skeletal system Crossword Puzzles
Muscles 2021-05-19
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- an inflamed tendon
- a tissue that contracts or relaxes to create movement
- if you don’t exercise your muscles, they get weak and?
- how do you smooth muscles contract
- cardiac muscle is found in only what organ of the body
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- skeletal muscle attached to bones by the?
- when one muscle contracts another?
- which type of muscle are involuntary
- which type of muscle are voluntary
- muscles always work in what
10 Clues: an inflamed tendon • muscles always work in what • when one muscle contracts another? • which type of muscle are voluntary • how do you smooth muscles contract • which type of muscle are involuntary • skeletal muscle attached to bones by the? • a tissue that contracts or relaxes to create movement • if you don’t exercise your muscles, they get weak and? • ...
Invertebrate Fun! by Tauana Cunha 2018-04-22
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- Part of the body of mollusks responsible for secretion of the shell
- Feature of the body of annelids, arthropods and kinorhynchs once used to place annelids and arthropods together in the animal phylogeny
- Developmental process leading to the formation of the embryonic germ layers
- Animals possessing a ciliated wheel organ used to capture food particles
- Physiological state in which water bears suspend their metabolism in response to adverse environmental conditions
- Body cavity completely lined by mesoderm epithelia
- Group of organisms including their most recent common ancestor, but not all of its descendants
- Phylum that has a unique proboscis housed in a coelomic cavity called rhynchocoel
- Animals in which the presence of two valves may cause confusion with bivalves, but that can be distinguished by the orientation of the valves and the presence of a pedicle
- Type of cleavage present in bryozoans that used to be evidence for grouping them with deuterostomes
- Invertebrates like tunicates, bryozoans and corals that share tissues between individual units
- Complex structures that give the tiny Gnathifera their name (gnathos, greek for ……)
- Calcareous or siliceous skeletal elements produced by sponges
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- Hormone-regulated process by which invertebrates from a certain clade shed their cuticle
- Pelagic, sexual phase of the life cycle of some cnidarians
- Animals with a dorsal nervous system
- Type of musculature lacking in nematodes (roundworms) and nematomorphs (gordian worms)
- Most common host of the parasitic nematomorphs, which manipulate the behaviour of the host to make it jump into water
- Structure that gives skeletal support to lancelets (cephalochordates) and larvae of sea squirts (tunicates)
- Clade of animals that are triploblastic
- Animals whose symmetry is bilateral as larvae and pentaradial as adults
- Life-style of a large diversity of platyhelminthes for which many body structures and functions are specialized
- Although both swim and are predators, octopuses are benthic while squids are ……
- Monophyletic group
24 Clues: Monophyletic group • Animals with a dorsal nervous system • Clade of animals that are triploblastic • Body cavity completely lined by mesoderm epithelia • Pelagic, sexual phase of the life cycle of some cnidarians • Calcareous or siliceous skeletal elements produced by sponges • Part of the body of mollusks responsible for secretion of the shell • ...
HS III Unit 3 study guide part 1 2020-10-14
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- finger and toe bones
- bone-resorbing cells
- a thin myofilament of the skeletal muscle
- ___ and fibula are the bones of the lower leg
- attach muscle to bone
- bone- forming cells
- used to pass nutrients to the bone cells
- training that leads to increased blood vessels in a muscle
- muscle attachment to a more stationary bone
- # of ribs atteched to the sternum
- thigh bone
- intercalated disks are found in ___ muscle
- weight bearing activities cause bones to become more _____
- another name for smooth muscle is ___ muscle
- covers the shaft of a bone
- the elbow moves freely. it is a ___ joint
- cartilage cells
- bone cells are found here in an osteon
- carpals are part of this division of the skeleton
- straightening a joint
- ankle bones
- ____ junction is the point of contact between a nerve and the muscle it stimulates
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- bone growth can continue as long as this is present
- the female pelvis is ___ than a male pelvis
- paranasal sinuses are not found in this bone
- middle layer of flat bone
- a moscle contracts but does not shorten in a ___ contraction
- a muscle contracts and shortens causing the insertion point to move toward the origin in a ___ contraction
- the wrist bone is a ____ bone
- another name for haversian system
- needle-like threads of spongy bone
- bone that may develop in a tendon
- section of the lower spine
- when a muscle fiber is stimulated, it contracts completely (4 words)
- a thick myofilament of skeletal muscle
- moving a body part toward midline
- spins one bone in relation to another
- a hormone that decreases blood calcium
- the hyoid bone is part of this division of the skeleton
- upper jaw-bone
40 Clues: thigh bone • ankle bones • upper jaw-bone • cartilage cells • bone- forming cells • finger and toe bones • bone-resorbing cells • attach muscle to bone • straightening a joint • middle layer of flat bone • section of the lower spine • covers the shaft of a bone • the wrist bone is a ____ bone • another name for haversian system • # of ribs atteched to the sternum • ...
Cardiac Muscle 2021-09-22
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- This is a small upward deflection on the ECG
- In muscle, this period is the time interval during which a second contraction cannot be triggered
- cardiac muscle has a smaller intracellular reserve of ______ ions
- The SA node is a ______ pacemaker
- The instrument used to record the changes is called
- The mechanism of contraction is similar in cardiac muscle is similar to ________ muscle
- the action potential travels along the conduction system and spreads out to excite these fibres
- Intercalated discs contain these to hold the fibres and gap junctions together.
- This sets the rhythm of electrical excitation that causes contraction of the heart.
- __________ Q wave may indicate a myocardial infarction
- irregular transverse thickenings of the sarcolemma are called
- The third wave is a dome-shaped upward deflection called the
- the phase of contraction
- QRS complex begins with a ________ deflection
- These allow the entire myocardium of the atria or the ventricles to contract as a single, coordinated unit.
- The source of this electrical activity is a network of specialized cardiac muscle fibers called
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- First step in the action potential occurs of a contractile fiber
- High blood K+ level causes
- Cardiac excitation normally begins here
- The phase of relaxation.
- These large diameter fibres rapidly conduct the action potential beginning at the apex of the heart upward to the remainder of the ventricular myocardium
- A recording of electrical signals is called
- The spontaneous depolarization in SA node is a ______ potential
- AV bundle is also called as
- ECG involves measuring the time spans between waves called
- This is a period of maintained depolarization in contractile fibre
- The recovery of the resting membrane potential takes place during this phase of action potential
- Larger P waves indicate enlargement of
- This cell organelle is larger and more numerous in cardiac muscle fibers than in skeletal muscle fibers.
- Number nuclei present in a muscle cell
- In muscle, this period is the time interval during which a second contraction cannot be triggered
31 Clues: The phase of relaxation. • the phase of contraction • High blood K+ level causes • AV bundle is also called as • The SA node is a ______ pacemaker • Larger P waves indicate enlargement of • Number nuclei present in a muscle cell • Cardiac excitation normally begins here • A recording of electrical signals is called • This is a small upward deflection on the ECG • ...
Cardiac Muscle 2021-09-22
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- The third wave is a dome-shaped upward deflection called the
- Cardiac excitation normally begins here
- The mechanism of contraction is similar in cardiac muscle is similar to ________ muscle
- This is a period of maintained depolarization in contractile fibre
- This is a small upward deflection on the ECG
- This cell organelle is larger and more numerous in cardiac muscle fibers than in skeletal muscle fibers.
- These large diameter fibres rapidly conduct the action potential beginning at the apex of the heart upward to the remainder of the ventricular myocardium
- __________ Q wave may indicate a myocardial infarction
- The instrument used to record the changes is called
- The recovery of the resting membrane potential takes place during this phase of action potential
- cardiac muscle has a smaller intracellular reserve of ______ ions
- QRS complex begins with a ________ deflection
- ECG involves measuring the time spans between waves called
- The spontaneous depolarization in SA node is a ______ potential
- AV bundle is also called as
- The phase of relaxation.
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- A recording of electrical signals is called
- High blood K+ level causes
- Intercalated discs contain these to hold the fibres and gap junctions together.
- Larger P waves indicate enlargement of
- irregular transverse thickenings of the sarcolemma are called
- The SA node is a ______ pacemaker
- First step in the action potential occurs of a contractile fiber
- This sets the rhythm of electrical excitation that causes contraction of the heart.
- The source of this electrical activity is a network of specialized cardiac muscle fibers called
- the action potential travels along the conduction system and spreads out to excite these fibres
- These allow the entire myocardium of the atria or the ventricles to contract as a single, coordinated unit.
- In muscle, this period is the time interval during which a second contraction cannot be triggered
- the phase of contraction
- Number nuclei present in a muscle cell
30 Clues: the phase of contraction • The phase of relaxation. • High blood K+ level causes • AV bundle is also called as • The SA node is a ______ pacemaker • Larger P waves indicate enlargement of • Number nuclei present in a muscle cell • Cardiac excitation normally begins here • A recording of electrical signals is called • This is a small upward deflection on the ECG • ...
Word Power 4 2021-10-13
Word Power 4 2021-10-13
Skeletal Muscles 2013-11-14
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- Lighter-coloured region where myosin and actin don't overlap
- Forms fibrous strand around actin filament
- Darker-coloured region where myosin and actin overlap
- Fibres that have slower, weaker but longer lasting effects
- Long rod-shaped fibres wioth projecting bulbous heads
- line in the centre of the I band
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- Two strands twisted around each other
- Fibres that have quicker, stronger but shorter lasting effects
- Tiny muscle fibres
- Cytoplasm of muscle fibres full of mitochondria and ER
- Globular protein involved in muscle contraction
- The distance between two adjacent Z lines
- Lighter-coloured region at the centre of the A band
13 Clues: Tiny muscle fibres • line in the centre of the I band • Two strands twisted around each other • The distance between two adjacent Z lines • Forms fibrous strand around actin filament • Globular protein involved in muscle contraction • Lighter-coloured region at the centre of the A band • Darker-coloured region where myosin and actin overlap • ...
A Scientific Crossword 2013-11-27
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- The mouth, esophagus, stomach, small and large intestines are all major organs of the ______________ system.
- As sweat _________ heat is drawn away from the skin.
- People immersed in cold water have a higher vulnerability of getting ____________.
- A stress hormone that is released when you are cold, afraid, stressed or feel strong emotions and signs of this hormone may include goosebumps, tears, sweaty palms, trembling hands, an increase in blood pressure, a racing heart and the feeling of 'butterflies' in the stomach.
- The result, action and goal is opposite to that of vasoconstriction.
- The major role of the excretory system is "to filter out cellular wastes, toxins and excess water or nutrients from the ______________ system."
- When the hairs rise of a fur covered animal, like our primal ancestors, during the phenomenon 'goosebumps' the heat is trapped against the skin, lacking fur humans, use ________ to produce the same result.
- The _____________ system directs behaviour and movement along with the help of the endocrine system controls physiological processes.
- The ____________ system provides a gas exchange between the blood and the environment.
- An involuntary response to cold that is a trait inherited from our ancestors however, it has no effect on body temperature.
- "Symptoms may include headache, chills and nausea progressing to confusion, delirium and unconsciousness."
- Blood is an example of _________ tissue.
- ______ are not considered hibernators because their body temperatures remain relatively high.
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- There are 3 types of muscle tissue, skeletal, smooth and cardiac, all of which possess the special ability to ___________.
- When body temperatures get to high and leave the range, death may result without immediate ___________ attention.
- "Examples of __________ are keeping a constant level of oxygen in the blood, regulating blood sugar, and preventing the build up of waste products in the body."
- You need water on a hot day to replace the water you lose when you sweat and to prevent ____________.
- A voluntary action that, through movement, is extremely productive and very much encouraged in warming up the body when you are cold.
- An involuntary response to a low body temperature that constricts blood vessels near the skin in an effort to prevent heat loss.
- The immune system is also referred to as the __________ system.
- A compound produced by insects that lowers the freezing point of liquids in the body so that ice crystals do not form.
- Nerve tissue is also found in parts of sensory organs such as the ________ in eye.
- "Sweating has much less effect in ________ conditions."
- A small part of the brain that manages body temperature, hunger, fatigue as well as thirst and is found at the top of the brainstem.
- To maintain equilibrium the body uses the following systems: the nervous system and the ____________ system.
- "Something that occurs consciously, with thought and will."
26 Clues: Blood is an example of _________ tissue. • As sweat _________ heat is drawn away from the skin. • "Sweating has much less effect in ________ conditions." • "Something that occurs consciously, with thought and will." • The immune system is also referred to as the __________ system. • The result, action and goal is opposite to that of vasoconstriction. • ...
HS III Unit 3 study guide part 1 2020-10-14
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- finger and toe bones
- bone-resorbing cells
- a thin myofilament of the skeletal muscle
- ___ and fibula are the bones of the lower leg
- attach muscle to bone
- bone- forming cells
- used to pass nutrients to the bone cells
- training that leads to increased blood vessels in a muscle
- muscle attachment to a more stationary bone
- # of ribs atteched to the sternum
- thigh bone
- intercalated disks are found in ___ muscle
- weight bearing activities cause bones to become more _____
- another name for smooth muscle is ___ muscle
- covers the shaft of a bone
- the elbow moves freely. it is a ___ joint
- cartilage cells
- bone cells are found here in an osteon
- carpals are part of this division of the skeleton
- straightening a joint
- ankle bones
- ____ junction is the point of contact between a nerve and the muscle it stimulates
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- bone growth can continue as long as this is present
- the female pelvis is ___ than a male pelvis
- paranasal sinuses are not found in this bone
- middle layer of flat bone
- a moscle contracts but does not shorten in a ___ contraction
- a muscle contracts and shortens causing the insertion point to move toward the origin in a ___ contraction
- the wrist bone is a ____ bone
- another name for haversian system
- needle-like threads of spongy bone
- bone that may develop in a tendon
- section of the lower spine
- when a muscle fiber is stimulated, it contracts completely (4 words)
- a thick myofilament of skeletal muscle
- moving a body part toward midline
- spins one bone in relation to another
- a hormone that decreases blood calcium
- the hyoid bone is part of this division of the skeleton
- upper jaw-bone
40 Clues: thigh bone • ankle bones • upper jaw-bone • cartilage cells • bone- forming cells • finger and toe bones • bone-resorbing cells • attach muscle to bone • straightening a joint • middle layer of flat bone • section of the lower spine • covers the shaft of a bone • the wrist bone is a ____ bone • another name for haversian system • # of ribs atteched to the sternum • ...
Gen Bio II: Crossword Puzzle 2020-02-02
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- Has a size of two adult hands and acts as a pump in the circulatory system
- A hormone that increases blood pressure, heart rate, and metabolism
- Skeletal structure of the head that supports face and protects the brain
- Expels Urine
- Fiber which carries impulses away from cell body
- Helps in excretion by producing sweat
- Gaps or nodes in the myelin sheath
- The body's chemical messenger
- Where sperms are produced
- Used in breathing and provides oxygen
- Thin muscular tube that carries away urine from the kidney to the bladder
- Responsible for general movement
- Bones that protects the organs at the chest area
- Accessory organ of skin made up of columns tightly packed dead keratinocytes
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- A type of enzyme that breaks down protein
- Basic functional cell of the nervous system
- Spongy material at the center of bones
- Acts as the connector between the endocrine and nervous system
- Tiny sacs in the lungs
- Transports nutrients, oxygen, and more to all parts of the body
- Found in the walls of hollow organs (stomach airways and blood vessels)
- Small, sensitive, erectile part of the female reproductive organ
- Responsible for keeping blood pumping
- Long, thin, and muscular tube that connects the pharynx to the stomach
- Horseshoe-shaped bone
- made of sheets of hardened keratinocytes
- inner most layer of the hair (not present in all hairs)
- Where offspring are conceived
- Largest Lymphatic Organ
- Helps in maintaining the moisture of the nose
- A lung that is narrow to make room for the heart
- A type of enzyme that breaks down fats
- fluid goes between the cells and brings nourishment and carries away damaged cells, cancer cells, and germs
33 Clues: Expels Urine • Horseshoe-shaped bone • Tiny sacs in the lungs • Largest Lymphatic Organ • Where sperms are produced • The body's chemical messenger • Where offspring are conceived • Responsible for general movement • Gaps or nodes in the myelin sheath • Responsible for keeping blood pumping • Helps in excretion by producing sweat • Used in breathing and provides oxygen • ...
