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9th GRADE NOTECARDS :( > BIO STUDY SHEET > Flashcards

BIO STUDY SHEET Flashcards

1
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place where bones come together

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Joints

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2
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place where fingers meet hand

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Ellipsoid

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2
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the most freely movable joints

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Ball and socket joints

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2
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one plane of movement

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Hinge joint

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3
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the inflammation of the joints

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Arthritis

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4
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the overstraining of joints

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Sprain

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5
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muscles that you don’t have to think about to move

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involuntary muscles

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6
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muscles in the heart

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Cardiac-

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7
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found in the involuntary muscles

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Skeletal

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8
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muscle that helps close the jaw

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Masseter

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9
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allows you to shrug

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Trapezius

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10
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helps straighten the leg

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Quadriceps

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11
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helps move the leg

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Hamstrings

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12
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largest muscle in the calf

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Gastrocnemius

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13
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Enlargement of muscles through use

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Hypertrophy

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14
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binds the muscle together

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Fascia

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15
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A motor neuron and the group of muscle cells it controls

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Motor unit

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16
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Muscle degeneration

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Atrophy

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17
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muscle fibers containing fewer mitochondria and less myoglobin

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White fibers

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18
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Muscle fibers that contain many mitochondria and large amounts of myoglobin

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Red fibers

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19
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most important organ in the nervous system

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Brain

20
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Damage to the meninges

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Meningitis

21
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controls the heart and other internal organs

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autonomic nervous system

22
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nerve cells

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Neurons

23
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disease of the brain and spinal cord

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MS- (Multiple sclerosis)

24
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inability of the muscles to move

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Paralysis

25
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information relay between two neurons

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Synapse

26
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characterized by tremors and stiffness of the limbs

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Parkinson’s disease

27
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simplest act of the nervous system

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Reflex

28
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upper part of brain, coordinates thought, memory, and behavior (largest part of the brain)

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Cerebrum

29
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hemispheres communicate with each other through nerve fibers, located at the base of the cerebrum

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Corpus callosum

30
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person’s actions being explained as responses to stimuli

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Behaviorism

31
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disease that attacks the spinal cord

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Polio

32
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part that connects to the spinal cord, controls the involuntary muscles and activi­ties of the autonomic nervous system

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Brain stem

33
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one of the most leading causes of death in the world

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Stroke

34
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selective semipermeable membrane between the blood and the interstitium of the brain

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Blood brain barrier

35
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(has something to do with the ears) runs from your cochlea to a station in your brain stem (known as the nucleus)

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Auditory nerves

36
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allows you to bend the forearm

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Bicep brachii

37
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allows you to extend forearm

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Triceps brachii

38
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supports and insulates nerve tissue

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Glial cells

39
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the region of the cerebral cortex involved in the planning, control, and execution of voluntary movements

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Motor area

40
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group of disorders that affect a person’s ability to move and maintain balance and posture

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Cerebral palsy

41
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lower part of brain, helps control balance & coordinate voluntary muscle activity

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Cerebellum

42
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shorter and thicker than rods and are “tipped shaped”

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Cones

43
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strongest muscle in the body

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Gluteus maximus

44
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result of a curved cornea

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Astigmation

45
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people who cannot distinguish one or more primary colors

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Color blind

46
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condition in the eyes in which the pressure fluid in the eye rises

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Glaucoma

47
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allows you to sit up from a reclining position

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Rectus abdominis

48
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found within the brain and spinal cord consists largely of the cell bodies of

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Gray matter-

49
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com­posed of axons and glial cells that are white because of their myelin content

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White matter

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