Skeleton, muscle and sensory system Flashcards
(11 cards)
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Joint
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Where two bones meet
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Skeleton
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Gives us support protection and movement
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Fused joint
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No movement eg. Pelvis
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Hinge joint
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Movement in one direction only eg.elbow knee
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Tendons
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Flexible tissue, connects muscle to bone
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Ligaments
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Elastic tissue, connects bone to bone
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Antagonistic muscles
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Muscles that work against each other, one muscle contracts while the other relaxes ex. Biceps and triceps
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Stimulus
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Something in our surrounding that causes us to take action
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Sense organs
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Organs used to detect stimulus ex. Eyes, ears, mouth, skin and nose
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Response
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An action taken in response to a stimulus
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Name the parts of the nervous system
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- the central nervous system- brain and spinal cord
- peripheral nervous system- nerves that carry messages to the spinal. Ord and brain