Nervous System Crossword 2021-03-23
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- a whitish fiber or bundle of fibers that transmits impulses of sensation to the brain or spinal cord, and impulses from these to the muscles and organs
- neuron: Sensory neurons that carry nerve impulses from sensory stimuli towards the central nervous system and brain
- neurotransmitter receptors: receive signals that trigger an electrical signal, by regulating the activity of ion channels.
- a sensory receptor which receives stimuli from within the body, especially one that responds to position and movement.
- nervous system: Controls the activities of the body. In vertebrates, comprises the brain and spinal cord.
- nervous system: the nervous system outside the brain and spinal cord
- a structure containing a number of nerve cell bodies, typically linked by synapses, and often forming a swelling on a nerve fiber.
- nervous system: Controls bodily functions not consciously directed, such as breathing, the heartbeat, and digestive processes
- a short branched extension of a nerve cell, along which impulses received from other cells at synapses are transmitted to the cell body.
- membrane: specialized area of membrane of the axon terminal that faces the plasma membrane of the neuron or muscle fiber
- bodies: the large granular body found in neurons.
- neuron: motor neurons that carry neural impulses away from the central nervous system towards muscles to cause movement
- long threadlike part of a nerve cell along which impulses are conducted from the cell body to other cells
- of ranvier: a gap in the myelin sheath of a nerve, between adjacent Schwann cells.
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- a chemical substance that is released at the end of a nerve fiber by the arrival of a nerve impulse
- body: nucleus-containing central part of a neuron
- he site of transmission of electric nerve impulses between two nerve cells or between a neuron and a gland or muscle cell
- a thing or event that evokes a specific functional reaction in an organ or tissue.
- membrane: receives a signal from the presynaptic cell
- cells: any of the cells in the peripheral nervous system that produce the myelin sheath around neuronal axons
- a neuron which transmits impulses between other neurons, especially as part of a reflex arc
- terminal: typically the sites where synapses with other neurons are found, and neurotransmitters are stored there to communicate with other neurons
- nervous system: known as the voluntary nervous system. Consists of neurons that are associated with skeletal or striated muscle fibers and influence voluntary movements of the body.
- feel that hold nerve cells in place and help them work the way they should
- the fundamental units of the brain and nervous system. responsible for receiving sensory input from external world, sending motor commands to our muscles, transforming and relaying electrical signals.
- sheath: insulating layer that forms around nerves, including those in brain and spinal cord. Allows electrical impulses to transmit quickly and efficiently along nerve cells.
26 Clues: body: nucleus-containing central part of a neuron • bodies: the large granular body found in neurons. • membrane: receives a signal from the presynaptic cell • nervous system: the nervous system outside the brain and spinal cord • feel that hold nerve cells in place and help them work the way they should • ...
The human body systems 2022-11-16
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- Your body's central framework.
- Involve breathing in oxygen and removing carbon dioxide.
- It permits movement of the body, maintains posture, and circulates blood throughout the body.
- Your body's outer layer.
- The organs that take in food and liquids and break them down into substances that the body can use for energy, growth, and tissue repair.
- The glands and organs that make hormones and release them directly into the blood so they can travel to tissues and organs all over the body.
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- Transport materials to and from cells.
- A body system that removes excess, unnecessary materials from the body fluids of an organism.
- The tissues and organs that produce, store, and carry white blood cells that fight infections and other diseases.
- Involved in producing offspring.
- A complex network of cells, tissues, organs, and the substances they make that helps the body fight infections and other diseases.
- The system sends messages back and forth between the brain and the body. The brain is what controls all the body's functions.
12 Clues: Your body's outer layer. • Your body's central framework. • Involved in producing offspring. • Transport materials to and from cells. • Involve breathing in oxygen and removing carbon dioxide. • A body system that removes excess, unnecessary materials from the body fluids of an organism. • ...
ENGin Crossword 2023-06-18
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- These are bony joints below each finger that allow us to make a fist.
- This is the center area of the eye that allows us to see.
- This part of the skeletal system that protects the brain.
- This is the organ that pumps blood and keeps us breathing.
- This is the column of ones that runs down the center of the back and helps us sit up.
- This organ is responsible for filtering waste from the blood.
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- This is the longest bone in the human body and is located in the thigh.
- This is considered the largest organ in the body.
- This system is a complex network of nerves responsible for transmitting signals (two words).
- These organs come in a pair and are responsible for helping you breathe.
- This is the thicker upper part of the leg located between the hip and the knee.
- This joint connects the leg to the foot and appears as a small bump at the base of the leg.
12 Clues: This is considered the largest organ in the body. • This is the center area of the eye that allows us to see. • This part of the skeletal system that protects the brain. • This is the organ that pumps blood and keeps us breathing. • This organ is responsible for filtering waste from the blood. • ...
Worksheet 2 2021-04-01
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- Faulty union and alignment of the fractured bone
- Unorganized network of woven bone formed about ends of broken bone, which is reabsorbed as healing is complete
- Fracture is healing but not as quickly as expected
- Non-surgical realignment of fracture or a joint
- A branch of surgery dealing with the preservation and restoration of the function of the skeletal system and its articulation and association with its related structures
- Failure of the fractured bone ends to unite
- infection/inflammation of bone
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- Unable to restore to the normal place or position
- Pertaining to a joint
- a type of wire application for fracture stabilization
- ends – spongy bone surrounded by compact bone
- Complete separation of the articular surfaces from a joint
- Partial or incomplete separation of a joint
- Surgical opening and exposure to realign a fracture or point
- shaft – composed of compact bone
- Growth plate
- Able to restore to the normal place of relation of parts, as a fracture
- fibrous protective membrane that covers the diaphysis
18 Clues: Growth plate • Pertaining to a joint • infection/inflammation of bone • shaft – composed of compact bone • Partial or incomplete separation of a joint • Failure of the fractured bone ends to unite • ends – spongy bone surrounded by compact bone • Non-surgical realignment of fracture or a joint • Faulty union and alignment of the fractured bone • ...
Nervous Coordination 2023-08-17
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- Type of neuron that conducts signals from receptors to the central nervous system
- Certain level of membrane potential to be surpassed
- Neurotransmitter that transmits signals to skeletal muscles
- "Downtime" after an action potential when a second action potential cannot be initiated
- Neuronal process that transmits the action potential
- Sodium channels close and potassium channels open causing this
- Lipid that insulates the axon
- Another word for the cell body of a neuron
- Constant voltage across neuron membranes
- Sodium ions flood in across the membrane causing this
- Protein that helps re-establish the resting potential
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- Electrical signal that travels along the axon
- Chemical that moves across a synapse
- Neuronal processes arising from the nerve cell body that receive input
- Muscles or glands can be these
- Junction between a neuron and its target cell for transmission of information
- The membrane potential has briefly fallen below -70mV
- Type of cell that makes up the myelin sheath
18 Clues: Lipid that insulates the axon • Muscles or glands can be these • Chemical that moves across a synapse • Constant voltage across neuron membranes • Another word for the cell body of a neuron • Type of cell that makes up the myelin sheath • Electrical signal that travels along the axon • Certain level of membrane potential to be surpassed • ...
Neuroscience 2015-02-09
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- the basic building block of the nervous system; receiving information
- the collection of structures in the middle of the brain responsible for coordinating movement patterns, sleep, and arousal
- part of a neuron that contains the cell nucleus and other structures that help the neuron carry out its functions
- a substance that mimics and enhances a neurotransmitter's direct effect
- a long, tube-like structure that conveys impulses away from a neuron's cell body
- the part of the nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal cord
- a chemical messenger released by neurons that travels across the synapse and allows neurons to communicate with one another
- the small brain structure beneath the thalamus that helps govern drives and hormones
- a subdivision of the PNS that connects the CNS to sensory receptors and controls skeletal muscles
- immature cells that have the potential to develop into almost any type of cell
- the brain's ability to reorganize and change its structure and function throughout the life span
- branching fibers of neurons that receive neural impulses from other neurons
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- the diffuse set of neurons that helps screen incoming information and controls arousal
- the process by which new neurons are generated
- the part of the nervous system composed of the nerves and neurons connecting the CNS to the rest of the body
- a segment of DNA that occupies a specific place on a particular chromosome and carries the code for hereditary transmission
- the process by which heritable traits that increase an organism's chances of survival
- a substance that blocks normal neurotransmitter functioning
- provide structural, nutritional, and other support for neurons
- a chemical messengers manufactured and secreted by the endocrine glands
20 Clues: the process by which new neurons are generated • a substance that blocks normal neurotransmitter functioning • provide structural, nutritional, and other support for neurons • the basic building block of the nervous system; receiving information • the part of the nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal cord • ...
Anatomy 402 Cardiac Muscle Crossword 2014-01-29
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- 70's female rock band with the hit Barracuda"
- cardiac muscle is made up of __________ cells rather than fused multi nucleate cells
- ____ Junctions allow electrical conduction between cells
- Heart Muscle Disease
- Boundaries between cardiac cells, or 90's albums
- The nucleus is found at the ______ of cardiac muscle cells
- big american football game happening this weekend!!
- protein which makes up the A-Band
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- Ionic conductance in cardiac muscle cells results in the rapid spread of ______________ between cardiac muscle cells
- Cardiac muscle have less distinct _______ than the skeletal muscle
- Cardiac muscle cells are much _______ than skeletal muscle cells
- Possible Medical emergency when fluid leaks into the pericardium restricting optimal/safe cardiac muscle contraction
- Change in heart morphology (heart grows larger) due to hypertension
- Cardiac cells are approximately 100 _________ in diameter
- Increase in the number of cells
- The divalent cation which stimulates muscle contraction
- Makes cardiac muscle similar to aspen
17 Clues: Heart Muscle Disease • Increase in the number of cells • protein which makes up the A-Band • Makes cardiac muscle similar to aspen • 70's female rock band with the hit Barracuda" • Boundaries between cardiac cells, or 90's albums • big american football game happening this weekend!! • The divalent cation which stimulates muscle contraction • ...
organ system 2021-10-01
Body and its movement 2017-11-20
5 Clues: only movable part in the face • it is a kind of joint in the body • longest bone in the skeletal system • --------- is the frame work of bone • ribs _______ are the two pairs of ribs that do not join
Muscular System 2023-04-20
5 Clues: Muscles are made up of muscle_____ • Strongest muscle in the human body • System responsible for movement of the body • 3 main types of muscles: skeletal, smooth,& ____ • Muscle found in organs and blood vessels. Responsible for involuntary movement.
PSL 431 Week Eleven 2013-04-11
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- This vessel contains one-way stop valves.
- This subtype of adrenergic receptors can be found in nearly all arteriolar smooth muscle and causes vasoconstriction.
- Change in resistance directed at correcting an undesirable change in blood pressure. Mediated by a stretch induced cation channel.
- Nitric oxide causes this effect when acting on vascular smooth muscle.
- Form of vascular resistance control characterized by a brief increase in blood flow to an area after reestablishment of flow following occlusion.
- Localized release of eicosanoids would cause this form of response.
- This vessel carries blood away from the heart.
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- This subtype of adrenergic receptors can be found in arteriolar smooth muscle in cardiac and skeletal muscle and causes vasodilation.
- The arteries serve as a reservoir for this.
- Norepinephrine causes this effect when acting on vascular smooth muscle.
- The venous system serves as a reservoir for this.
- This is the site of gas exchange.
- Change in blood flow directed toward meeting local metabolic requirements.
- Increasing the radius of a blood vessel would have this effect on resistance of the vessel.
- Changes in the radius of this vessel are important for regulating blood flow to organs.
- ISF that is not reabsorbed is returned to circulation through this system.
- Reflex involved in maintenance of homeostatic MAP.
17 Clues: This is the site of gas exchange. • This vessel contains one-way stop valves. • The arteries serve as a reservoir for this. • This vessel carries blood away from the heart. • The venous system serves as a reservoir for this. • Reflex involved in maintenance of homeostatic MAP. • Localized release of eicosanoids would cause this form of response. • ...
NPB 101 Project: Muscular System 2024-05-21
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- Thick filament that uses ATP to cause muscle contractions
- If the amount of ATP available and level of Ca2+ is high then muscle _________ continues
- Thin filament that contains troponin and tropomyosin to regulate muscle contraction
- When muscle fiber is stimulated so rapidly that the muscle has no chance to relax
- Motor neurons and skeletal muscle fibers are chemically linked at ____________ junctions
- Binding of this neurotransmitter causes for Na2+ channels to open during neuromuscular junction
- Most common type of muscle in humans
- During muscle contraction the sarcomere length becomes _______
- Type of muscle that is unstriated and involved in involuntary movement
- Light area within the middle of the A band where actin does not reach
- Enzyme that breaks down the neurotransmitter ACh at the synaptic cleft
- Location of where myosin attaches
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- Functional and smallest unit of skeletal muscle that is needed for contraction
- During the ________ phase of the cross-bridge cycle myosin attaches to actin
- Caused when the muscle is no longer able to maintain tension and leads to feelings of exhaustion
- Ion that triggers ACh to be released by exocytosis
- When the muscle _______ it uses myosin ATPase more than the Ca2+ pump
- How many different muscle types are there?
- If the amount of motor units ________ then the muscle will contract
- Type of muscle that is striated and involved in involuntary movement
- Elongated muscle fibers held together by connective tissue
- When the muscle _________ it uses the Ca2+ pump of the sarcoplasmic reticulum more than myosin
- Purpose is to allow for muscle contraction and allow muscle to be stretchy so it does not tear
- Binding to ______ causes the beginning of muscle contraction
- Type of muscle that is striated and involved in voluntary movement
25 Clues: Location of where myosin attaches • Most common type of muscle in humans • How many different muscle types are there? • Ion that triggers ACh to be released by exocytosis • Thick filament that uses ATP to cause muscle contractions • Elongated muscle fibers held together by connective tissue • Binding to ______ causes the beginning of muscle contraction • ...
2 2020-05-27
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- Misleading or lying
- help to grow
- wasting money, supplies or opportunities
- lazy, work shy
- joyful or ecstatic
- preserve, jam, protect something from harm
- loose
- restricted
- outdated, antonym- current
- thinking, reflection, dreaming
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- fraud, cheating or scam
- hard, challenging
- heavy build, fat
- obstruct, disrupt, hinder
- imagine
- skinny, skeletal
- impressive, splendid
- tight
18 Clues: loose • tight • imagine • restricted • help to grow • lazy, work shy • heavy build, fat • skinny, skeletal • hard, challenging • joyful or ecstatic • Misleading or lying • impressive, splendid • fraud, cheating or scam • obstruct, disrupt, hinder • outdated, antonym- current • thinking, reflection, dreaming • wasting money, supplies or opportunities • preserve, jam, protect something from harm
Human Body Systems 2016-01-12
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- This system carries needed substances to cells and carries waste products away from cells. In addition, blood contains cells that fight disease.
