Unit 1
A positively charged ion is called
a cation
This cartilage has a "glassy" appearance
Hyaline cartilage
Name the shaft of long bones
Diaphysis
The lobe of the cerebrum that senses vision
Conversion of stimulus energy into electrical energy (AP)
Transduction
8 electrons in the valance shell will satisfy the what?
Octet Rule
The wrist is ____________ to the elbow
Distal
The smallest contractile unit of muscle
Sarcomere
The cell type in the PNS that forms myelin sheaths around single axons
Schwann cells
Type of receptors where stimulus is strong at first but fades over time
Phasic receptors
A COVALENT bond with an EQUAL sharing of electrons
Nonpolar Covalent Bond
This muscle type is involuntary and has intercalated discs
Cardiac muscle
The functional unit of spongy bone is called
Trabeculae
A withdrawal reflex involving one sensory to one motor neuron is called _________
Monosynaptic reflex
Pain felt as originating somewhere else
Referred pain
A pH level of 5 is considered what?
Acidic
Name the epithelial tissue allows for diffusion (because of it's thin)
Simple squamous epithelium
State of muscular rigidity is called _______
Rigor mortis
Name the 3 meninge layers from deepest to superficial
Pia mater, arachnoid mater, dura mater
Something is would not normally be painful but is now painful is _________
Allodynia
Name the 4 macromolecules
Protein, Carbohydrates, Lipids, Nucleic Acids
Name the 5 strata layers from superficial to deepest
(Stratum) Corneum, Lucidum, Granulosum, Spinosum, Basale
Name at least 4 of the synovial joints
Gliding/Plane, Hinge, Pivot, Condyloid, Saddle, Ball and Socket
Name the "SLUDD" response and which nervous system it belongs to
Salivation, Lacrimation, Urination, Digestion, Defection; PNS
Name these 2 receptors: receptors that detect body position and receptors that detect pain (or tissue damage)
Proprioceptors and nociceptors (Think NO! to pain! Ouchie!)