Musculoskeletal
Name the 3 types of muscle tissue
What are Smooth, skeletal and cardiac
What is the basic unit of the nervous system?
What is a neuron
Name the four chambers of the heart.
What are the
Right atrium
right ventricle
left atrium
left ventricle
What are the primary function of the skeletal system?
What are Support, protection, movement, blood cell production, and mineral storage
What does "Hypo" mean?
What is below or under
The type energy source for muscle contraction that is quick to respond but inefficient
What is anaerobic
What is the function of the myelin sheath?
What is Speeds up electrical impulses and insulates the axon.
Define 'tachycardia.'
Abnormally fast heart rate.
What type of joint is found in the shoulder?
What is a diarthrodial ball and socket joint
What are the four basic tissue types?
What are Epithelial, Connective, Muscle, Nervous.
The contractile unit of the muscle
What is the sarcomere
What is a synapse?
What is a junction between two neurons where neurotransmitters are released.
What is the largest artery in the body?
What is the aorta
What does 'oste/o' refer to?
What is bone
The term for undifferentiated cells
What are STEM cells
The type of filaments that contain myosin
What are thick filaments
What type of cells produce the myelin sheath
What are Glial cells
Define systole and diastole
What are
Systole: Contraction phase
Diastole: relaxation phase.
What is the role of osteoclasts?
What is Break down bone tissue to release minerals (bone resorption).
The amazon warehouse of the cell
What is the Golgi Apparatus
Trace the flow of blood through the heart starting from the right atrium.
Right atrium → Right ventricle → Lungs → Left atrium → Left ventricle → Body
Term for "junction boxes" for nerves
Plexuses (Braid)
Name the cavity that houses the heart
What is the ventral cavity, Mediastinum
The law that states "Bone density increases for areas on which increased forces are imposed"
Wolf's Law
The acronym to remind us the names of the carpal bones
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