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Muscle Tissue and Joints Flashcards

1
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what are the 3 types of muscle tissue?

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skeletal, cardiac, smooth

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what are the 4 main functions of muscle tissue?

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facilitate movement, open and close body passageways, thermoregulation, and maintaining posture/support for joints

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3
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where is skeletal muscle tissue located?

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all throughout the body

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4
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what type of muscle tissue functions for movement under voluntary control?

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skeletal

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what type of muscle tissue has the appereance of very long, cylindrical cells, striations, and peripherally located multinucleated cells?

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skeletal

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6
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where is smooth muscle tissue located?

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GI, urinary , vascular tissue

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7
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what type of muscle tissue functions via contractions that control movement of material under involuntary control?

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smooth

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8
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What type of muscle tissue has the appearance of short, spindle shaped cells that lack striations and have a single, central nucleus?

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smooth

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9
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where is myocardium (cardiac muscle) located?

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muscle of the heart

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10
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what type of muscle tissue functions to contract the heart to pump blood under involuntary control?

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myocardium

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what type of muscle tissue has the appearance of short, bifurcated cells with striations and centrally located mono- or bi-nucleus?

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myocardium

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12
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what type of muscle tissue has intercalated discs?

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myocardium

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13
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what do intercalated discs do?

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rapid transport of impulse

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14
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what is responsible for the rapid transport of impulse in the myocardium?

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intercalated discs

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15
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what are the 5 parts of skeletal muscle organization?

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muscle, fascicle, muscle fiber (myocyte), myofibrils, myofilaments

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16
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what is the connective tissue that surrounds the whole muscle?

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epimysium

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17
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what is the connective tissue that surrounds fascicles?

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perimysium

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18
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what is the connective tissue that surrounds the muscle fibers?

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endomysium

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19
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what is the term for repeating contractile units that give muscle the striated appereance?

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sarcomeres

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20
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where are sarcomeres located?

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myofibrils

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21
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what are the two myofilaments found in sarcomeres?

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myosin and actin

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22
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what myofilament is thick?

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myosin

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23
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what myofilament is thin?

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actin

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24
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what is described as the linear contraction achieved by thick and thin myofilaments sliding against each other?

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sliding filament mechanism

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25
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how do muscles move bones?

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happens over at least one joint and is the brining of the insertion to the origin

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26
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what attachment of the muscle is less mobile?

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origin

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27
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what attachment of the muscle attaches to the axial skeleton when crossing from axial to appendicular skeleton?

A

origin

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28
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what attachment of the muscle is the proximal attachment when taking about extremities?

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origin

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29
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what attachment of the muscle is more mobile?

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insertion

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30
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what attachment of the muscle attaches to the appendicular skeleton when crossing from axial to appendicular skeleton?

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insertion

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31
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what attachment of the muscle is the distal attachment when talking about extremities?

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insertion

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32
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muscle compartments are muscles with similar ____, ____, and/or ____

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function, innervation, blood supply

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33
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what is another word for joint?

A

articulation

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34
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what is described as the place of contact between two or more bones?

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joint

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35
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more planes of motions means _____ stability

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reduced

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36
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what two ways increase stability?

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muscular support and ligamentous attachment

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37
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mobility and stability have an ____ relationship

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inverse

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38
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what are the 3 classifications of joints?

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fibrous, cartilaginous, synvial

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39
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____ is the class of joints that are connected by dense regular connective tissue

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fibrous

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40
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____ is the class of joints that are connected by plates of cartilage

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cartilaginous

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41
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_____ is the class of joints with articular capsule with joint cavity

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synovial

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42
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what are the 3 categories of fibrous joints?

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gomphosis, sutures, syndemosis

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43
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what are the 2 categories of cartilaginous joints?

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synchondrosis, symphysis

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44
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what are the 6 categories of synovial joints?

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planar, hinge, pivot, saddle, condylar, ball-socket

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45
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between teeth and sockets is an example of what type of fibrous joint?

46
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between skull bones is an example of what type of fibrous joint?

47
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the membranes between tibia/fibula and radius/ulna are an example of what type of fibrous joint?

A

syndemosis

48
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the epiphyseal plates and the 1st rib manubrium are examples of what type of cartilaginous joint?

A

synchondrosis

49
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what type of cartilaginous joint is connected by hyaline cartilage?

A

synchondrosis

50
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intervetebral discs and pubic symphysis are examples of what type of cartilaginous joint?