- The structures of this system that eliminate urea, water, and other wastes include the kidneys, ureters, urinary bladder, and urethra.
- Your body has three types of tissue that relates to this system - skeletal, smooth, and cardiac. Some of these tissues are involuntary, some are voluntary.
- This system has three main functions. First, it breaks down food into molecules the body can use. Then, the molecules are absorbed into the blood and carried throughout the body. Finally, wastes are eliminated from the body.
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- This system receives information about what is happening both inside and outside your body. It also directs the way in which your body responds to this information.
- The cells of this system can distinguish between different kinds of pathogens. This system's cells react to each kind of pathogen with a defense targeted specifically at that pathogen.
- This is the production of eggs by the female and sperm by the male. The egg and sperm join together during fertilization.
- This system moves oxygen from the outside environment into the body. It also removes carbon dioxide and water from the body.
- This system has five major functions. It provides shape and support, enables you to move, protects your organs, produces blood cells, and stores minerals and other materials until your body needs them.
- This system produces chemicals that control many of the body’s daily activities. This system also regulates long-term changes such as growth and development.
10 Clues: This is the production of eggs by the female and sperm by the male. The egg and sperm join together during fertilization. • This system moves oxygen from the outside environment into the body. It also removes carbon dioxide and water from the body. • ...
The Digestive, Skeletal and Respiratory System Crossword 2015-03-11
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- where you store oxygen and carbon dioxide
- Connects bones to other bones
- what you breathe in
- Place where you store food
- Singular parts of the spine allowing you to bend over
- slowest muscle in your body
- Another word for wind pipe
- Keeps you upright
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- inside of the thigh next to your genitals
- Protects your brain
- what you hear people with
- Carries food from the mouth to the stomach
- what you chew food with
- top of head
- another word for poo
- Connects muscles to bones
- bone on front of leg
17 Clues: top of head • Keeps you upright • Protects your brain • what you breathe in • another word for poo • bone on front of leg • what you chew food with • what you hear people with • Connects muscles to bones • Place where you store food • Another word for wind pipe • slowest muscle in your body • Connects bones to other bones • inside of the thigh next to your genitals • ...
Cardiac Muscle 2021-09-22
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- These large diameter fibres rapidly conduct the action potential beginning at the apex of the heart upward to the remainder of the ventricular myocardium
- In muscle, this period is the time interval during which a second contraction cannot be triggered
- QRS complex begins with a ________ deflection
- The third wave is a dome-shaped upward deflection called the
- AV bundle is also called as
- First step in the action potential occurs of a contractile fiber
- This sets the rhythm of electrical excitation that causes contraction of the heart.
- Intercalated discs contain these to hold the fibres and gap junctions together.
- High blood K+ level causes
- irregular transverse thickenings of the sarcolemma are called
- the phase of contraction
- The instrument used to record the changes is called
- The phase of relaxation.
- The mechanism of contraction is similar in cardiac muscle is similar to ________ muscle
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- A recording of electrical signals is called
- __________ Q wave may indicate a myocardial infarction
- This is a period of maintained depolarization in contractile fibre
- Larger P waves indicate enlargement of
- The SA node is a ______ pacemaker
- cardiac muscle has a smaller intracellular reserve of ______ ions
- In muscle, this period is the time interval during which a second contraction cannot be triggered
- The spontaneous depolarization in SA node is a ______ potential
- The source of this electrical activity is a network of specialized cardiac muscle fibers called
- Number nuclei present in a muscle cell
- This is a small upward deflection on the ECG
- This cell organelle is larger and more numerous in cardiac muscle fibers than in skeletal muscle fibers.
- ECG involves measuring the time spans between waves called
- These allow the entire myocardium of the atria or the ventricles to contract as a single, coordinated unit.
- the action potential travels along the conduction system and spreads out to excite these fibres
- Cardiac excitation normally begins here
- The recovery of the resting membrane potential takes place during this phase of action potential
31 Clues: the phase of contraction • The phase of relaxation. • High blood K+ level causes • AV bundle is also called as • The SA node is a ______ pacemaker • Larger P waves indicate enlargement of • Number nuclei present in a muscle cell • Cardiac excitation normally begins here • A recording of electrical signals is called • This is a small upward deflection on the ECG • ...
Respiration 2021-02-20
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- There are 12 (blank) vertebrae
- This is the tube that leads to the digestive system
- The (blank) girdle provides skeletal support for the lower extremities and it attaches to the lower portion of the vertebral column
- This mucous solution is created by cuboidal cells and is located between the parietal and visceral pleurae.
- This is the primary muscle of inspiration
- The (blank) nerve innervates the diaphragm
- The right lung has three lobes, but the left lung has (blank) lobes.
- The uppermost cervical vertebrae that aids in skull rotation is called the (blank)
- The (blank) intercostals are the second most important muscles for inspiration and speech and their function is to elevate the ribcage
- During this, the rib cage expands in both the anterior-posterior direction and in the transverse dimension.
- Boyle's law says that as the volume in a container increases, the air pressure in that container will (blank)
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- The (blank) girdle provides skeletal support for the upper extremities
- The body of the sternum is also called the (blank)
- An orientation term meaning toward the core of the body
- This muscle can be found right underneath the clavicle
- Ribs 11-12 are also called the (blank) ribs
- An orientation term meaning toward the head
- This flexible tube is made up of 16-20 hyaline cartilage rings
- The part of the vertebrae that you can feel through your skin is called the (blank) process
- This is a large muscle of the upper back and neck that provides stability for efficient breathing
- This muscle of the neck descends from behind the ear and inserts into the clavicle and sternum
- These are found more densely in the lungs than in any other region of the body
- An orientation term meaning towards the size
23 Clues: There are 12 (blank) vertebrae • This is the primary muscle of inspiration • The (blank) nerve innervates the diaphragm • Ribs 11-12 are also called the (blank) ribs • An orientation term meaning toward the head • An orientation term meaning towards the size • The body of the sternum is also called the (blank) • This is the tube that leads to the digestive system • ...
SPD Ch. 1-4 2024-03-13
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- This system gives the body shape and support
- Capable of producing disease
- Largest component of the blood
- These microorganisms become resistant to antibiotics used to treat bacterial infections
- Surgical fixation
- Cutting into an organ
- Must have oxygen eliminated from the environment in order to grow
- This microorganism destroys cells and has no means of movement
- Medical term for surgical removal
- Meaning immediately or at once
- Survives by feeding on living and dead organisms
- State of being soiled by contact with infectious organisms or other materials
- Voice box
- Soiled items must be separated from their clean counterparts and only travel in one direction from the soiled area to the clean processing area
- Connective tissue that connects bone to bone
- The removal of all visible and non visible soil and any other foreign material from medical devices being processed
- This stage is a state of active growth of microorganisms
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- A cart prepared for an individual procedure
- Throat
- Maintaining appropriate personal skills, such as attendance and assuming individual responsibility for your actions refers to what skill?
- One-celled animal organisms that are aerobic and live in moist habitats
- Surgical removal of the uterus through an incision in the abdomen
- Used to classify bacteria as a positive or negative depending on whether they retain or lose the primary stain
- Suffix meaning origin
- These vowels help ease pronunciation of medical terms
- This precaution states that all bodily fluids including blood are presumed to be infectious
- This gland stimulates skeletal and body growth
- Fibrous tissue that attaches muscle to bone
- Highly resistant to disinfectant and very difficult to kill
- Infectious protein particle that are found in the brain, dura matter
- This foundation is necessary to form a base for more specialized knowledge and skills
31 Clues: Throat • Voice box • Surgical fixation • Cutting into an organ • Suffix meaning origin • Capable of producing disease • Largest component of the blood • Meaning immediately or at once • Medical term for surgical removal • A cart prepared for an individual procedure • Fibrous tissue that attaches muscle to bone • This system gives the body shape and support • ...
muscle system 2021-06-01
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- a type of muscle found in between the ribs
- organelle in muscles fibers that allows muscles to contract
- a long strap-like muscle that is in the lower leg
- a type of muscle found in the walls of internal organs
- a type of muscle tissue found only in the heart
- a organ of the muscular system that is composed primarily of cells called muscle fibers, which have the ability to contract
- a connective tissue that connects skeletal muscle to bone
- human body system that includes muscles and tendons
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- a thick flattened muscle that brings the arm toward the body and assists in extending it when the arm is in a flexed position
- is the strongest muscle in the body and covers a large part of the buttock
- a thick strip of connective tissue connecting several muscles in the lateral thigh
- a rounded triangular muscle located on the uppermost part of the arm and the top of the shoulder
- a type of muscle that is attached to the bone
- these two muscles make up the calf of the leg
- rotates the arm laterally and assists in bringing it toward the body
15 Clues: a type of muscle found in between the ribs • a type of muscle that is attached to the bone • these two muscles make up the calf of the leg • a type of muscle tissue found only in the heart • a long strap-like muscle that is in the lower leg • human body system that includes muscles and tendons • a type of muscle found in the walls of internal organs • ...
OOS-crossword-T.Johnson 2020-09-07
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- uses both mechanical and chemical digestion to break down food into nutrient components that the body absorbs and uses
- produces and transports reproductive cells; provides the environment for embryonic development in females
- regulates body’s response to changes in internal and external environment; processes information
- breaks down and absorbs nutrients, salts, and water; transfers digested materials to the blood; eliminates some wastes
- produces voluntary and involuntary movements; helps to circulate blood and move food through the digestive system
- breaks down food into nutrients and energy
- excess water isabsorbed before the solid waste is excreted from the body
- where additional digestion takes place
- protects against infection, UV radiation; regulates body temperature
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- secrete chemicals into the upper small intestine
- contract to move the chewed food to the
- transports oxygen, nutrients, hormones, and wastes; helps regulate body temperature; collects fluid lost from blood vessels and returns it to the circulatory system
- supports and protects vital organs; allows movement; stores minerals; bone marrow is site of red blood cell production
- protects against disease; stores and generates white blood cells
- produces hormones that act on target tissues in other organs to influence growth, development, and metabolism; helps maintain homeostasis
- filters blood and eliminates waste products; helps maintain homeostasis
- brings in oxygen for cells, expels carbon dioxide and water vapor
17 Clues: where additional digestion takes place • contract to move the chewed food to the • breaks down food into nutrients and energy • secrete chemicals into the upper small intestine • protects against disease; stores and generates white blood cells • brings in oxygen for cells, expels carbon dioxide and water vapor • ...
Bones 2021-02-12
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- long bone that stretches from the elbow to the smallest finger
- the bone in front of the knee joint
- these bones protect your inner organs
- located between the abdomen and the legs
- these are the five long bones in the foot
- keeps our body upright and is its central support system
- a shield shaped bone structure
- the eight small bones that make up the wrist
- the bone that runs from the shoulder to the elbow
- form the intermediate part of the skeletal hand
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- a set of irregularly shaped bones in the ankle area
- the bones that make up the fingers
- a slender S-shaped bone
- this bone is on the lateral side of the tibia also known as the shin bone
- one of two larger bones in the forearm
- long flat bone located in the center of the chest
- the only bone located in the human thigh
- the scientific word for this bone is cranium
18 Clues: a slender S-shaped bone • a shield shaped bone structure • the bones that make up the fingers • the bone in front of the knee joint • these bones protect your inner organs • one of two larger bones in the forearm • located between the abdomen and the legs • the only bone located in the human thigh • these are the five long bones in the foot • ...
wellness review 2023-05-24
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- complex set of characteristics that makes you unique
- chemical secreted by your glands that regulates the activities of different body cells
- aneurysm a weakness in a blood vessel in the brain that balloons and fills blood
- progressive disease that reduces brain mass and inhibits memory function (and other important mental functions)
- memories that are subconsciously blocked by the brain
- damage to the brain from Interruption/blockage of its blood supply
- signals that tell your brain and body how to react
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- system Complex network that coordinates all the activities in your body
- happy
- taking your own unacceptable qualities or feelings and ascribing them to other people
- second largest part of the brain, coordinates movement of skeletal muscles
- memories that are consciously blocked/ forgotten
- largest and most complex part of the brain
13 Clues: happy • largest and most complex part of the brain • memories that are consciously blocked/ forgotten • signals that tell your brain and body how to react • complex set of characteristics that makes you unique • memories that are subconsciously blocked by the brain • damage to the brain from Interruption/blockage of its blood supply • ...
wellness review 2023-05-24
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- complex set of characteristics that makes you unique
- chemical secreted by your glands that regulates the activities of different body cells
- aneurysm a weakness in a blood vessel in the brain that balloons and fills blood
- progressive disease that reduces brain mass and inhibits memory function (and other important mental functions)
- memories that are subconsciously blocked by the brain
- damage to the brain from Interruption/blockage of its blood supply
- signals that tell your brain and body how to react
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- system Complex network that coordinates all the activities in your body
- happy
- taking your own unacceptable qualities or feelings and ascribing them to other people
- second largest part of the brain, coordinates movement of skeletal muscles
- memories that are consciously blocked/ forgotten
- largest and most complex part of the brain
13 Clues: happy • largest and most complex part of the brain • memories that are consciously blocked/ forgotten • signals that tell your brain and body how to react • complex set of characteristics that makes you unique • memories that are subconsciously blocked by the brain • damage to the brain from Interruption/blockage of its blood supply • ...
Human Body Organ Systems 2018-02-07
7 Clues: Keeps you breathing • Provides shape and support • Removes waste and chemicals • Smooth,Skeletal,and Cardiac • Keeps your blood circulating • Sends signals to your muscles • Produces hormones and chemicals
Structural organisation in plants 2024-07-28
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- System responsible for transporting blood, nutrients, gases, and wastes to and from the cells.
- : A layer of dividing cells in plants that contribute to secondary growth by adding layers of vascular tissue.
- Tissues in plants that have differentiated and matured, no longer capable of division. Types include parenchyma, collenchyma, and sclerenchyma.
- System responsible for controlling and coordinating all the functions of the body and responding to external and internal stimuli.
- : Protective tissue forming the outer layer of the skin and internal organs.
- System responsible for removing waste products from the body and regulating water balance.
- : Tissue that is responsible for movement. It is classified into three types: skeletal (voluntary control), smooth (involuntary control), and cardiac (heart muscle).
- A part of the body composed of more than one type of tissue and adapted to perform a specific function or group of functions.
- A layer of dividing cells that produce cork cells to replace the epidermis during secondary growth, providing protection to the plant.
- System responsible for producing offspring. It includes the organs involved in producing, maintaining, and transporting reproductive cells.
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- : Tissue that covers the body surfaces, lines body cavities, and forms glands. Types include simple (single layer) and stratified (multiple layers).
- : Tissue that supports, protects, and gives structure to other tissues and organs in the body. It includes bone, blood, and fat tissues.
- System responsible for taking in oxygen and expelling carbon dioxide.
- System responsible for breaking down food into nutrients, which the body uses for energy, growth, and cell repair.
