Neuromuscular Flashcards

1
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somatic

A

voluntary movement, controls skeletal muscles

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2
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neuron cell body

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contains nucleus, organelles

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3
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neuron nerve fibers

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dendrites and axons

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4
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dendrites

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receive nerve impulses

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5
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axon

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sends nerve impulses from the neuron cell body to the branching axon terminals. the long threadlike part of a nerve cell along which impulses are conducted from the cell body to other cells.

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6
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what do axon terminals do

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once received by the axon - stimulate the release of chemical neurotransmitters into synapses

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7
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spinal nerves

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bundles of nerves fibers axon and dendrites

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8
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what starts muscle contraction

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starts with a axon terminal secretes the chemical neurotransmitters at the neuromuscular junction

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9
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ATP

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is used to cause contraction and relaxation of the muscle

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10
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neurons

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communications - pass electrical impulses to other neurons and can either continue or stop there

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11
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muscle contraction

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efferent axon terminal synapse with a muscle cell, contraction can occur

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12
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all nerve impulses

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are one way start at the dendrites to cell body down the axon to the branches

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