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Physiology
Brain and Nervous System
Joints and Tissues
Muscles and Tissue
Therapist
100
What is the constant state of the internal environment of the body called?
Homeostasis
100
Energy conservation and relaxation is what part of the nervous system?
Parasympathetic
100
What is another term for a joint where bones connect with each other?
Articulation
100
What is the ability of a muscle to shorten?
Contractility
100
What organelle is responsible for protein synthesis?
Ribosome
200
A group of similar cells combined to perform a common function is what?
Tissue
200
Shat is a small group of nerves that form an intersecting network?
Nerve Plexus
200
What is a form of flexible connective tissue called?
Cartilage
200
A muscle that causes joint motion also known as the prime mover is called what?
Agonist
200
What part of the brain is involved with balance, posture, and movement?
Cerebellum
300
Branching projections from nerve cell bodies that carry signals are called what?
Dendrites
300
Tracts that carry motor information from the brain to the spinal cord are?
Descending tracts
300
What is the most abundant type of tissue in the body?
Connective Tissue
300
What are smaller, involuntary muscle fibers in the heart called?
Cardiac Muscle Fibers
300
What are the four key signs of the inflammatory process?
Heat, Redness, Swelling, Pain
400
What is used to move substances into or out of cells during active transport?
Energy or ATP
400
What is the term for a cutaneous(skin) section supplied by a single spinal nerve?
Dermatome
400
What is the broad, flat sheet of fibrous connective tissue that connects muscle to bone?
Aponeurosis
400
What is the state of tension in resting muscles?
Resting muscle tone
400
What is the sensory receptor that detects changes in temperature?
Thermal receptors/ Thermoreceptors
500
The period during which a neuron will not respond to any stimuli is called what?
Absolute refractory
500
In brain and spinal tissue, what are the myelinated nerve fibers called?
White Matter
500
What is the the primary thoracic curve and an exaggeration of this curve called?
Kyphosis / Hyper-Kyphosis
500
What is the location where a motor neuron enters the muscle?
Motor point
500
An injury to the soft tissues of the neck caused by a sudden hyperextension and/ or flexion of the neck is called what?
Whiplash