- : Vascular tissue in plants responsible for the transport of nutrients, particularly sugars, produced by photosynthesis.
- A group of cells that work together to perform a specific function. Animal tissues are categorized into four types: epithelial, connective, muscular, and nervous.
- Growth that results in the thickening of stems and roots in plants, produced by the activity of the vascular cambium and cork cambium.
- Plant tissue found in the growing regions of the plant, responsible for new growth. Types include apical, lateral, and intercalary meristems.
- : A group of organs that work together to perform complex functions. Examples include the digestive, respiratory, circulatory, and nervous systems.
- Tissue that transmits electrical impulses throughout the body. It consists of neurons and supporting cells (neuroglia).
- : Vascular tissue in plants responsible for the transport of water and minerals from the roots to the rest of the plant.
21 Clues: System responsible for taking in oxygen and expelling carbon dioxide. • : Protective tissue forming the outer layer of the skin and internal organs. • System responsible for removing waste products from the body and regulating water balance. • System responsible for transporting blood, nutrients, gases, and wastes to and from the cells. • ...
Body systems 2020-11-11
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- this contains the information that essentially makes you who you are (memory, personality, emotion, etc.)
- these filter out dust and other particles that enter the nose through the breathed air
- these make new bone and help repair damage
- what carries blood away from the heart
- what takes in, sends out, and coordinates the brains messages
- what carries blood back to the heart
- long fibrous straps that fasten bones together
- these break down bone and help to sculpt and shape it
- a windpipe that is the continuation of the airway below the larynx
- this carries messages from the sensory organs (such as eyes, nose, fingers, etc.) to the cortex
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- these mature bone cells which help continue new born formation
- a short tube that contains a pair of vocal cords that vibrate to make sounds
- this enters the respiratory system through the nose or mouth
- a network of tiny blood vessels that connects the very small artery branches to very small veins
- “little brain” responsible for balance, movement, and coordination
- this type of muscle is found in the heart
- this type of muscle looks smooth and is controlled automatically by the nervous system
- this type of muscle is attached by cord-like tendons to bone such as legs, arms, and face
- a big artery that leaves the heart carrying oxygenated blood
19 Clues: what carries blood back to the heart • what carries blood away from the heart • this type of muscle is found in the heart • these make new bone and help repair damage • long fibrous straps that fasten bones together • these break down bone and help to sculpt and shape it • this enters the respiratory system through the nose or mouth • ...
Medical Term Team A 2024-03-16
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- healing the mind
- a back bone
- process of recording
- to look at
- back bones
- above
- suffix - rupture
- study of blood
- disease of the gland
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- muscle disease
- process of measuring
- containing water
- recording of the heart activity
- suffix - excessive bleeding
- suffix - sagging
- new
- skin
- abnormal softening of gland
- complete paralysis of skeletal muscles
- coming into being
20 Clues: new • skin • above • to look at • back bones • a back bone • muscle disease • study of blood • healing the mind • containing water • suffix - sagging • suffix - rupture • coming into being • process of measuring • process of recording • disease of the gland • suffix - excessive bleeding • abnormal softening of gland • recording of the heart activity • complete paralysis of skeletal muscles
Nervous system 2018-11-08
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- division/ the receptors transmit to this
- smallest rarest of neuroglia
- monitors the position and movement of skeletal muscles and joints
- bodies/ cluster of rough ER and free ribosomes
- space between inner surface of dura mater and meningeal layer
- polar neuron with 2 or more dendrites and a single axon
- polar neuron with dendrites and axon are continuous
- info spreads from one to many
- a space that contains webs of collagen and elastic fibers
- matter/ matter dominated by neurons cell bodies
- the system that controls the smooth muscles
- regulates the environment around the neurons
- neurons in the brain and spinal cord
- when blood supply to the brain is interrupted
- membranous sheath of insulation
- cells/ lines both central canal of spinal cord and chambers of brain
- cells that surround and support neuron cell bodies
- the system that contains brain and spinal cord
- cells that cover axons outside the CNS
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- a palsy that affects coordination and movement
- space between dura mater of spinal cord and walls of vertebral canal
- the system that contains the communication between CNS and body
- basic units of nervous system
- detects sensory info
- _____ roots contain the axons of the CNS motor neurons that control muscles and glands
- a palsy that weakens the facial muscles
- canal/ narrow internal passageway filled with cerebrospinal fluid
- _____ roots contain axons sensory info to the spinal cord
- a motor neuron that is of the autonomic nervous system
- thin expanded tips wrap around axons
- a motor neuron that is of the somatic nervous system
- condition that causes pain in back and legs
- disease that affects the brain functions, memory and behaviour
- largest and most numerous neuroglia
- mater/ forms the outermost covering of central nervous system(tough)
- neuron/ carries instructions from CNS to other tissues, organs, or organ systems
- branching of neurons that receive incoming signals
- where neurons communicate with other cells
- carries outgoing signals toward the synaptic terminals
- second meningeal layer
- polar neuron with two processes, one dendrites and one axon
- brain condition from seizures
- info spreads from many to one
- mater/ innermost meningeal layer
- roots ganglia/ contains cells of sensory neurons
- lining of epithelial cells
- sensory/ receptors that detect info about outside world
- terminals/ communicates with other cells
- gray matters location
- receptors/ five senses
- division/ CNS sends motor commands by this
- matter/ glossy white CNS containing myelinated axons
52 Clues: detects sensory info • gray matters location • second meningeal layer • receptors/ five senses • lining of epithelial cells • smallest rarest of neuroglia • basic units of nervous system • info spreads from one to many • brain condition from seizures • info spreads from many to one • membranous sheath of insulation • mater/ innermost meningeal layer • ...
Animal Tissues 2022-02-27
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- Connect muscles to bones.
- This type of muscle tissue allows animals to move.
- This tissue makes up the brain, spinal cord and nerves.
- Connect bones to bones.
- Many organs are composed of this muscle tissue.
- Skeletal muscle is under .... control.
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- A type of connective tissue that provides support and protection to the body.
- Groups of cells that work together to perform a specific function.
- A type of tissue that covers surfaces and lines cavities.
- An example of epithelial tissue.
- A type of muscle tissue found only in the heart.
- How many types of tissue there are.
12 Clues: Connect bones to bones. • Connect muscles to bones. • An example of epithelial tissue. • How many types of tissue there are. • Skeletal muscle is under .... control. • Many organs are composed of this muscle tissue. • A type of muscle tissue found only in the heart. • This type of muscle tissue allows animals to move. • ...
Ch 9 A&P 2023-04-03
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- The less movable end of a muscle.
- The more movable end of a muscle.
- Cord-like fascia that attaches muscle to bone.
- Muscle found only in the heart.
- The contractile response of a muscle fiber to a single impulse.
- Contributes to an action by helping the agonist.
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- Sheet-like fascia that attaches muscle to either bones or muscles.
- Simple machines that have a rod, fulcrum, weight, and a force applied to the rod.
- Causes an action.
- Neurotransmitter that motor neurons use to control skeletal muscle contraction
- Involuntary muscle tissue that lacks striation.
- Condition where the muscle loses its ability to contract.
- Works against an action.
- Sends impulses to skeletal muscles.
- Layers of dense connective tissue that separates muscles and hold them into place
15 Clues: Causes an action. • Works against an action. • Muscle found only in the heart. • The less movable end of a muscle. • The more movable end of a muscle. • Sends impulses to skeletal muscles. • Cord-like fascia that attaches muscle to bone. • Involuntary muscle tissue that lacks striation. • Contributes to an action by helping the agonist. • ...
Anatomy 402 2014-01-29
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- The divalent cation which stimulates muscle contraction
- Cardiac cells are approximately 100 _________ in diameter
- Cardiac muscle cells are much _______ than skeletal muscle cells
- Possible Medical emergency when fluid leaks into the pericardium restricting optimal/safe cardiac muscle contraction
- Ionic conductance in cardiac muscle cells results in the rapid spread of ______________ between cardiac muscle cells
- The nucleus is found at the ______ of cardiac muscle cells
- ____ Junctions allow electrical conduction between cells
- cardiac muscle is made up of __________ cells rather than fused multi nucleate cells
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- big american football game happening this weekend!!
- Heart Muscle Disease
- Increase in the number of cells
- Change in heart morphology (heart grows larger) due to hypertension
- protein which makes up the A-Band
- Makes cardiac muscle similar to aspen
- Cardiac muscle have less distinct _______ than the skeletal muscle
- 70's female rock band with the hit Barracuda"
- Boundaries between cardiac cells, or 90's albums
17 Clues: Heart Muscle Disease • Increase in the number of cells • protein which makes up the A-Band • Makes cardiac muscle similar to aspen • 70's female rock band with the hit Barracuda" • Boundaries between cardiac cells, or 90's albums • big american football game happening this weekend!! • The divalent cation which stimulates muscle contraction • ...
Skeletal, Muscular, and Nervous Systems 2024-06-03
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- strong, flexible connective tissue that acts as a cushion between two bones, reducing friction
- connect bones to enable them to move
- _____ muscles are attached to bone and cause body movements
- largest and most complex part of the brain
- three-inch-long stalk of nerve cells and fibers connecting the spinal cord to the brain
- process by which bone is formed, renewed, and repaired
- muscle that closes a joint
- a break in a bone
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- nervous system disorder categorized by frequent seizures
- cerebral ____ is a group of neurological disorders resulting from damage to the brain
- when a bone slips out of place
- inflammation of a tendon
- muscle that opens a joint
- second largest part of the brain
- nerve cells
- band of fibrous, slightly elastic connective tissue that attaches one bone to another
- ____ muscles act on the lining of the body's passageways and hollow internal organs
- _____ muscle is a striated muscle that forms the wall of the heart
18 Clues: nerve cells • a break in a bone • inflammation of a tendon • muscle that opens a joint • muscle that closes a joint • when a bone slips out of place • second largest part of the brain • connect bones to enable them to move • largest and most complex part of the brain • process by which bone is formed, renewed, and repaired • ...
Advantages of eating healthy food 2021-12-09
5 Clues: protien helps to build up • the strength to fight diseases • The state of being physically and mentally well • The Internal body parts which form our skeletal system • the process of converting complex food items into simpler substances
Electromagnetic Spectrum 2023-05-02
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- the range of sizes and speeds of waves
- moderate frequency and used in remote controls
- the lowest frequency waves that allow you to listen to your favorite station in the car to
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- shorter wavelength than visible light but longer than x-rays and can cause sunburn
- shorter wavelength than visible light and used to view the skeletal system
- the only light waves we can see
- longer wavelength than infrared waves and used for heating foods quickly
- the highest frequency wave and often used to fight cancer
8 Clues: the only light waves we can see • the range of sizes and speeds of waves • moderate frequency and used in remote controls • the highest frequency wave and often used to fight cancer • longer wavelength than infrared waves and used for heating foods quickly • shorter wavelength than visible light and used to view the skeletal system • ...
AP Psychology 2021-10-27
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- the division of the peripheral nervous system that controls the body's skeletal muscles(also called the skeletal nervous system,)
- the endocrine system's most influential gland. under the influence of the hypothalamus, the pituitary regulates the growth ad controls other endocrine glands
- a series of x-ray photographs taken from different angles and combined by computer into a composite representation of a slice of the brains structure
- a level of stimulation required to trigger a neural impulse
- the base of the brainstem; controls heartbeat and breathing
- a neural center located in the limbic system; helps process for storage explicit memories of facts and events
- a pair of endocrine glands that sit above the kidneys and secrete hormones(epinephrine) that help arouse the body in times of stress
- a nerve network that travels through the brainstem into the thalamus and plays an important role in controlling arousal
- the sensory and motor neurons that connect the central nervous system to the rest of the body
- technique for revealing bloodflow and, therefore, brain activity by comparing successive mri scans. shows brain function as well as structure
- a fatty tissue layer segmentally encasing the axons of some neurons; enables vastly greater transmission speed as neural impulses hop from one node to the next
- a technique that uses magnetic fields and radio waves to produce computer-generated images of soft tissue, shows brain anatomy
- neurons within the brain and spinal cord; they communicate internally and process information between the sensory inputs and motor outputs
- the part of a neuron that contains the neucleus; the cell's life support center
- the junction between the axon tip of the sending neuron and the dendrite or cell body of the receiving neuron
- the oldest part and central core of the brain, beginning where the spinal cord swells as it enters the skull; responsible for automatic survival functions
- a brain imaging technique that measures magnetic fields from the brains natural electrical activity
- a neurons reaction of either firing or not firing
- a brief resting pause after a neuron has fired; subsequent action potentials cannot occur until the axon returned to its resting state
- the body's "slow" chemical communication system; a set of glands that secrete hormones into the bloodstream
- a visual display of the brains activity that detects where a radioactive form of glucose goes while the brain performs a given task
- the body's speedy, electrochemical communication network, consisting of all the nerve cells of a peripheral and central nervous systems
- bundled axons that form neural cables connecting the central nervous system with the muscles, glands, and sense organs
Down
- neural system located below the cerebral hemispheres; associated with emotions and drives(includes amygdala, hypothalamus, and hippocampus)
- (efferent) neurons that carry outgoing information from the brain and the spinal cord to the muscles and glands
- chemical messengers that cross the synaptic gaps between the neurons
- the division of the autonomic nervous system that calms the body, conserving its energy
- a neurotransmitter that enables muscle action, learning, and memory
- a neurotransmitters reabsorption by the sending neuron
- the part of the peripheral nervous system that controls the glands and the muscles of the internal organs(ex.heart)
- a neural impulse; brief electrical charge that travels down the axon
- two lima-bean-sized neural clusters in the limbic system; linked to emotion
- the "little brain" at the rear of the brainstem; functions include processing sensory input, coordinating movement output and balance, and enabling nonverbal learning and memory
- the brains sensory control center, located on the top of the brainstem; it directs messages to the sensory receiving areas in the cortex and transmits replies to the cerebellum and medulla
- "morphine within"- natural, opiate-like neurotransmitters linked to pain control and to pleasure
- the division of the autonomic nervous system that arouses the body, mobilizing the energy
- a neural structure lying below the thalamus; it directs several maintenance activities, helps govern the endocrine system via the pituitary gland, linked to reward and emotion
- a neurotransmitter that affects mood, hunger, sleep, and emotion
- the brain and spinal cord
- chemical messengers that are manufactured by the endocrine glands, travel through the bloodstream, and affect other tissues
- a sample, autonomic response to a sensory stimulis, such as the knee-jerk response
- a neurotransmitter that influences movement, learning, attention, and emotion
- an amplified recording of the waves of electrical activity sweeping across the brains surface, measured by placing electrodes on the scalp
- a molecule that increases a nueroransmitters action
- the neuron extension that passes messages through its branches to other neurons or to muscles or glands
- (afferent) neurons that carry incoming information from the body's tissues and sensory receptors to the brain and spinal cord
- branching extensions that receive and integrate messages, conducting impulses towards the cell body
- cell in the nervous system that support, nourish, and protect neurons; they also play a role in learning, thinking, and memory
- a nerve cell; the basic building block of the nervous system
- a molecule that inhibits or blocks a neurotransmitters action
50 Clues: the brain and spinal cord • a neurons reaction of either firing or not firing • a molecule that increases a nueroransmitters action • a neurotransmitters reabsorption by the sending neuron • a level of stimulation required to trigger a neural impulse • the base of the brainstem; controls heartbeat and breathing • ...
