Joints
Ligaments function to attach
Bone to bone
This tissue connects muscle to bone
Tendon
The brain and spinal cord
Which structure of the ear vibrates to sound waves
Tympanic membrane (ear drum)
This type of nerve sends impulses from the CNS to the muscles
Motor nerves
Synovial
What is the most stable attachment of a muscle
The origin
sensory nerves carry signals
to the brain
What are the photoreceptor cells in the retina
Rods and cones
When bright light is shown into the eye, the pupils
Constrict
What kind of movement is circumduction
Moving the distal end of an extremity in a circular motion
A muscle cell is also called a
Myocyte
Neurotransmitters
What are the two structures responsible for monitoring head position and balance
What is the function of the autonomic nervous system
Regulates involuntary bodily functions
What type of joints are found between the intravertebral discs
What type of muscle is found in internal organs and functions involuntarily
Smooth muscle
Which cranial nerve travels beyond the head
Vagus nerve
What are the three small bones found in the middle ear?
Malleus, incus, stapes
Fight or flight is a response from the
sympathetic nervous system
The cranial cruciate ligament is what type of ligament
Multiunit smooth muscle is found
In the eyes, blood vessels, small passageways of the lungs
The space between two neurons where transmission of chemicals takes place
Synapse
What is the outer covering of the eye called
The cornea
What does the brainstem control
Vital body functions - heart rate, respiration, digestion