BIO STUDY SHEET

Question 1

place where bones come together

Answer 1

Joints

Question 2

place where fingers meet hand

Answer 2

Ellipsoid

Question 2

the most freely movable joints

Answer 2

Ball and socket joints

Question 2

one plane of movement

Answer 2

Hinge joint

Question 3

the inflammation of the joints

Answer 3

Arthritis

Question 4

the overstraining of joints

Answer 4

Sprain

Question 5

muscles that you don’t have to think about to move

Answer 5

involuntary muscles

Question 6

muscles in the heart

Answer 6

Cardiac-

Question 7

found in the involuntary muscles

Answer 7

Skeletal

Question 8

muscle that helps close the jaw

Answer 8

Masseter

Question 9

allows you to shrug

Answer 9

Trapezius

Question 10

helps straighten the leg

Answer 10

Quadriceps

Question 11

helps move the leg

Answer 11

Hamstrings

Question 12

largest muscle in the calf

Answer 12

Gastrocnemius

Question 13

Enlargement of muscles through use

Answer 13

Hypertrophy

Question 14

binds the muscle together

Answer 14

Fascia

Question 15

A motor neuron and the group of muscle cells it controls

Answer 15

Motor unit

Question 16

Muscle degeneration

Answer 16

Atrophy

Question 17

muscle fibers containing fewer mitochondria and less myoglobin

Answer 17

White fibers

Question 18

Muscle fibers that contain many mitochondria and large amounts of myoglobin

Answer 18

Red fibers

Question 19

most important organ in the nervous system

Answer 19

Brain

Question 20

Damage to the meninges

Answer 20

Meningitis

Question 21

controls the heart and other internal organs

Answer 21

autonomic nervous system

Question 22

nerve cells

Answer 22

Neurons

Question 23

disease of the brain and spinal cord

Answer 23

MS- (Multiple sclerosis)

Question 24

inability of the muscles to move

Answer 24

Paralysis

Question 25

information relay between two neurons

Answer 25

Synapse

Question 26

characterized by tremors and stiffness of the limbs

Answer 26

Parkinson’s disease

Question 27

simplest act of the nervous system

Answer 27

Reflex

Question 28

upper part of brain, coordinates thought, memory, and behavior (largest part of the brain)

Answer 28

Cerebrum

Question 29

hemispheres communicate with each other through nerve fibers, located at the base of the cerebrum

Answer 29

Corpus callosum

Question 30

person’s actions being explained as responses to stimuli

Answer 30

Behaviorism

Question 31

disease that attacks the spinal cord

Answer 31

Polio

Question 32

part that connects to the spinal cord, controls the involuntary muscles and activi­ties of the autonomic nervous system

Answer 32

Brain stem

Question 33

one of the most leading causes of death in the world

Answer 33

Stroke

Question 34

selective semipermeable membrane between the blood and the interstitium of the brain

Answer 34

Blood brain barrier

Question 35

(has something to do with the ears) runs from your cochlea to a station in your brain stem (known as the nucleus)

Answer 35

Auditory nerves

Question 36

allows you to bend the forearm

Answer 36

Bicep brachii

Question 37

allows you to extend forearm

Answer 37

Triceps brachii

Question 38

supports and insulates nerve tissue

Answer 38

Glial cells

Question 39

the region of the cerebral cortex involved in the planning, control, and execution of voluntary movements

Answer 39

Motor area

Question 40

group of disorders that affect a person's ability to move and maintain balance and posture

Answer 40

Cerebral palsy

Question 41

lower part of brain, helps control balance & coordinate voluntary muscle activity

Answer 41

Cerebellum

Question 42

shorter and thicker than rods and are “tipped shaped”

Answer 42

Cones

Question 43

strongest muscle in the body

Answer 43

Gluteus maximus

Question 44

result of a curved cornea

Answer 44

Astigmation

Question 45

people who cannot distinguish one or more primary colors

Answer 45

Color blind

Question 46

condition in the eyes in which the pressure fluid in the eye rises

Answer 46

Glaucoma

Question 47

allows you to sit up from a reclining position

Answer 47

Rectus abdominis

Question 48

found within the brain and spinal cord consists largely of the cell bodies of

Answer 48

Gray matter-

Question 49

com­posed of axons and glial cells that are white because of their myelin content

Answer 49

White matter