Muscular Sytem Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle 2023-04-11
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- The ability of skeletal muscle fibers to resume their resting fi length when a stretching force is removed
- Rotational motion of the forearm in which the palm moves to face downward
- Descent of a part of the body
- Rotational movement of the forearm or leg (such as drawing a circle with the limb)
- The movement of two body surfaces toward each other, as in the act of bending
- The ability of a muscle to contract without the involvement of a nerve supply
- The turning inward of the sole of the foot
- The raising of a body part
- The attachment site that moves during muscular contraction
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- The ability of the skeletal muscle to receive and respond to a nerve impulse by contracting
- The ability of the skeleton muscles to be stretched
- The movement of a body part toward the midline of the body
- The movement of a body part around its longitudinal axis that is longitudinal
- Rotation of an arm or leg (like drawing a circle with the limb)
- The movement of the sole of the foot upward (flexed toward the lower leg)
- The straighten of a limb after it has been flexed
- A muscle is the attachment site that does not move when the muscle contracts
- The ability of a skeletal muscle to contact (shorten)
- The movement of a body part away from the midline of the body
- (Internal) The movement toward the midline of the body
- The act of bending a joint or limb beyond normal extension or range of motion
- (External) The movement away from the midline
- The turning outward of the sole of the foot
23 Clues: The raising of a body part • Descent of a part of the body • The turning inward of the sole of the foot • The turning outward of the sole of the foot • (External) The movement away from the midline • The straighten of a limb after it has been flexed • The ability of the skeleton muscles to be stretched • The ability of a skeletal muscle to contact (shorten) • ...
BIO 201 Exam I Key Terms - Articulations & Muscle Tissue 2017-04-17
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- elevates and pulls mandible anteriorly
- consists of a single motor neuron and the muscle fibers it controls
- type of skeletal muscle fiber, Type I, slow oxidative, abundant in postural muscles
- muscles that extend the head and/or neck
- type of muscle that has both their origins and insertions on parts of the axial skeleton or skin
- muscles of the vertebral column, minor deep back muscles connect and stabilize the vertebrae
- type of contraction where muscle tension equals or is greater than the resistance
- type of skeletal muscle fiber, Type IIa, fast aerobic, abundant in lower limbs
- prime mover, produces a specific movement when it contracts
- commonly known as the throat, funnel-shaped tubed that lies posterior to and extends inferiorly from the oral and nasal cavities
- compresses cheek against teeth when eating, used to compress air in the oral cavity to play wind instruments
- muscles that flex the head and/pr neck
- organization of muscle fibers within a muscle
- muscle that assists agonist or prime over
- muscles that elevate the hyoid during swallowing
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- muscle whose action opposed that of the agonist
- region where the motor neuron comes into close proximity to the muscle fiber
- elevates and retracts tongue
- muscles of the vertebral column that maintain posture, help to stand erect
- muscles that depress the hyoid during swallowing
- elevates posterior part of tongue
- protracts and moves the mandible from side to side while chewing
- point of attachment to the bone that DOES move
- elevates and pulls mandible posteriorly
- protracts tongue
- type of contraction where muscle tension is less than the resistance
- depresses and retracts tongue
- type of skeletal muscle fiber, Type IIa, fast anaerobic, abundant in upper limbs
- number of extrinsic eye muscles
29 Clues: protracts tongue • elevates and retracts tongue • depresses and retracts tongue • number of extrinsic eye muscles • elevates posterior part of tongue • elevates and pulls mandible anteriorly • muscles that flex the head and/pr neck • elevates and pulls mandible posteriorly • muscles that extend the head and/or neck • muscle that assists agonist or prime over • ...
Body 2021-02-16
Across
- things that have sockets.
- located in the buttocks and is regarded as one of the strongest muscles in the human body.
- the part of the body where two or more bones meet to allow movement.
Down
- maximus
- a fibrous connective tissue which attaches muscle to bone
- system works as a support structure for your body
6 Clues: maximus • things that have sockets. • system works as a support structure for your body • a fibrous connective tissue which attaches muscle to bone • the part of the body where two or more bones meet to allow movement. • located in the buttocks and is regarded as one of the strongest muscles in the human body.
Body 2021-02-16
Across
- things that have sockets.
- located in the buttocks and is regarded as one of the strongest muscles in the human body.
- the part of the body where two or more bones meet to allow movement.
Down
- maximus
- a fibrous connective tissue which attaches muscle to bone
- system works as a support structure for your body
6 Clues: maximus • things that have sockets. • system works as a support structure for your body • a fibrous connective tissue which attaches muscle to bone • the part of the body where two or more bones meet to allow movement. • located in the buttocks and is regarded as one of the strongest muscles in the human body.
Muscular System 2023-10-07
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- connect skeletal muscles to bones
- composed of specialized cells called muscle fibers
- helps send blood to all parts of the body
- made of special fibers that threads of long, skinny cells
- move without a person having to think
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- a pair of muscles that work in opposite ways
- muscles whose action is normally controlled by an individuals will
- responsible for movement attached to bones
- are located in hollow organs
- a point where 2 bones make contact
10 Clues: are located in hollow organs • connect skeletal muscles to bones • a point where 2 bones make contact • move without a person having to think • helps send blood to all parts of the body • responsible for movement attached to bones • a pair of muscles that work in opposite ways • composed of specialized cells called muscle fibers • ...
AP Psych Modules 9-11 2021-10-27
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- oldest part of the brain responsible for basic human functions, what keeps us alive
- subdivision of autonomic nervous system that arouses the body
- electrochemical communication network of the body
- fatty tissue encasing the axon
- the part of the nervous system that connects the brain and spinal cord to the rest of the body
- a kind of mri that involves a sequence of mris taken in quick succession allowing brain activity to be viewed
- nueral clusters in the limbic system linked to emtion
- response in which nueron either fires completely or doesn't at all
- nuerons within the cns that act as middlemen between motor and sensory nuerons
- short period of time after a nueron has fired, action potential cannot occur again until the nueron has returned to its resting state
- brief electrical charge that travels down the axon, a nueral impulse
- branch-like message recievers of a nueron
- a nerve cell
- the chemical messengers of the endocrine system
- nuerons that carry outgoing info from the cns to the pns
- nuerons that carry sensory information into the cns
- molecule that blocks a nuerotransmitter's action
- nueral structure below the thalamus, helps maintain homeostasis, helps govern the endocrine system, and is linked to emotion and reward
- brain observing method involving the measurement of electrical activity on the brains surface
- brain observation that relys on the observation of radioactive glucose within the brain
- part of nueron that passes messages through the terminal branches
- brain observation method that uses magnetic fields and radio waves to create images of soft tissue
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- brain observation method that uses a series of x rays to take cross sectional images of the brain
- nueral center in the limbic system that helps proccess and store explicit memories of facts and events
- part of the brain at the back of the brainstem, processes sensory info, coordinates movement and balance, enables non-verbal learning
- molecule that increases a nuerotransmitter's action
- gland in the endocrine system that
- part of brain at the base of the brainstem, controls breathing and heartbeat
- tissue damage
- the most influential, controls other endocrine glands
- chemical messengers that pass through the synaptic gap between nuerons
- communication system of the body that is slower than the nervous system, uses chemicals as messengers
- part of brainstem that is involved in arousal
- part of brain refered to as the sensory control center
- part of pns that controls internal glands and organs
- part of cell that contains the nucleus
- brain obersvation method that measures magnetic fields from natural brain activity
- pair of glands in the endocrine system that secrete arousing hormones
- subdivision of autonomic nervous system that calms the body
- level of stimulation needed to trigger a nueral impulse
- space between a terminal branch of one nueron and a dendrite of another
- abbreviation for part of the nervous system including the brain and spinal cord
- nueral system associated with emotions and drives
- part of pns that controls skeletal muscles
- self created morphine,nurotransmitter linked to pain control
45 Clues: a nerve cell • tissue damage • fatty tissue encasing the axon • gland in the endocrine system that • part of cell that contains the nucleus • branch-like message recievers of a nueron • part of pns that controls skeletal muscles • part of brainstem that is involved in arousal • the chemical messengers of the endocrine system • molecule that blocks a nuerotransmitter's action • ...
AP Psychology 2021-10-26
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- the division of the peripheral nervous system that controls the body's skeletal muscles(also called the skeletal nervous system,)
- the endocrine system's most influential gland. under the influence of the hypothalamus, the pituitary regulates the growth ad controls other endocrine glands
- a series of x-ray photographs taken from different angles and combined by computer into a composite representation of a slice of the brains structure
- a level of stimulation required to trigger a neural impulse
- the base of the brainstem; controls heartbeat and breathing
- a neural center located in the limbic system; helps process for storage explicit memories of facts and events
- a pair of endocrine glands that sit above the kidneys and secrete hormones(epinephrine) that help arouse the body in times of stress
- a nerve network that travels through the brainstem into the thalamus and plays an important role in controlling arousal
- the sensory and motor neurons that connect the central nervous system to the rest of the body
- technique for revealing bloodflow and, therefore, brain activity by comparing successive mri scans. shows brain function as well as structure
- a fatty tissue layer segmentally encasing the axons of some neurons; enables vastly greater transmission speed as neural impulses hop from one node to the next
- a technique that uses magnetic fields and radio waves to produce computer-generated images of soft tissue, shows brain anatomy
- neurons within the brain and spinal cord; they communicate internally and process information between the sensory inputs and motor outputs
- the part of a neuron that contains the neucleus; the cell's life support center
- the junction between the axon tip of the sending neuron and the dendrite or cell body of the receiving neuron
- the oldest part and central core of the brain, beginning where the spinal cord swells as it enters the skull; responsible for automatic survival functions
- a brain imaging technique that measures magnetic fields from the brains natural electrical activity
- a neurons reaction of either firing or not firing
- a brief resting pause after a neuron has fired; subsequent action potentials cannot occur until the axon returned to its resting state
- the body's "slow" chemical communication system; a set of glands that secrete hormones into the bloodstream
- a visual display of the brains activity that detects where a radioactive form of glucose goes while the brain performs a given task
- the body's speedy, electrochemical communication network, consisting of all the nerve cells of a peripheral and central nervous systems
- bundled axons that form neural cables connecting the central nervous system with the muscles, glands, and sense organs
Down
- neural system located below the cerebral hemispheres; associated with emotions and drives(includes amygdala, hypothalamus, and hippocampus)
- (efferent) neurons that carry outgoing information from the brain and the spinal cord to the muscles and glands
- chemical messengers that cross the synaptic gaps between the neurons
- the division of the autonomic nervous system that calms the body, conserving its energy
- a neurotransmitter that enables muscle action, learning, and memory
- a neurotransmitters reabsorption by the sending neuron
- the part of the peripheral nervous system that controls the glands and the muscles of the internal organs(ex.heart)
- a neural impulse; brief electrical charge that travels down the axon
- two lima-bean-sized neural clusters in the limbic system; linked to emotion
- the "little brain" at the rear of the brainstem; functions include processing sensory input, coordinating movement output and balance, and enabling nonverbal learning and memory
- the brains sensory control center, located on the top of the brainstem; it directs messages to the sensory receiving areas in the cortex and transmits replies to the cerebellum and medulla
- "morphine within"- natural, opiate-like neurotransmitters linked to pain control and to pleasure
- the division of the autonomic nervous system that arouses the body, mobilizing the energy
- a neural structure lying below the thalamus; it directs several maintenance activities, helps govern the endocrine system via the pituitary gland, linked to reward and emotion
- a neurotransmitter that affects mood, hunger, sleep, and emotion
- the brain and spinal cord
- chemical messengers that are manufactured by the endocrine glands, travel through the bloodstream, and affect other tissues
- a sample, autonomic response to a sensory stimulis, such as the knee-jerk response
- a neurotransmitter that influences movement, learning, attention, and emotion
- an amplified recording of the waves of electrical activity sweeping across the brains surface, measured by placing electrodes on the scalp
- a molecule that increases a nueroransmitters action
- the neuron extension that passes messages through its branches to other neurons or to muscles or glands
- (afferent) neurons that carry incoming information from the body's tissues and sensory receptors to the brain and spinal cord
- branching extensions that receive and integrate messages, conducting impulses towards the cell body
- cell in the nervous system that support, nourish, and protect neurons; they also play a role in learning, thinking, and memory
- a nerve cell; the basic building block of the nervous system
- a molecule that inhibits or blocks a neurotransmitters action
50 Clues: the brain and spinal cord • a neurons reaction of either firing or not firing • a molecule that increases a nueroransmitters action • a neurotransmitters reabsorption by the sending neuron • a level of stimulation required to trigger a neural impulse • the base of the brainstem; controls heartbeat and breathing • ...
Muscular System 2021-05-21
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- controls the autonomic nervous system
- is a complex collection of nerves and specialized cells known as neurons that transmit signals between different parts of the body.
- made up of muscle cells bundled tightly together
- provides 85% of body warmth
- is the layer of muscle tissue which lies between the endocardium and epicardium.
- beats 3 billion times over a course of a lifetime
- are endurance cells move slower but for a longer period of time
- maintains posture, stabilize bones and joints, control internal movement, and generate heat.
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- is an organ system consisting of skeletal, smooth and cardiac muscles. It permits movement of the body, maintains posture and circulates blood throughout the body.
- flat, thin muscle in the wall of the cheek.
- is a large muscle on the back of the upper limb of many vertebrates.
- is a large muscle that lies on the front of the upper arm between the shoulder and the elbow.
- reacts instantly when triggered but tired out quickly
- is a body fluid in humans and other animals that delivers necessary substances such as nutrients and oxygen to the cells and transports metabolic waste products away from those same cells.
- contracts and relaxes smooth muscle
15 Clues: provides 85% of body warmth • contracts and relaxes smooth muscle • controls the autonomic nervous system • flat, thin muscle in the wall of the cheek. • made up of muscle cells bundled tightly together • beats 3 billion times over a course of a lifetime • reacts instantly when triggered but tired out quickly • ...
Group #3 Life Science Puzzle 2021-05-12
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- collection of glands that produce hormones.
- mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, rectum, and anus.
- for the movement of the human body. Attached to the bones of the skeletal system complex collection of nerves and specialized cells known as neurons that transmit signals between different parts of the body. It is essentially the body's electrical wiring. Structurally, the nervous system has two components: the central nervous system and the peripheral nervous system
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- derived from the utilization of physical or chemical resources
- study of living organisms,
- the historic scientific theory
- organ system consisting of the skin, hair, nails, and exocrine glands.
- the study of the history of words.
8 Clues: study of living organisms, • the historic scientific theory • the study of the history of words. • collection of glands that produce hormones. • derived from the utilization of physical or chemical resources • organ system consisting of the skin, hair, nails, and exocrine glands. • mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, rectum, and anus. • ...
The Body Systems 2013-01-30
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- Organ system that passes nutrients, gases, hormones, blood cells, etc. to and from cells in the body to help fight diseases
- System that permits movement of the body, maintains posture, and circulates blood throughout the body
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- System responsible for transporting nutrients and removing gaseous waste from the body
- System that contains all the bones in the body and the tissues such as tendons, ligaments and cartilage that connect them
- System that coordinates the actions of the body and transmits signals between different parts of its body
5 Clues: System responsible for transporting nutrients and removing gaseous waste from the body • System that permits movement of the body, maintains posture, and circulates blood throughout the body • System that coordinates the actions of the body and transmits signals between different parts of its body • ...
