Irritability, Nervous, Musculoskeletal System Flashcards

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Eye membrane ×3

A

Sclera - tough - protects + attach muscles
Chloroid - bkack pigments - no reflection - blood vessels
Retina - photoreceptors - detect light

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Structures of Eye related to refraction

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Most refraction:
Cornea

Fine focusing:
Lens

Others:
Aqueous Humour
Vitreous Humour

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Image form characteristic

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Real
Upside down
Vertically + laterally inverted
Smaller

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Process of forming image

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Refraction
Image form
Photoreceptor sense light
Nerve impulse send to brain visual centre
Brain interprets - upright image
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Bones structure

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Compact bone - dense and strong - support
Spongy bone - porous - absorb shock
Yellow bone marrow
Red bone marrow
Blood vessels

Living cells
Minerals
Protein

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Cartilages
Structure
Use

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Living cells
Less minerals
Softer
More elastic

Reduce friction
Give shape (eg pinna)
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Function of Skeleton ×5

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Protect organs
Movement - muscke attachment
Support body weight
Produce red blood cells
Store minerals -Ca P
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Skull

Importance

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Protect brain

Protect sense organs

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Vertebral column
Structure
Importance ×5

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Vertebra
Intervertebral disc in between - cartilage
S shaped

Support body weight
Bending
Protects spinal cord
Muscle attachment
Shock absorber
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Rib cage

Importance ×2

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Protect heart and lung

Breathing movements

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Movable joints

Structure

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Ligament - prevent dislocation - elastic
Fibrous capsule
Synovial membrane -secretes synovial fluid
Synovial fluid - reduce friction - nourish cartilage
Cartilage

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Movable joints
Types
Examples
Description

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Hinge joint:
Elbow
Knee
- moves in one plane

Ball-and-socket joint:
Shoulder
Hip
- moves in many planes

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Skeletal muscles structure

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Muscle fibre = one cell
Many nuclei in one cell

Many fibre - Wraped in connective tissue
A bundle

Connectwd to bone by Tendon
Tendon inelastic tough

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Muscle contraction to movement process

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Muscle contract
Inelastic tendon connecting two bones
Transmit pulling force
Bones moves

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Opposing muscles

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Flexor - bends limb - eg bicep

Extensor - straighten limb - eg tricep

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Nervous system

Structure ×2

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Central Nervous System CNS

Peripheral Nervous System PNS

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Neurone

Structure

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Dendron - to cell body
Cell body
Axon - away
Myelin Sheath - Fatty material

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Myelin sheath usage ×3

A

Insulate nerve fibres
Prevents transmission to surroundings
Speed up transmission

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Neurone types ×3
Location
Structure

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Sensory Neurones - PNS
Long Dendron - Short axon

Motor Neurones - CNS
Short Dendron - Long Axon

Interneurones - CNS
Short Dendron - Short Axon

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Transmission of Nerve Impulse Synapse

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Impulse arrives
Stimulate Synaptic Knob to release Neurotransmitters from Synaptic Vesicle
Neurotransmitters diffuse across Synaptic Cleft
Stimulate Dendron - Generate nerve impulse

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Synapse Importance ×2

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Emsure One Way Transport

Communicates with many neurones

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Central Nervous System Protection

A

Skull
Vertibral Column
Membrane of brain ×3
Cerebrospinal fluid

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Cerebrospinal fluid
Location
Importance

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Between inner and middle membrane
Central canal

Shock absorber
Mechanical support
Provide nutrients

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Brain parts
Colour
Importance

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Cerebrum
In White Out Grey Matter
Voluntary action, intelligence

Cerebellum
In White Out Grey
Coordinates Muscle Movement To Maintain Bofmdy Balance when moving

Medulla Oblongata
In Grey Out White
Involuntary action eg Breathing Heart beat
Reflex Centre

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Why is Cerebrum and Cerebellum highly folded

A

Surface area

Hold more neurones

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What is

Grey Matter White Matter

A

White - Myelin sheath

Grey - Cell body

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Cerebellum Importance

A

Coordinates Muscle Movements
To Maimtain Balance of Body
When moving

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Brain areas ×3

Usage

A

Sensory Area
Sensations - receive

Motor Area
Movements - send merve impulse

Associate Area
Intergrate info
Make decisions

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Q

Spinal cord
Structure
Colour
Neurones

A

Central canal in middle
Dorsal = back
Ventral = fronr

In Grey Out White

Sensory neurones cell body - Dorsal Root Ganglion
Motor Neurones - Grey Matter
Interneurones - Grey Matter

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Spinal Cord Importance ×2

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Relays nerve impulse between brain and body parts

Reflex centre for limbs and trunk

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Reflex Action Characteristics ×4

A

Inborn
Rapid
Automatic
Stereoptyped

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Withdrawal reflex process

A
Touch sharp object
Pain receptors generate impulse
Along sensory neurones
Interneurone
Motor neurones to effectors
Muscle contract
Hand withdraw

Note: withdraw before feeling pain
Another pathway to brain

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Knee jerk reflex process

Usage

A
Tendon tapped
Stretch receptors stimulated
Sensory neurones
Motor neurones
Legs muscles contract -effector

Maintain posture

Note: no interneurones

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Voluntary Action Process

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Receptor stimulated
Sensory Neurones
Cerebrum interprets integrate
Initiate
Send nerve impulse along motor neurone
Effector

Note: can be initiated without stimuli

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Endocrine
Where
Examples

A

Directly to blood

Eg. Pituitary glands, Thyroid glands

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Exocrine
How release
Examples

A

Release through ducts

Eg. Gastric glands, salivary glands