A

sugar

34
Q

what is the constant slight contraction in your muscles called

A

muscle tone

35
Q

a exercise in which one set of muscles is tensed for several seconds in opposition to another set of muscles or to an immovable object

A

isometrics

36
Q

___________ are synthetic growth hormones

A

steroids

37
Q

what system do steroids take over

A

endocrine system

38
Q

what does the endocrine system do

A

help regulate growth, the reproductive process.

39
Q

what is the name of the process by which your body produces and uses energy from food

A

metabolism

40
Q

what does adverse mean

A

negative

41
Q

The living material of all cells is

A

protoplasm

42
Q

The control center of the cell

A

nucleus

43
Q

Skeletal muscles are called ______ muscles because of their striped appearance

A

striated

44
Q

Skeletal muscles are joined to bones by ____

A

tendons

45
Q

The common name of your gastrocnemius is _____

A

calf muscle

46
Q

The point of insertion of a muscle is always pulled toward the _____

A

origin

47
Q

What prefix means having to do with muscle

A

Myo

48
Q

What prefixes refer to the arm

A

Brachi and brachio

49
Q

What prefixes mean in, inside, or within

A

En and endo

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