Unit 1 Test - Review 2022-10-05
Across
- A skin condition is commonly known as pimples
- The treatment and prevention of illnesses, injuries, and disease
- The largest human organ
- The _______ nervous system includes the brain and spinal cord
- Aspects of people's lives that reduce risk and increase the likeness of good health are called __________ factors
- Spread rapidly and is less easy to cure (skin cancer)
- Muscle tissue that is attached to bone and can be controlled
- A hormone that increases the feeling of relaxation and sleepiness
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- Hospitals - Facilities where patients stay for treatment
- All aspects of health interact and impact each other
- A state of complete physical, mental and emotional, and social well-being
- Blood vessels that carry oxygen-poor blood
- The desired result of something you plan to do
- Contain the blueprint of the structure (In genetics)
14 Clues: The largest human organ • Blood vessels that carry oxygen-poor blood • A skin condition is commonly known as pimples • The desired result of something you plan to do • All aspects of health interact and impact each other • Contain the blueprint of the structure (In genetics) • Spread rapidly and is less easy to cure (skin cancer) • ...
Muscular System (Jack Loeber) 2024-03-01
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- a muscle that bends part of your body
- ____muscles are found in your digestive tract and in the walls of blood vessels
- skeletal muscles can be strengthened by doing ____
- jogging, cycling, and walking are examples of ____ exercise
- muscle action not under your control
- _____exercise is done by working against the weight of an object
- a muscle that straightens part of your body
- ____muscles enable your body to move
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- muscle action that is under your control
- Skeletal muscles can be strengthened by doing ___
- connects muscles and bones
- _____muscles are found in your heart and pumps blood around your body
12 Clues: connects muscles and bones • muscle action not under your control • ____muscles enable your body to move • a muscle that bends part of your body • muscle action that is under your control • a muscle that straightens part of your body • Skeletal muscles can be strengthened by doing ___ • skeletal muscles can be strengthened by doing ____ • ...
English Extravaganza 2023 2023-08-27
11 Clues: cruel • sudden • wearily • skeletal • perfectly • lamenting • grievance • constantly • communicable • determinedly • a scientist who studies stars and other objects in space.
The Skeletal Body Systems 2020-12-09
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- Joints can be ______ by how the bones move.
- Joints can be ____, if the bones are moved out of place.
- Your brain is located inside of your ____.
- Inside your bones is a soft tissue called ____.
- ____ marrow makes both red and white blood cells.
- These joints, such as those in your skull, are called ___ joints.
- _____ bone is dense bone tissue found on the outside of all bones.
- ____ bone is bone tissue that has many air spaces.
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- Bone, cartilage, and the special structures that connect them make up your _____ system.
- Your lungs are located in your ____.
- The bones in most joints are held together by flexible bands of connective tissue called _____.
- The ends of many bones are covered by soft, flexible tissue called _____.
- A ____ is a living organ made of bone cells, connective tissues, and minerals.
- ____ marrow stores fat.
- A place in the body where two or more bones connect is a ____.
15 Clues: ____ marrow stores fat. • Your lungs are located in your ____. • Your brain is located inside of your ____. • Joints can be ______ by how the bones move. • Inside your bones is a soft tissue called ____. • ____ marrow makes both red and white blood cells. • ____ bone is bone tissue that has many air spaces. • Joints can be ____, if the bones are moved out of place. • ...
Let’s Think A Biology Word 2024-05-05
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- If the changes past a certain point, a response_______ the changes
- Example of polypeptides/protein
- The selection agent for artificial selection?
- A synapse between terminal ends of motor neurons with ______ muscle or smooth muscle
- Increases vigour/heterosis
- Control the normal blood osmotic pressure(normal water potential of blood plasma) controlled by ______
- Axon does not involve neurotransmitter while _______ involve neurotransmitter
- Process of mating or crossing between two true-breeding varieties is?
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- Two extreme phenotype are separated and two subpopulations will be formed
- A site of ultrafiltration of blood due to its porous capillary
- For bottlenecks effect, certain alleles maybe overrepresented, underrepresented or?
- Highly branched extensions that receive input and conduct toward cell body
- Function receptor is detect a _______ and send information to control center
- autonomic nervous system that promote calming and return to normal (rest and digest)
- Two species reproduced at different times of a day or seasons
15 Clues: Increases vigour/heterosis • Example of polypeptides/protein • The selection agent for artificial selection? • Two species reproduced at different times of a day or seasons • A site of ultrafiltration of blood due to its porous capillary • If the changes past a certain point, a response_______ the changes • ...
Let’s Think A Biology Word 2024-05-05
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- The selection agent for artificial selection?
- Two species reproduced at different times of a day or seasons
- Two extreme phenotype are separated and two subpopulations will be formed
- Increases vigour/heterosis
- Axon does not involve neurotransmitter while _______ involve neurotransmitter
- A synapse between terminal ends of motor neurons with ______ muscle or smooth muscle
- Example of polypeptides/protein
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- Control the normal blood osmotic pressure(normal water potential of blood plasma) controlled by ______
- For bottlenecks effect, certain alleles maybe overrepresented, underrepresented or?
- Highly branched extensions that receive input and conduct toward cell body
- Function receptor is detect a _______ and send information to control center
- A site of ultrafiltration of blood due to its porous capillary
- Process of mating or crossing between two true-breeding varieties is?
- autonomic nervous system that promote calming and return to normal (rest and digest)
- If the changes past a certain point, a response_______ the changes
15 Clues: Increases vigour/heterosis • Example of polypeptides/protein • The selection agent for artificial selection? • Two species reproduced at different times of a day or seasons • A site of ultrafiltration of blood due to its porous capillary • If the changes past a certain point, a response_______ the changes • ...
8.1 - Intermediate - vocabulary 2023-11-17
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- damage caused to water, air, etc. by harmful substances or waste
- money paid to the government that is based on yourincome or the cost of goods or services you have bought
- any bodily movement produced by skeletal muscles that results in energy expenditure
- a person who does something, especially helping other people
- care for children
- the system of trade and industry by which the wealth of a country is made and used
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- activities which embody or convey cultural expressions
- someone who lives very close to you
- the activity or business of providing medical services
- the condition of being extremely poor
- a combination of the correct types and amounts of food
11 Clues: care for children • someone who lives very close to you • the condition of being extremely poor • the activity or business of providing medical services • a combination of the correct types and amounts of food • activities which embody or convey cultural expressions • a person who does something, especially helping other people • ...
Functions of Skeletal System 2018-06-04
7 Clues: Neck joint. • Produces blood cells. • Muscles of the lungs. • Holds two bone together. • Longest bone in the body. • Smallest bone in the body. • Separate bones that make up the backbone.
The skeletal system (joints) 2022-09-07
7 Clues: the place where two bones meet • joint, lets you move your wrist • pads the place where two bones meet • joint, let you straighten and bend your leg • band of stretchy tissue that connects bones • and socket joint, let you move your arm all around • joint, type of joint in which bones move very little
AP psychology 2021-10-27
Across
- a brief resting pause after a neuron has fired; subsequent action potentials cannot occur until the axon returned to its resting state
- a neurotransmitter that enables muscle action, learning, and memory
- the body's speedy, electrochemical communication network, consisting of all the nerve cells of a peripheral and central nervous systems
- the part of a neuron that contains the neucleus; the cell's life support center
- a neural center located in the limbic system; helps process for storage explicit memories of facts and events
- a neural structure lying below the thalamus; it directs several maintenance activities, helps govern the endocrine system via the pituitary gland, linked to reward and emotion
- a fatty tissue layer segmentally encasing the axons of some neurons; enables vastly greater transmission speed as neural impulses hop from one node to the next
- the endocrine system's most influential gland. under the influence of the hypothalamus, the pituitary regulates the growth ad controls other endocrine glands
- the sensory and motor neurons that connect the central nervous system to the rest of the body
- (afferent) neurons that carry incoming information from the body's tissues and sensory receptors to the brain and spinal cord
- a pair of endocrine glands that sit above the kidneys and secrete hormones(epinephrine) that help arouse the body in times of stress
- a series of x-ray photographs taken from different angles and combined by computer into a composite representation of a slice of the brains structure
- a molecule that inhibits or blocks a neurotransmitters action
- cell in the nervous system that support, nourish, and protect neurons; they also play a role in learning, thinking, and memory
- a neural impulse; brief electrical charge that travels down the axon
- the division of the peripheral nervous system that controls the body's skeletal muscles(also called the skeletal nervous system)
- the brain and spinal cord
- neurons within the brain and spinal cord; they communicate internally and process information between the sensory inputs and motor outputs
- a molecule that increases a nueroransmitters action
- a level of stimulation required to trigger a neural impulse
- two lima-bean-sized neural clusters in the lymbic system; linked to emotion
- the oldest part and central core of the brain, beginning where the spinal cord swells as it enters the skull; responsible for automatic survival functions
- the part of the peripheral nervous system that controls the glands and the muscles of the internal organs
Down
- a sample, autonomic response to a sensory stimulis, such as the knee-jerk response
- a neural impulse; brief electrical charge that travels down the axon
- the division of the autonomic nervous system that calms the body, conserving its energy
- the body's "slow" chemical communication system; a set of glands that secrete hormones into the bloodstream
- the "little brain" at the rear of the brainstem; functions include processing sensory input, coordinating movement output and balance, and enabling nonverbal learning and memory
- chemical messengers that cross the synaptic gaps between the neurons
- a nerve cell; the basic building block of the nervous system
- bundled axons that form neural cables connecting the central nervous system with the muscles, glands, and sense organs
- the division of the autonomic nervous system that arouses the body, mobilizing the energy
- a neurotransmitter that influences movement, learning, attention, and emotion
- (efferent) neurons that carry outgoing information from the brain and the spinal cord to the muscles and glands
- "morphine within"- natural, opiate-like neurotransmitters linked to pain control and to pleasure
- a neurotransmitters reabsorption by the sending neuron
- an amplified recording of the waves of electrical activity sweeping across the brains surface, measured by placing electrodes on the scalp
- a visual display of the brains activity that detects where a radioactive form of glucose goes while the brain performs a given task
- the base of the brainstem; controls heartbeat and breathing
- a neurotransmitter that affects mood, hunger, sleep, and emotion
- a nerve network that travels through the brainstem into the thalamus and plays an important role in controlling arousal
- technique for revealing bloodflow and, therefore, brain activity by comparing successive mri scans. shows brain function as well as structure
- neural system located below the cerebral hemispheres; associated with emotions and drives(includes amygdala, hypothalamus, and hippocampus)
- chemical messengers that are manufactured by the endocrine glands, travel through the bloodstream, and affect other tissues
- the junction between the axon tip of the sending neuron and the dendrite or cell body of the receiving neuron
- a brain imaging technique that measures magnetic fields from the brains natural electrical activity
- branching extensions that receive and integrate messages, conducting impulses towards the cell body
- a technique that uses magnetic fields and radio waves to produce computer-generated images of soft tissue, shows brain anatomy
- the brains sensory control center, located on the top of the brainstem; it directs messages to the sensory receiving areas in the cortex and transmits replies to the cerebellum and medulla
- the neuron extension that passes messages through its branches to other neurons or to muscles or glands
50 Clues: the brain and spinal cord • a molecule that increases a nueroransmitters action • a neurotransmitters reabsorption by the sending neuron • the base of the brainstem; controls heartbeat and breathing • a level of stimulation required to trigger a neural impulse • a nerve cell; the basic building block of the nervous system • ...
wellness review 2023-05-24
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- complex set of characteristics that makes you unique
- chemical secreted by your glands that regulates the activities of different body cells
- aneurysm a weakness in a blood vessel in the brain that balloons and fills blood
- progressive disease that reduces brain mass and inhibits memory function (and other important mental functions)
- memories that are subconsciously blocked by the brain
- damage to the brain from Interruption/blockage of its blood supply
- signals that tell your brain and body how to react
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- system Complex network that coordinates all the activities in your body
- happy
- taking your own unacceptable qualities or feelings and ascribing them to other people
- second largest part of the brain, coordinates movement of skeletal muscles
- memories that are consciously blocked/ forgotten
- largest and most complex part of the brain
13 Clues: happy • largest and most complex part of the brain • memories that are consciously blocked/ forgotten • signals that tell your brain and body how to react • complex set of characteristics that makes you unique • memories that are subconsciously blocked by the brain • damage to the brain from Interruption/blockage of its blood supply • ...
Muscular System Crossword Puzzle 2023-09-23
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- there are over 600 of these in the human body.
- is a vital component of the human body responsible for movement and stability. It consists of three main types of muscles: skeletal muscles, smooth muscles, and cardiac muscles. Muscles are composed of individual fibers that contract and relax to produce motion, making the muscular system essential for everyday activities and overall physical well-being.
- are found exclusively in the heart. Cardiac muscles are responsible for pumping blood throughout the body. They contract rhythmically and involuntarily, ensuring a continuous flow of oxygenated blood to the tissues.
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- Stability, posture, heart protection and _____ are all functions of the muscular system.
- are the muscles attached to the bones and are responsible for voluntary movements such as walking, running, and lifting objects. Skeletal muscles work in pairs, with one contracting while the other relaxes to produce movement.
- also known as involuntary or visceral muscles, smooth muscles are found in the walls of organs and structures like the digestive tract, blood vessels, and the respiratory system. They function automatically, controlling processes like digestion and regulating blood flow.
6 Clues: there are over 600 of these in the human body. • Stability, posture, heart protection and _____ are all functions of the muscular system. • are found exclusively in the heart. Cardiac muscles are responsible for pumping blood throughout the body. They contract rhythmically and involuntarily, ensuring a continuous flow of oxygenated blood to the tissues. • ...
Em spectrum 2022-04-01
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- -the range of wavelengths or frequencies over which electromagnetic radiation extends.
- -the lowest frequency waves that allow you to listen to your favorite station in the car
- - the highest frequency wave and used to fight cancer
- - the only light waves we can see
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- - moderate frequency and used in remote controls
- - longer wavelength than infrared waves and used to heat food quickly
- -shorter wavelength than visible light but longer than x-rays
- - shorter wavelength than regular light and used to view skeletal system
8 Clues: - the only light waves we can see • - moderate frequency and used in remote controls • - the highest frequency wave and used to fight cancer • -shorter wavelength than visible light but longer than x-rays • - longer wavelength than infrared waves and used to heat food quickly • - shorter wavelength than regular light and used to view skeletal system • ...
Electro Magnetic Spectrum 2023-03-29
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- the only light waves we can see
- shorter wavelength than visible light and used to view the skeletal system
- moderate frequency and used in remote controls
- the lowest frequency waves that allow you to listen to your favorite station in the car
- range of wavelengths or frequencies over which electromagnetic radiation extends.
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- shorter wavelength than visible light but longer than x-rays; can cause sunburn
- longer wavelength than infrared waves and used for heating food quickly
- the highest-frequency wave and often used to fight cancer
8 Clues: the only light waves we can see • moderate frequency and used in remote controls • the highest-frequency wave and often used to fight cancer • longer wavelength than infrared waves and used for heating food quickly • shorter wavelength than visible light and used to view the skeletal system • ...
