Number of bones in the body
206
What is origin
Point of attachment
Central Nervous System
Controls functions of body and mind
Anterior
Cerebrum
Largest portion of brain
Two tructures of pectoral girdle
scapula and clavicle
What is insertion
Where one end of muscle is attached to freely moving bone
Peripheral Nervous System
Connect brain and spinal cord to rest of body
Posterior
toward back of body
Cerebellum
Skeletal muscle coordination, controls balance equilibrium
Location of hyaline cartilidge on bone
Prime Mover
Muscle that provides primary force
Neurotransmitters
Transmit messages between neurons
Medial
Toward midline
Thalamus
Router, sensory relay (touch/feel)
Function of osteoblasts
building bones
Antagonist
Muscle whose action counteracts that of another specified muscle
Sympathetic
Increases heart rate
Lateral
Away from midline
Hypothalamus
Homeostasis (regulates body temp, water balance)
Bone that supports most weight of the body
Lumbar
Synergist
Stabilizes a joint around which movement is occuring
Parasympathetic
Digestion/urination, fight or flight
Distal
Farther from origin
Medulla Oblongata
Heart rate, blood pressure, breathing