chapter 1 Flashcards
A-band
region of striated muscle that contains myosin thick filaments
acetylcholine
a neurotransmitter release bye nerve cells
actin
one of the proteins that forms microfilaments
action potential
neuron sending information down an axon
all or none principal
a neuron fires or it doesn’t
alveolar pressure
the pressure of the air inside the lung alveoli. When no air is flowing in or out the pressure is equal
alveoli
tiny air sacs in lungs
aortic valve
the valve between the left ventricle and the aorta
appendicular skeleton
everything that is not the cranium or vertebral column
arterial system
high pressure portion of the circulatory system
arteriole
small branch of an artery leading into capillaries
artery
blood vessels that deliver blood away from the heart
AV bundle
extension of AV node
AV node
part of the electrical system of the heart that coordinates the top of the heart
AV valves
the valves between the atriums and ventricles
atrium
top chambers of the heart
axial skeleton
skull and vertebral column, ribs and sternum
biaxial joints
has movement along two axis
bone periosteum
membrane that covers the outer surface of all bones
bradycardia
slow heart beat
bronchi
airways that lead from the trachea into the lungs
bronchioles
air passages inside the lung
capillary
small blood vessel, convey blood between arterioles and venules
cartilagenous joints
joints attached by cartilage
crossbridge
attachment of actin within the muscle cell
depolarization
change resulting in a negative charge within a cell
diastole
phase of heartbeat when the heart muscle relaxes and the chamber fill with blood
diffusion
movement of a substance from high concentration to low concentration
distal
away from the center of the body
electrocardiogram
a test that measures the electrical activity of the heart
endomysium
membrane that covers individual muscle fibers
epimysium
connective tissue that covers muscles
extrafusal fibers
skeletal standard muscle fibers, major force producing structure
fast twitch fiber
muscle fibers with a fast twitch time, generate the most power, fatigue quickly
fibrous joints
joints where bones are connected by fibrous tissue
golgi tendon organ
a proprioceptor that sense changes in muscle tension
hemoglobin
protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen
hyaline cartilage
cartilage found in ribs, nose, trachea and larynx
h - zone
central region of a band, thick myosin and is shortened during contraction
I band
areas in two adjacent carcomeres that contain only actin filaments