Skeletal System Crossword Puzzle 2021-05-17
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- Internal tissue that produces blood cells and stores fat
- Tightly packed mature cells in bones
- The process where bone replaces cartilage making the bones thicker and longer
- The tough membrane that covers up bones
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- Includes the shoulders,arms,hips,and legs
- bone cells that deposit calcium and other minerals into bones
- Includes the skull,spine,ribs,and sternum
7 Clues: Tightly packed mature cells in bones • The tough membrane that covers up bones • Includes the shoulders,arms,hips,and legs • Includes the skull,spine,ribs,and sternum • Internal tissue that produces blood cells and stores fat • bone cells that deposit calcium and other minerals into bones • ...
The skeletal system (joints) 2022-09-07
7 Clues: lets you move your wrist • the place where two bones meet • lets you move all your arm around • a stretchy band that connects bone • pads the place where two bones meet • lets you straighten and bend your leg • type of joints in which bone move very little or no movement occurs
Skeletal System Key Terms 2022-10-27
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- Process of calcium builds up in body tissue, causing tissue to harden
- Thick, fibrous membrane that goes around and covers the outside of a bone
- Former osteoblasts become surrounded by unmineralized matrix during bone formation
- bone formation
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- Internal skeleton
- The straight shaft of a long bone
- The widened ends of a long bone. Each and contains the epiphysial plate where bone growth takes place.
7 Clues: bone formation • Internal skeleton • The straight shaft of a long bone • Process of calcium builds up in body tissue, causing tissue to harden • Thick, fibrous membrane that goes around and covers the outside of a bone • Former osteoblasts become surrounded by unmineralized matrix during bone formation • ...
Musculo-Skeletal & Immune system 2018-02-19
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- our joint tissues become less resilient to wear and tear and start to degenerate manifesting as swelling, pain, and oftentimes, loss of mobility of joints.
- white blood cells engulf substances and body temperature rises.
- an organism that causes a disease.
- Nodes filter lymph for bacteria and tumor cells.
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- the four powerful muscles that support and stabilize the shoulder joint
- Red Blood Cell production in the bone marrow
- largest lymphatic organ; disintegrates old red blood cells, produces lymphocytes and plasmids
7 Clues: an organism that causes a disease. • Red Blood Cell production in the bone marrow • Nodes filter lymph for bacteria and tumor cells. • white blood cells engulf substances and body temperature rises. • the four powerful muscles that support and stabilize the shoulder joint • ...
The Body Systems 2013-01-30
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- System responsible for transporting nutrients and removing gaseous waste from the body
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- System that coordinates the actions of the body and transmits signals between different parts of its body
- System that permits movement of the body, maintains posture, and circulates blood throughout the body
- Organ system that passes nutrients, gases, hormones, blood cells, etc. to and from cells in the body to help fight diseases
- System that contains all the bones in the body and the tissues such as tendons, ligaments and cartilage that connect them
5 Clues: System responsible for transporting nutrients and removing gaseous waste from the body • System that permits movement of the body, maintains posture, and circulates blood throughout the body • System that coordinates the actions of the body and transmits signals between different parts of its body • ...
health 2015-03-11
Cardiac Muscle – Structure & Comparisons 2021-04-04
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- Sends impulse from sarcolemma to interior cell
- _______reticulum is smaller in cardiac muscle & larger in skeletal muscle
- From extracellular fluid
- Long refractory periods prevent______
- Made of myofilaments arranged in sarcomeres
- In cardiac muscle cell & used for energy
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- Allows quick communication between neighboring cells
- _____discs found at junction of different cardiac muscle cells
- _____period lasts almost the entire muscle twitch
- Compared to skeletal muscles, in cardiac muscles, this branches & joins neighboring cells through intercalated disks
10 Clues: From extracellular fluid • Long refractory periods prevent______ • In cardiac muscle cell & used for energy • Made of myofilaments arranged in sarcomeres • Sends impulse from sarcolemma to interior cell • _____period lasts almost the entire muscle twitch • Allows quick communication between neighboring cells • ...
Human body systems 2021-09-30
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- sometimes called the blood-vascular
- The organs involved in producing offspring.
- function is to filter blood and create urine as a waste by-product.
- divided into three types: smooth, cardiac, and skeletal.
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- includes the mouth,small intestine, large intestine.
- made up of all the body's different hormones
- the network of organs and tissues that help you breathe.
- complex network of nerves and cells
- a network of tissues, vessels and organs
- made of more than 200 bones
10 Clues: made of more than 200 bones • sometimes called the blood-vascular • complex network of nerves and cells • a network of tissues, vessels and organs • The organs involved in producing offspring. • made up of all the body's different hormones • includes the mouth,small intestine, large intestine. • the network of organs and tissues that help you breathe. • ...
Human Body Systems and Organs 2023-09-27
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- filters all of the blood in the body and breaks down poisonous substances, such as alcohol and drugs.
- Provides a protective barrier against mechanical, thermal and physical injury and hazardous substances.
- The system that is responsible for movement.
- controls thought, memory, emotion, touch, motor skills, vision, breathing, temperature, hunger and every process that regulates our body.
- maintains body temperature regulation, cell fluid maintenance, synthesis of Vitamin D, and detection of stimuli.
- helps control mood, growth and development, the way our organs work, metabolism , and reproduction.
- An organ that transports oxygen and removes extra carbon dioxide.
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- gives the body its shape, allows movement, makes blood cells, provides protection for organs and stores minerals.
- holds food and mixes it with acid and enzymes that continue to break the food down into a liquid or paste.
- The system that produces human offspring
- delivers oxygen and nutrients to cells and takes away wastes.
- breaks down food into nutrients such as carbohydrates, fats and proteins.
- An organ that pumps blood around your body
- protects your body from harmful substances, germs and cell changes that could make you ill.
- transmits signals between the brain and the rest of the body, including internal organs.
15 Clues: The system that produces human offspring • An organ that pumps blood around your body • The system that is responsible for movement. • delivers oxygen and nutrients to cells and takes away wastes. • An organ that transports oxygen and removes extra carbon dioxide. • breaks down food into nutrients such as carbohydrates, fats and proteins. • ...
Muscular System 2024-03-01
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- ____ muscle is found in your heart and pumps blood around your body.
- When your arm bends, the ____ muscle is the flexor.
- ____ muscle enables your bones to move.
- A muscle that bends part of your body.
- A muscle that straightens part of your body.
- Having strong muscles can help other ____.
- Muscle action that is under your control is ____.
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- Muscle action that is not under your control is ____.
- Tendinitis is a condition in which a tendon becomes ____.
- Endurance can be increased by doing ____ exercises.
- When your arm straightens, the ____ muscle is the extensor.
- Skeletal muscles can be strengthened by doing ____ exercises.
- ____ muscle is found in the digestive tract and in the wall of blood vessels.
13 Clues: A muscle that bends part of your body. • ____ muscle enables your bones to move. • Having strong muscles can help other ____. • A muscle that straightens part of your body. • Muscle action that is under your control is ____. • When your arm bends, the ____ muscle is the flexor. • Endurance can be increased by doing ____ exercises. • ...
Cells 2022-08-25
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- Produces structural lipids like cholesterol and phospholipids
- Produces proteins
- holds the cell's organelles and protects them form damage
- produces, modifies, and transports proteins to different organelles within the cell or outside of the cell
- Controls what comes in and out of the cell
- Plants one large used to store water Animals multiple that store waste, food,enzymes, and water
- Help transport materials that an organism needs to survive and recycle waste materials
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- Captures energy from sunlight and use it to produce food
- helps cells maintain their shape and internal organization
- Organizing microtubules that serve as the cell's skeletal system
- Breaks down materials in the cell so they can be reused
- Prepares proteins and lipid molecules for use in other places inside and outside the cell
- breaks down sugar molecules to create energy
- Considered the brain of the cell
- surrounds, protects,and supports the cell
15 Clues: Produces proteins • Considered the brain of the cell • surrounds, protects,and supports the cell • Controls what comes in and out of the cell • breaks down sugar molecules to create energy • Breaks down materials in the cell so they can be reused • Captures energy from sunlight and use it to produce food • holds the cell's organelles and protects them form damage • ...
Let’s Think A Biology Word 2024-05-05
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- If the changes past a certain point, a response_______ the changes
- Example of polypeptides/protein
- The selection agent for artificial selection?
- A synapse between terminal ends of motor neurons with ______ muscle or smooth muscle
- Increases vigour/heterosis
- Control the normal blood osmotic pressure(normal water potential of blood plasma) controlled by ______
- Axon does not involve neurotransmitter while _______ involve neurotransmitter
- Process of mating or crossing between two true-breeding varieties is?
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- Two extreme phenotype are separated and two subpopulations will be formed
- A site of ultrafiltration of blood due to its porous capillary
- For bottlenecks effect, certain alleles maybe overrepresented, underrepresented or?
- Highly branched extensions that receive input and conduct toward cell body
- Function receptor is detect a _______ and send information to control center
- autonomic nervous system that promote calming and return to normal (rest and digest)
- Two species reproduced at different times of a day or seasons
15 Clues: Increases vigour/heterosis • Example of polypeptides/protein • The selection agent for artificial selection? • Two species reproduced at different times of a day or seasons • A site of ultrafiltration of blood due to its porous capillary • If the changes past a certain point, a response_______ the changes • ...
The Muscular System 2021-05-21
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- What attaches muscle to muscle?
- What is a type of striated muscle tissue that is attached to bone and is under voluntary control?
- What is a human body system that includes muscles and tendons?
- What is a type nonstriated muscle tissue that is found in the walls of internal organs and is not under voluntary control?
- When straightening and extending of the joint to increase the angles between two bones or two body parts, is called?
- When bending a joint to decrease the angle between two bones or two body parts, is called?
- What type of tissue is found inside the heart, digestive organs, and blood vessels?
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- When muscles form the walls of the heart and contracts to circulate the blood and also is a involuntary muscle, is called?
- What does it mean when a muscle is able to return to its original resting shape and length after being extended or contracted?
- What is a organelle in muscles fibers that allows muscles to contract?
- What is it called when the muscular system is adaptable in that it can be changed in response to how it is used?
- What does it mean when a muscle can be stretched without damage by the application of a force?
- The muscles receive their ability to move the body through which system?
- What is a organ of the muscular system that is composed primarily of cells called muscle fibers, which has the ability to contract?
- What is a long, thin cell in muscle tissue that contains multiple nuclei, mitochondria, and organelles called myofibrils that allow the cell to contract?
- What is a tough connective tissue that holds a skeletal muscle to a bone?
16 Clues: What attaches muscle to muscle? • What is a human body system that includes muscles and tendons? • What is a organelle in muscles fibers that allows muscles to contract? • The muscles receive their ability to move the body through which system? • What is a tough connective tissue that holds a skeletal muscle to a bone? • ...
Exam 2023-11-28
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- is a combination of the muscle and skeletal system.
- serves many functions and is split up into two systems.
- contains many contractile subunits (myofibrillar),
- are dense fibrous tissue that connects muscle to bone.
- contain subunits called sarcomeres made up of actin and myosin filaments.
- cells are only found in the heart and its primary function is to pump blood through the vessels.
- is a collection of muscle and muscle types.
- are also fibrous connective tissue which connects bones to other bones.
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- attach to and move bones by contracting and relaxing.
- These muscles make up the walls of organs and help push food with contraction.
- is composed of bones and other related structures such as joints.
11 Clues: is a collection of muscle and muscle types. • contains many contractile subunits (myofibrillar), • is a combination of the muscle and skeletal system. • attach to and move bones by contracting and relaxing. • are dense fibrous tissue that connects muscle to bone. • serves many functions and is split up into two systems. • ...
Cellular Functions :) 2012-10-09
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- digestive system of the cell
- regulates cell activity and stores all genetic information of the cell
- gives chemical support to the cell; regulation of biochemical activities
- transport of cellular materials and forms skeletal framework; metabolic activities
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- modifies, sorts, and packages proteins and other materials for cell use
- site of cellular respiration; formation of ATP
- carry out protein synthesis
- acts as a cushion for and contains all organelles within the cell
- harvests the energy of sunlight and converts it to chemical energy in order to fuel chemical reactions in the cell
- membrane forms a barrier between the interior and exterior of the cell
- sac-like structures; stores materials such as proteins, fats, carbohydrates, and water
- synthesizes ribosomal RNA and ribosomal subunits
- breaks down fatty acid molecules by beta-oxidation
- aids the process of cell division
14 Clues: carry out protein synthesis • digestive system of the cell • aids the process of cell division • site of cellular respiration; formation of ATP • synthesizes ribosomal RNA and ribosomal subunits • breaks down fatty acid molecules by beta-oxidation • acts as a cushion for and contains all organelles within the cell • ...
The Body Systems 2013-01-30
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- Organ system that passes nutrients, gases, hormones, blood cells, etc. to and from cells in the body to help fight diseases
- System that contains all the bones in the body and the tissues such as tendons, ligaments and cartilage that connect them
- System that permits movement of the body, maintains posture, and circulates blood throughout the body
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- System that coordinates the actions of the body and transmits signals between different parts of its body
- System responsible for transporting nutrients and removing gaseous waste from the body
5 Clues: System responsible for transporting nutrients and removing gaseous waste from the body • System that permits movement of the body, maintains posture, and circulates blood throughout the body • System that coordinates the actions of the body and transmits signals between different parts of its body • ...
The Body Systems 2013-01-30
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- System that coordinates the actions of the body and transmits signals between different parts of its body
- System that contains all the bones in the body and the tissues such as tendons, ligaments and cartilage that connect them
- System that permits movement of the body, maintains posture, and circulates blood throughout the body
- Organ system that passes nutrients, gases, hormones, blood cells, etc. to and from cells in the body to help fight diseases
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- System responsible for transporting nutrients and removing gaseous waste from the body
5 Clues: System responsible for transporting nutrients and removing gaseous waste from the body • System that permits movement of the body, maintains posture, and circulates blood throughout the body • System that coordinates the actions of the body and transmits signals between different parts of its body • ...
Health Professionals 2022-10-19
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- doctor remains the front line of your medical care.
- A urologist deals with the urinary tract as well as the bladder and kidneys. A urologist is also the doctor men most often go to with reproductive system questions and concerns.
- specialize in the care of the skeletal system
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- He or she specializes in diseases and injuries of the foot.
- brain doctor
- provides primary care after birth through the teen years.
- practitioner is a registered nurse who is also trained to provide many primary healthcare services
- These physicians specialize in the diseases of internal organs that don’t require surgery. But an internist can also provide primary care needs for teenagers through elderly patients.
8 Clues: brain doctor • specialize in the care of the skeletal system • doctor remains the front line of your medical care. • provides primary care after birth through the teen years. • He or she specializes in diseases and injuries of the foot. • practitioner is a registered nurse who is also trained to provide many primary healthcare services • ...
Cell Terms 2021-08-31
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- Makes, packages, and transports proteins and fats
- play a role in organizing microtubules that serve as the cell's skeletal system
- provides protection for a cell
- helps cells maintain their shape and internal organization
- move water relative to the cell in a regular movement of the cilia
- Round part of most cells that are enclosed in a double membrane, controls the activities of the cell
- Protects the plant cell
- Is a cellular particle made of RNA and protein that serves as the site for protein synthesis in the cell
- hair-like structures involved in the locomotion of a cell
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- converts light to enrgy causing photsyenthesis
- Powerhouse of the cell
- cause cell expansion, growth and replication
- Helps elminate wste products
- Where proteins received from the ER are further processed and sorted for transport to their eventual destinations
- Breaks down worn out cell parts
15 Clues: Powerhouse of the cell • Protects the plant cell • Helps elminate wste products • provides protection for a cell • Breaks down worn out cell parts • cause cell expansion, growth and replication • converts light to enrgy causing photsyenthesis • Makes, packages, and transports proteins and fats • hair-like structures involved in the locomotion of a cell • ...