51
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what type of cartilaginous joint is connected by fibrocartilage?

52
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what type of synovial joint movement is when the bones slide across each other on a plane and are not able to move around an axis?

53
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what type of synovial joint movement is movement around one axis?

54
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what type of synovial joint movement is movement around 2 axes/planes and is front to back and side to side?

55
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what type of synovial joint movement is movement around all 3 axes/planes and is front to back, side to side, and rotating/twisting?

A

multiaxial

56
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intercarpal and intertarsal joints are examples of what type of synovial joints?

A

gliding/planar

57
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the elbow, knee, and interphalangeal joints are examples of what type of synovial joints?

58
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the radioulnar and atlantoaxial joints are examples of what type of synovial joints?

59
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metacarpophalangeal and metatarsophalangeal joints are examples of what type of synovial joints?

60
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the thumb (first carpometacarpal) joint is an example of what type of synovial joint?

61
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the shoulder and hip joints are examples of what type of synovial joints?

A

ball and socket

62
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gliding/planar joints move _____

A

as flat surfaces gliding across each other

63
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hinge joints move around ____ axis

64
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pivot joints move around ____ axis

65
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condylar joints move around ____ axis

66
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saddle joints adjoin bones that have ___ and ____ surfaces

A

convex, concave

67
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ball and socket joints move around _____ axis and have the ____ range of motion

A

3, greatest

68
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flexion _____ the angle

69
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extension ____ the angle

70
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abduction is movement ______ the midline

71
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adduction is movement ____ the midline

72
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lateral rotation is movement ______

73
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medial rotation is movement _____

74
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supination is rotating the _____ ______

A

palms, anteriorly

75
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pronation is rotating the ____ ______

A

palms, posteriorly

76
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inversion is rotating the ____ ______

A

sole of the foot, inward

77
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eversion is rotating the _____ _____

A

sole of the foot, outward

78
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elevation is movement ______

A

superiorly

79
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depression is movement _____

A

inferiorly

80
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What are some tissues that muscles attach to?

A

bone, skin, etc.

81
Q

Allowing blood vessels to constrict and relax are examples of how muscles do which of their functions?

A

blood circulation

82
Q

What is the purpose of sphincter muscles?

A

contract to prevent passage, relax to allow for waste elimination

83
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What will your muscle tissues cause you to do if you need help with thermoregulation?

84
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Cardiac muscles are _____ to allow cells to _____ for impulse conductions

A

bifurcated, interact with each other

85
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The myocardium is the _____ layer of the heart

86
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The middle layer of the heart is the _____

A

myocardium

87
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_____ are the contractile units of muscle fibers

A

sarcomeres

88
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____ sarcomeres make the muscle fiber long, while _____ sarcomeres make the muscle fiber short

A

relaxed, contracted

89
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The axial skeleton is the ____ bones

90
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The appendicular skeleton is the bones of the _____

A

extremeties

91
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The muscle between teeth and sockets are an example of what type?

92
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Skull bones are connected by what type of joints?

93
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Syndesmosis are the joints _____

A

between bones

94
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Ligaments are made of _____ connective tissue

A

dense regular

95
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Wrist and ankle bones are connected by what type of joint?

A

gliding/planar

96
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The muscle that makes your head move side to side (atlantoaxial joint C1-C2) is what type of joint?

97
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What type of joint allows fingers to move side to side and flex?

98
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Flexion and extension happen in what plane?

99
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Abduction and adduction happen in what plane?

100
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When your forearm is in supination, the bones are _____

101
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When your forearm is in pronation, the bones are ____

A

crossed-over

102
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The ___ ____ is the neurons control center that receives, integrates, and sends out nerve impulses

103
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The ____ _____ carries sensory info from skin to cell body

A

peripheral

104
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The _____ detects touch, pain, temp, and vibrations of skin

105
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The ______ ______ sends impulses from the cell body the the CNS

A

central process

106
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The ____ ____ _____ is where a central and peripheral process attach to the cell body

A

short single process

107
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The _____ transmits nerve impulses away from the cell body to other neurons, muscles, or glands

108
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99% of neurons are what type?

A

interneurons

109
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The ____ ___ _____ controls substances that can leave capillaries and enter the fluid surrounding neurons

A

blood brain barrier

110
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Sodium enter the neuron makes the inside ______ relative to the outside

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