Movements
- Moves bones, organs, and tissues
- Can be voluntary or involuntary
What is movement?
Produces movement in your internal organs
What are smooth muscles?
Connect muscle to bone
What are tendons?
An autonomic response to a stimulus that helps prevent the body from injury
What is a reflex?
Proteins that help with contractions
What are myofilaments?
- Stabalizes the body's position when concious
What is posture?
Forms the walls of the heart
What is cardiac muscle?
Connect bone to bone
What are ligaments?
A somatic response to a stimulus
What is a reaction?
Thin protein filaments
What is actin?
Production of body heat
What is thermogenesis?
Attatched to bones of skeleton
What is skeletal muscle?
Two muscles in the upper arm that work in pairs. One is relaxed while the other is contracted.
What are biceps and triceps?
The route the impulse travels during a reflex action
What is a reflex arc?
Thick protein filaments
What is myosin?