Directional Terms
This directional term describes the position of the knee in relation to the ankle.
Proximal OR Superior
An injury that results when a muscle is exerted past its yield point
Strain
This is the only ball and socket joint in the body
Shoulder
The abbreviation “ATP” stands for this.
Adenosine triphosphate
This is the main purpose of the entire nervous system
Communication between parts of the body
This body plane divides the body into right and left halves.
Sagittal Plane
Part of a muscle attached to a fixed structure or bone
Muscle Origin
This is the definition for flexion
Decreasing the angle of a joint
The stage in mitosis where the nucleus disappears
Prophase
These are the 5 special senses of the body
Sight, Sound, Smell, Taste, Touch
Movement of a body part away from the midline.
Abduction
The term for the ability of the muscles to shorten, or contract, which bring the attachment points closer together.
Contractibility
Long, Short, Flat, Irregular
The structure of a cell that digests worn-out cells and bacteria.
Lysosome
This is the main structure responsible for memory
Hippocampus
This area of the abdomen is directly below the sternum
Epigastric
The term for muscles always under a partial state of contraction in the body
Muscle Tone
These are two functions of the integumentary system
Protect, regulate body temperature, absorb vitamin D, contains nerve receptors, screens out UV rays
The stage in mitosis where the chromosomes migrate to opposite ends of the cell
Anaphase
The hypothalamus is responsible for controlling these 3 functions
Sleep, Appetite, and Cardiovascular
This body plane divides the body into anterior and posterior sections
Coronal
Describe smooth muscle with 3 descriptive words/phrases
Involuntary, Not Striated, Found throughout the body
The name for a joint that is freely moveable
Diarthrosis
The Golgi Apparatus of the cell performs this main function.
Storing and packaging secretions
This is the purpose of the autonomic nervous system
Responds in fight or flight response, influenced by emotion