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Anatomy And Physiology Lab Flashcards

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Pectoralis major

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Prime mover of arm flexion

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Serratus anterior

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Fixes scapula for arm abduction

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External oblique

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Trunk rotation
Lateral flexion
Compresses abdominal wall

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Internal oblique

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Same as external oblique

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Rectus abdominis

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Flexes vertebral column

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Transverse abdominis

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Compresses abdominal contents

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External intercostals

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Aid in inspiration meaning breathing in

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Internal intercostals

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Aid in expiration meaning breathing out

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Trapezius

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Elevate and depress shoulder

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Latissimus dorsi

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Adducts arm

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Levator scapulae

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Elevates scapula

Flexes neck

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Supraspinatus

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A rotator cuff muscle

Stabilizes shoulder joint

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Infraspinatus

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A rotator cuff muscle

Stabilizes shoulder joint

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Erector spinae

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Extend and laterally bend the vertebral column

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Deltoid

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Abducts the arm

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Pectoralis major

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Flexes the shoulder

Adducts arm

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Biceps brachii

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Flexes elbow

Supinates forearm

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Triceps brachii

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Extends elbow

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Brachialis

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Flexes elbow

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Brachioradialis

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Flexes elbow

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Flexor carpi radialis

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Flexes wrist

Abducts hand

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Flexor carpi ulnaris

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Flexes wrist

Adducts hand

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Flexor digitorum superficialis

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Flexes wrist and fingers 2-5

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Extensor carpi ulnaris

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Extends wrist

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Extensor digitorum

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Extends fingers

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Sensory

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The ability to respond to stimuli within and around the body and to generate signals that carry information about those stimuli to the spinal cord or brain

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Integrative

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The ability to process and receive information, store and retrieve it and make decisions as to whether or how to respond to it

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Motor

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The ability to issue outgoing signals to muscle and gland cells to produce a response

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Central nervous system

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CNS

Composed of brain and spinal cord and is enclosed and protected by bone

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Peripheral nervous system

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PNS

Composed of nerves leading to and from the CNS

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Neurons

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Nerve cells

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Dendrites

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The receiving end of a neuron, the primary route by which it receives signals from other neurons

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Axon

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The neurons output pathway for signals that it sends to other cells

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Multipolar neurons

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One axon and multiple dendrites

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Bipolar neurons

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One axon and one dendrite

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Unibipolar neurons

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Have only one process leading away from the soma

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Sensory(afferent) neurons

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Are specialized to detect stimuli and transmit information about them to the CNS

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Interneurons

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Perform the integrative functions of the nervous system like processing, storing, and retrieving information and making decisions about how the body should respond to a given stimulus or situation

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Motor(efferent) neurons

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Are specialized to carry outgoing signals from the CNS to the cells and organs that carry out its commands

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Myelin sheath

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Formed by oligodendrocytes in the brain and spinal cord and Schwann cells in the peripheral nerves

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