Round 1 Flashcards
Why do we have long axons?
So we’re fast
Why do we have multiple dendrites?
So we can perform a complex response
What do nerves carry?
An electrical impulse
What are voluntary muscles?
Name 3…
Voluntary muscles are muscles you don’t need to think about using.
Quadriceps
Biceps and
Triceps
What are involuntary muscles?
Name 3…
Involuntary muscles are muscles that you don’t need to think about using
Stomach muscle
Bronchus muscle
Artery muscle etc
What are muscle pairs called?
Antagonistic muscle pairs
There a push and a pull
What is the agonist muscle in a pair and what is the antagonist muscle in a pair?
The agonist is the extender muscle and the antagonist is the extender muscle
What is the only thing muscles can exert
A pulling force,they can’t trench themselves so they have to be stretched by their partner,the antagonist
What happens when you bend your arm?
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
What is the longest bone in our body
Femur