Locomotion Flashcards

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Locomotion

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The ability of an organism to move from one place to another

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Motile

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Able to move

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Sessile

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Staying still

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Advantages of being motile

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. Finding food
. Running away from predators
. Finding shelter
. Finding a mate

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5
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Ameba

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Motile pseudopods

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Euglena

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Motile flagella

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Hydra

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Sessile

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Earthworm

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Motile (muscles and setae hairs)

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Grasshopper

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Motile (exoskeleton, joined appendages, wings, legs)

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Plant/mushroom

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Bones

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. Protect inner organs
. Bones have marrow that Brodie’s blood cells
. Bones give the body form

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Cartilage

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Connective tissue, bendable (ex. Nose)

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Smooth muscle

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Involuntary - don’t have control over it (ex. Digestive system)(no striations)

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Skeletal muscle

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Voluntary - you have control over it(ex. Muscles attached to bones, arm, leg ha

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Cardiac muscle

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Involuntary- you don’t have control over it (heart muscle)

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Flexor

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Biceps

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Extensor

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Triceps

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Antagonists

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Can’t flex and extend at the same time

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Tendons

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Attach muscle to bone (connective tissue)

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Ligament

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Attach bone to bone (connective tissue)

21
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Tendonitis

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Inflammation of tendons

22
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Arthritis

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Inflammation of joints