Muscular system
the skeletal system is made up of...
bones, joints, and cartilage
What are the purposes of the skeletal system?
Gives your body its shape, allows movement, makes blood cells, provides protection for your organs, and stores minerals
What happens when our Parasympathetic nervous system is activated?
digestion can happen and rest can happen...body is relaxed and functions normally. Rest and Digest
What are the names of the muscles of the upper arm?
Biceps and triceps
The strong, tough, connective tissue cord that attaches muscles to bones
Tendon
About how many muscles do humans have?
630
What are the involuntary actions of the nervous system?
Heartrate, breathing, and blood pressure.
The organ that organizes and processes information
Brain
Tendons do what?
Connect muscle to bone.
What are the three groups of bones in your hand called?
Carpals, Metacarpals and Phalanges.
What is a voluntary muscle?
Having control over the action of a muscle
Nerve cells are just like all other cells...T / F
False
What are the parts of the CNS?
Brain and Spinal cord
Which muscle lifts thigh and helps extend lower leg?
Quadriceps
Where are the tibia and fibula found?
Lower leg, under the knee before the foot
Which is softer and more elastic? Bones or Cartilage
cartilage
What is a neuron?
A neuron is the basic unit of the nervous system.
What happens when our Sympathetic nervous system is activated?
Our bodies are ready to deal with a stressful situation. Fight or flight. Digestion stops and heart rate increases.
Which muscle helps us chew?
Masseter
Where is your sternum?
Center of your chest, connects to ribs
3 places involuntary muscles can be found?
he walls of the digestive system, blood vessels, bronchi, uterus and bladder, and heart.
What are dendrites and axons?
Parts of the nerve cell
What is the peripheral nervous system?
Sends information from the Central nervous system on to the different parts of the body
What muscle, on your back, extends from the shoulder to the spinal column and is a trapezoid shape?
Trapezius
What is another name for shoulderblade?
Scapula