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Domain 1: Basic And Applied Sciences And Nutritional Concepts Flashcards

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1
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Communication network within the body

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Nervous system

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Brain and spinal cord; controls anf interpret information

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Central Nervous System (CNS)

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Nerves connecting the CNS to the rest of the body and thr environment

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Peripheral nervous system

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Peripheral nervous system subdivisions

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Somatic and autonomic

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Outer areas body and skeletal muscle; voluntary

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Somatic

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involuntary system (ex. heart, digestion)

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Autonomic

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Autonomic subdivisions

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Parasympathetic and Sympathetic

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function unit of the nervous sytem

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Neuron

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transmits nerve impulses from CNS to effector sites

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Motor (efferent) neurons

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respond to stimuli; transmit nerve impulses from effector sites to CNS

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Sensory (afferent) neurons

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sense distortion in body tissues

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Mechanoreceptors

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12
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respond to pressure, acceleration, and deceleration of joints

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Joint Receptor

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13
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sense changes in muscular tension

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Golgi tendon organs (GTO)

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sense changes in muscles

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Muscle spindles

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connect muscle to bone; provide anchor for muscles to produce force

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tendons

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outer layer of connective tissue surrounding a muscle

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fascia

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bundle of individual muscle fibers

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fascicles

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cellular components and myofibrils encased in a plasma membrane

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muscle fiber

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produces muscular contraction; reporting sections of actin and myosin

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sarcomere

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thick and thin filaments slide past one another, shortening the entire sarcomere

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sliding filament theory

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smaller size; slower to produce tension; fatigue slowly

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Type 1 (slow twitch) muscle tissue

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larger size; quick to produce tension; fatigue quickly

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Type II ( fast twitch) muscle tissue

23
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on motor neuron and the muscle fibers it connects with

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Motor unit

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contraction of a muscle generated by neural stimulation

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neural activition

25
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chemical messengers that transport impulses from nerve to muscle

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neurotransmitters

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attach directly to vertebrae; consist of: transverse abdominis, internal oblique, multifidus, pelvic floor, diaphragm

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Local Stabilization System

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attach from pelvis to spine. Consists of: quadratus lumborum, psoas major, external obliques, rectus abdominus, gluteus medius, adductor complex

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Global stabilization System

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attach spine and/or pelvis to extremities. Consists of: latissimus dorsi, hip flexors, hamstring complex, quadriceps

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Movement system

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skull, rib cage, and vertebral column

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axial skeleton

30
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upper and lower extremities, shoulder and pelvic gridles

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Appendicular skeleton

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supports, protects, allows bodily movement

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Skeletal system funcations

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flattened or indented portions of a bone; can be muscle attachment sites.

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Depressions

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projection protruding from a bone; muscles, tendons, and ligaments can attach

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Process

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connects bone to bone; little blood supply; slow to heal

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ligaments

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joint motion

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arthrokinematics

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no joint cavity, connective tissue, or cartilage; little to no movement

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non-synovial joints

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held together by joint capsules and ligaments

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synovial joints

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roll, slide, and spin

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major motion types

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Important joint types

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Hinge and Ball-and-Socket

40
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elbows, ankles; sagittal plane movement

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Hinge

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shoulders, hips; most mobile, all three planes of motion

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Ball-and-Socket

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the best method to strengthen bones

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Weight-bearing exercises

43
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system of glands; secretes hormones to regulate bodily function

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endocrine system

44
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anabolic hormone; responsible for male sex traits

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testosterone

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