Test 2 Flashcards
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dense hard tissue found in the shafts of long bones
compact bones
less dense tissue, found at the end of long bones
spongy/cancellous bones
muscle where movement is consciously controlled
skeletal/voluntary muscle
muscle where movements are not consciously controlled
smooth/involuntary muscle
muscle that is combination of smooth and skeletal muscles, involuntary contract
cardiac muscle
shapes the body, provides physical support and protection for organs. responsible for blood cell formation and storage of minerals
skeleton
crackling sound due to the grating of bones, may be heart on joint movement
crepitation
deposits of urate compounds in an around the joints of the extremeties
tophi
system that regulates and coordinates body activities and responses
nervous system
division of nervous system that processes and stores sensory information
central nervous system
division of nervous system that conducts information to and from the CNS
peripheral nervous system
what is in the central nervous system?
brain and spinal cord
what is in the peripheral nervous system?
sympathetic and parasympathetic
nerve cells that make up nerves, able to initiate or conduct electrochemical impulses
neurons
neuron that transmits impulses to the central nervous system
sensory/afferent neurons
sensory neuron coming from the skin, skeletal muscles, and joints
somatic
sensory neurons coming from internal organs
visceral
neurons that transmit impulses from the central nervous system to muscles and glands
efferent/motor neurons
connection between sensory and motor neurons and between themselves
interneurons
small space between the axon of one neuron and the dendrite of another neuron
synapse
body part that coordinates, controls, and regulates a number of life sustaining tasks
brain
body part that transmits electrochemical messages to and from the brain
spinal cord
protective layer that covers brain and spinal cord
meninges
responsible for fight or flight
sympathetic system
