Round 1 Flashcards

1
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Why do we have long axons?

A

So we’re fast

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2
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Why do we have multiple dendrites?

A

So we can perform a complex response

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3
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What do nerves carry?

A

An electrical impulse

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4
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What are voluntary muscles?

Name 3…

A

Voluntary muscles are muscles you don’t need to think about using.
Quadriceps
Biceps and
Triceps

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5
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What are involuntary muscles?

Name 3…

A

Involuntary muscles are muscles that you don’t need to think about using
Stomach muscle
Bronchus muscle
Artery muscle etc

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6
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What are muscle pairs called?

A

Antagonistic muscle pairs

There a push and a pull

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7
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What is the agonist muscle in a pair and what is the antagonist muscle in a pair?

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The agonist is the extender muscle and the antagonist is the extender muscle

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8
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What is the only thing muscles can exert

A

A pulling force,they can’t trench themselves so they have to be stretched by their partner,the antagonist

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9
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What happens when you bend your arm?

A

Your bicep contracts so it’s short and fat whereas at the same time your tricep relaxes being the agonist muscle

WHEN ONE CONTRACTS THE OTHER RELAXES

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10
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What is the longest bone in our body

A

Femur

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