Let’s Think A Biology Word 2024-05-05
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- If the changes past a certain point, a response_______ the changes
- Example of polypeptides/protein
- The selection agent for artificial selection?
- A synapse between terminal ends of motor neurons with ______ muscle or smooth muscle
- Increases vigour/heterosis
- Control the normal blood osmotic pressure(normal water potential of blood plasma) controlled by ______
- Axon does not involve neurotransmitter while _______ involve neurotransmitter
- Process of mating or crossing between two true-breeding varieties is?
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- Two extreme phenotype are separated and two subpopulations will be formed
- A site of ultrafiltration of blood due to its porous capillary
- For bottlenecks effect, certain alleles maybe overrepresented, underrepresented or?
- Highly branched extensions that receive input and conduct toward cell body
- Function receptor is detect a _______ and send information to control center
- autonomic nervous system that promote calming and return to normal (rest and digest)
- Two species reproduced at different times of a day or seasons
15 Clues: Increases vigour/heterosis • Example of polypeptides/protein • The selection agent for artificial selection? • Two species reproduced at different times of a day or seasons • A site of ultrafiltration of blood due to its porous capillary • If the changes past a certain point, a response_______ the changes • ...
Biology 2024-05-05
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- The selection agent for artificial selection?
- A site of ultrafiltration of blood due to its porous capillary
- Function receptor is detect a _______ and send information to control center
- If the changes past a certain point, a response_______ the changes
- Two species reproduced at different times of a day or seasons
- Process of mating or crossing between two true-breeding varieties is?
- Two extreme phenotype are separated and two subpopulations will be formed
- For bottlenecks effect, certain alleles maybe overrepresented, underrepresented or?
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- Control the normal blood osmotic pressure(normal water potential of blood plasma) controlled by ______
- autonomic nervous system that promote calming and return to normal (rest and digest)
- A synapse between terminal ends of motor neurons with ______ muscle or smooth muscle
- Highly branched extensions that receive input and conduct toward cell body
- Example of polypeptides/protein
- Increases vigour/heterosis
- Axon does not involve neurotransmitter while _______ involve neurotransmitter
15 Clues: Increases vigour/heterosis • Example of polypeptides/protein • The selection agent for artificial selection? • Two species reproduced at different times of a day or seasons • A site of ultrafiltration of blood due to its porous capillary • If the changes past a certain point, a response_______ the changes • ...
LEVELS OF ORGANISATION 2024-04-11
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- transmits signals between the brain and the rest of the body
- help control mood, growth, and development, the way our organs work, metabolism and reproduction.
- carries electrical impulses
- pumping blood and suporting movement to lifting heavy weights
- breaks nutrients into parts for your body to absorb and use for energy, growth, etc.
- protect the organs the body from injuries
- traps light energy for photosynthesis
- produce gametes called eggs or OVA
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- increase the surface area ti absorb water and mineral salts from the soil
- responsible of eliminating waste from the body
- produce sperm and transport into the female reproductive system for fertilization
- carries oxygen and nutrients to cells, and removes carbon dioxide
- controlls cell division, development and activities
- make food for the plant using carbon dioxide, water and light energy for photosynthesis
- contains salts and sugars helps to keep plant cells firm
15 Clues: carries electrical impulses • produce gametes called eggs or OVA • traps light energy for photosynthesis • protect the organs the body from injuries • responsible of eliminating waste from the body • controlls cell division, development and activities • contains salts and sugars helps to keep plant cells firm • ...
Head Anatomy Physiology 2022-03-23
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- shapes and contracts
- protect and regulate
- largest and mostcomplexnerve
- eliminates waste
- affects growth
- attached to bones
- offspring
- physical foundation
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- movable and immovable
- portion ofnervoussystem
- muscle of the heart
- reproducing cells
- controls and coordinates
- makes up 60-90%of bodytissue
- controls circulation
- enables breathing
- convertsfoodto nutrients
17 Clues: offspring • affects growth • eliminates waste • reproducing cells • enables breathing • attached to bones • muscle of the heart • physical foundation • shapes and contracts • protect and regulate • controls circulation • movable and immovable • portion ofnervoussystem • controls and coordinates • convertsfoodto nutrients • largest and mostcomplexnerve • makes up 60-90%of bodytissue
Skeletal Muscle Relaxants 2017-03-05
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- A substance that is destructive to nerve tissue
- Drug made from a living organism used to prevent or treat disease
- A movement disorder in which muscles contract and spasm involuntarily
- reticulum Specialized organelle in the muscle cell that releases calcium ions during muscle contraction and absorbs calcium ions during relaxation
- Difficulty speaking due to a disorder with the mouth, tongue, or throat
- Difficulty swallowing
- Normal structures responsible for energy production in cells
- Minute fibers located throughout the cytoplasm of cells, composed of actin
- Undesirable interaction of drugs which should not be combined
- Involuntary blinking of the eyelid
- Fatty substance that covers and protects nerves
- Abnormally high body temperature
- Condition in which the eyes are not aligned (Cross-eyed)
- Area where the motor neuron axon terminal meets the muscle tissue
- A life-threatening illness caused by the bacteria Clostridium botulinum
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- Cell that covers the axons in the peripheral nervous system
- Substance that relaxes the muscles leading to increased blood flow
- The cytoplasm of a striated muscle fiber
- Area around the brain/spinal cord that contains cerebrospinal fluid
- Drugs that relieve, interrupt, or prevent muscle spasms
- A condition of excessive sweating
- Blocker that produces paralysis by inhibiting nerve transmission
- Twitchings of muscle fiber groups
- Synergy
- A thin membrane enclosing a striated muscle fiber
25 Clues: Synergy • Difficulty swallowing • Abnormally high body temperature • A condition of excessive sweating • Twitchings of muscle fiber groups • Involuntary blinking of the eyelid • The cytoplasm of a striated muscle fiber • A substance that is destructive to nerve tissue • Fatty substance that covers and protects nerves • A thin membrane enclosing a striated muscle fiber • ...
skeletal crossword puzzle 2020-10-19
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- wrist
- mature bone cells
- the bone that goes from the elbow to shoulder
- bottom of spine
- below the sacrum
- very dense bone
- the thigh bone
- behind the skull
- bone in the arm that helps rotation
- forearm
- the ankle
- lower jaw
- our fingers, toe bones
- longitudinal axis of the body
- cartilage that reduces friction in bones
- bones that are flattened or curved
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- bone destroying cells
- top of skull
- back of skull
- the cheekbones
- fracture where bone doesn't break completely
- attached to rubs
- the bone in the legs that support balance
- another term meaning irregular
- bone forming cells
- lowest portion of the spine
- fracture where bone doesn't penetrate skin
- behind lacrimal
- shaft of bone
- the knee
- upper jaw
31 Clues: wrist • forearm • the knee • the ankle • upper jaw • lower jaw • top of skull • back of skull • shaft of bone • the cheekbones • the thigh bone • bottom of spine • very dense bone • behind lacrimal • attached to rubs • below the sacrum • behind the skull • mature bone cells • bone forming cells • bone destroying cells • our fingers, toe bones • lowest portion of the spine • longitudinal axis of the body • ...
NAMING SKELETAL MUSCLE 2019-12-11
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- The stocky bipennate and multipennate muscles, which pack in the most fibers is shorten very little but are very ________.
- Multipennate of fascicle arrangement is located in the _________.
- Skeletal muscle consists of _________.
- In a _________ pattern, short fascicles attach obliquely to a central tendon.
- ______of fascicle arrangement is located in the orbicularis oris.
- A convergent muscle is _________ or fan-shaped.
- The muscle is _________ in the extensor digitorum.
- If the fascicles insert into opposite sides of the tendon, the muscle is ________.
- The direction of the muscle fibers, when a muscles' name includes the term rectus, its fibers run _________ to that imaginary line.
- In location of the muscles origin and _________, muscles are named for their attachment sites.
- The fascicle arrange _________, producing muscles with different structures and functional properties.
- In a circular pattern,the fascicles are arranged in _________ rings.
- A modification of the parallel arrangement is called as ________.
- A muscle's fascicle arrangement determines its range of ________ and power.
- In a parallel arrangement, the length of the fascicles run parallel to the long ________ of the muscle.
- When the term biceps, triceps or quadriceps form part of a muscle name, you can assume that the muscle has two, three of four origins. this is the criteria of ________ of origins.
- When muscles are named for their ________, terms such as flexor, extensor and adductor appear in their names.
- In location of the muscle, some muscles are named for the ________ with which they are associated.
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- Muscle _________ depends more on the total number of muscle fibers in the muscle.
- In the _________ digitorum muscle of the leg, the fascicles insert into only one side of the tendon.
- ________ size of the muscle is such terms as Maximus, minimus and logos are sometimes used in the names of muscles.
- If the fascicles insert from several different sides, the muscles is _______.
- The term ________ in a muscle's name tells that the muscle fibers run obliquely to the imaginary line.
- How many criteria used in naming skeletal muscles?
- In a _________ muscle, the fascicles converge toward a single insertion tendon.
- ________ of the muscle fibers is some muscles are named in reference to some imaginary line.
- Some muscles have a districtive shape that helps to _________ them.
- Number of ________ is also criteria in naming skeletal muscles.
- The longer and the more nearly parallel the fascicles are to a muscle's long axis, the more the muscle can _________.
- The example of the _________ of the muscle is the deltoid muscle is roughlt triangular.
30 Clues: Skeletal muscle consists of _________. • A convergent muscle is _________ or fan-shaped. • The muscle is _________ in the extensor digitorum. • How many criteria used in naming skeletal muscles? • Number of ________ is also criteria in naming skeletal muscles. • Multipennate of fascicle arrangement is located in the _________. • ...
skeletal crossword puzzle 2020-10-22
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- often referred to as the tail bone
- forms the knee join or the "kneecaps"
- medial of the forearm
- 12 pairs, 24 in total
- inferior to the cervical vertebrae
- forms the base and posterior of the skull
- forms the wrist
- fits into the scapula
- inferior to the thoracic vertebrae
- allows facial muscles to move
- lower jaw
- with the coccyx, forms the pelvis
- lateral of the tibia
- where the ears are
- meets the cheek bones
- forms the sole
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- known as the collar bone
- only bone in the thigh
- both the fingers and the toes
- known as the shin bone
- also known as the "knuckles"
- encloses the spinal cord
- meets the frontal bone
- inferior to the lumbar vertebrae
- lateral to the forearm
- protects the heart and lungs
- forehead
- enclosure for the pituitary gland
- looks like "wings" when arms move posterior
- upper jaw
- roof of nasal cavity
- forms the posterior half of the foot
32 Clues: forehead • lower jaw • upper jaw • forms the sole • forms the wrist • where the ears are • lateral of the tibia • roof of nasal cavity • medial of the forearm • 12 pairs, 24 in total • fits into the scapula • meets the cheek bones • only bone in the thigh • known as the shin bone • meets the frontal bone • lateral to the forearm • known as the collar bone • encloses the spinal cord • ...
Skeletal Crossword Puzzle 2020-10-20
Across
- dense bone
- no body
- protect the heart and lungs
- upper part of the sternum
- Limbs and girdles.
- bone forming cells
- bones with open space
- connect to rib 7
- small body
- mature bone cells
- a bone that is longer than it is wide
- hole in the bone
- broken bone ends are forced into each other
- encloses the spinal cord
- excessive twisting forces are applied to the bone
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- bone destroying cells
- shaft of the bone
- bone is crushed
- bone breaks incompletely
- broken bone portion is pressed inward
- connect from the spine to the sternum
- bottom of the sternum
- spongy bones that have an outer layer of compact bone
- separated by pads of cartilage
- Forms the longitudinal axis of the body.
- bone breaks into three or more fragments
- come out of the spine and do not connect with any other bone
- bones that are as wide as they are long
- middle part of the sternum
- ends of the bone
- usually bones that protect organs
31 Clues: no body • dense bone • small body • bone is crushed • connect to rib 7 • hole in the bone • ends of the bone • shaft of the bone • mature bone cells • Limbs and girdles. • bone forming cells • bone destroying cells • bottom of the sternum • bones with open space • bone breaks incompletely • encloses the spinal cord • upper part of the sternum • middle part of the sternum • protect the heart and lungs • ...
Skeletal Crossword Puzzle 2020-10-20
Across
- bone is crushed
- dense bone
- bottom of the sternum
- usually bones that protect organs
- upper part of the sternum
- encloses the spinal cord
- broken bone ends are forced into each other
- mature bone cells
- small body
- bones with open space
- Limbs and girdles.
- bone destroying cells
- protect the heart and lungs
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- no body
- excessive twisting forces are applied to the bone
- bone breaks into three or more fragments
- bone forming cells
- hole in the bone
- Forms the longitudinal axis of the body.
- spongy bones that have an outer layer of compact bone
- ends of the bone
- shaft of the bone
- middle part of the sternum
- broken bone portion is pressed inward
- bone breaks incompletely
- a bone that is longer than it is wide
- come out of the spine and do not connect with any other bone
- bones that are as wide as they are long
- connect to rib 7
- connect from the spine to the sternum
30 Clues: no body • dense bone • small body • bone is crushed • hole in the bone • ends of the bone • connect to rib 7 • shaft of the bone • mature bone cells • bone forming cells • Limbs and girdles. • bottom of the sternum • bones with open space • bone destroying cells • encloses the spinal cord • bone breaks incompletely • upper part of the sternum • middle part of the sternum • protect the heart and lungs • ...
Skeletal Crossword Puzzle 2020-10-21
Across
- Made of 3 fused together bones, flat.
- Articulates withe L5 vertebrae.
- Body weight is carried by these.
- Most posterior bone of skull.
- Located deep in nasal cavity.
- Located deep in eye sockets.
- Found on anterior ends of ribs.
- 7 bones, makes up neck region.
- The most lateral bone of forearm.
- Bones that form sole of foot.
- Heaviest and longest bone in body.
- The largest bone of shin.
- Referred to as cheek bones.
- Attaches to the scapula.
- Apart of the kneecap ligament.
- Longest and strongest bone in face.
- 14 of these bones make the face.
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- Vertebrae that articulates with ribs.
- Protects heart and lungs.
- Block-like bodies, lower back.
- Upper bone of each arm.
- Two of these are in one finger
- Forms the forehead.
- Forms the lateral walls of cranium.
- Human tailbone, remnant.
- Forms the upper jaw.
- can be categorized as true or false.
- 8 bones that make up the wrist.
- The most medial bone of the forearm.
- secured by lumbar vertebrae.
- Make up the palm of the hand.
- Thin and stick-like bone of shin.
32 Clues: Forms the forehead. • Forms the upper jaw. • Upper bone of each arm. • Human tailbone, remnant. • Attaches to the scapula. • Protects heart and lungs. • The largest bone of shin. • Referred to as cheek bones. • Located deep in eye sockets. • secured by lumbar vertebrae. • Most posterior bone of skull. • Located deep in nasal cavity. • Bones that form sole of foot. • ...