Chapter 11 & 12 Flashcards
The site of muscles attachment to the more stable bone
Origin
The site of a muscles attachment to the more moveable bone
Insertion
The fleshy part of a muscle located between the origin and insertion of a muscle
Belly (Body)
The force created to achieve movement
Mechanical advantage
A rigid structure that can be moved around a fixed point (called the fulcrum).
A Lever
The force which causes movement
Effort
The force which opposes movement (resistance)
Load
What part of the muscle is the prime mover
Agonist
What part of the muscle prevents unwanted movements and aids in the movement of the agonist?
Synergist
What part of the muscle stretches and yields to the agonist
Antagonist
What muscles stabilize the origin of the agonist
Fixator
What are two characteristics of nerve tissue
- it is specialized for rapid transmission of signals from cell to cell
- works along with the endocrine system to coordinate homeostasis and body activities
What two parts make up the central nervous system?
Brain and spinal cord
What 3 parts make up the peripheral nervous system?
Somatic, Autonomic, and Enteric nervous systems
What specific nervous system is the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system apart of?
Autonomic nervous system in the peripheral nervous system
What is a Neuron
A nerve cell
What is a soma or perikaryon? What are characteristics?
A cell body
Contains ONE centrally located nucleus and nissel bodies as well as the rough ER
Extensions from the cell body that receive signals (to then transport them to the nucleus)
Dendrites
Extension from the cell body that transports signals toward the synapse
Axon