skeletal system Crossword Puzzles

HumanBodySystem. 2021-12-12

HumanBodySystem. crossword puzzle
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  1. which comprises the heart and blood
  2. composed of specialized cells called muscle fibers
  3. regulates all biological processes in the body from conception through adulthood
  4. a support structure for your body
  5. work together to move a colorless, watery fluid called lymph back into your circulatory system
  6. The organs that make urine and remove it from the body
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  1. The tissues, glands, and organs involved in producing offspring
  2. juices and enzymes that help the body digest food and liquids.
  3. takes up oxygen from the air we breathe and expels the unwanted carbon dioxide.

9 Clues: a support structure for your body • which comprises the heart and blood • composed of specialized cells called muscle fibers • The organs that make urine and remove it from the body • juices and enzymes that help the body digest food and liquids. • The tissues, glands, and organs involved in producing offspring • ...

A&P and Epithelial Tissue 2023-01-25

A&P and Epithelial Tissue crossword puzzle
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  1. The main role of these epithelial derivatives is secretion.
  2. the regional term for chin
  3. this part of homeostasis is what is being manipulated (ie. temp, pH).
  4. the regional term for posterior elbow
  5. the regional term for groin
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  1. this plane cuts the body into right and left halves
  2. this body system has the function of support and protection and a place for muscle attachments.
  3. this word means disease and often termed with physiology
  4. these membranes are in the ventral cavity and help protect and support the internal organs

9 Clues: the regional term for chin • the regional term for groin • the regional term for posterior elbow • this plane cuts the body into right and left halves • this word means disease and often termed with physiology • The main role of these epithelial derivatives is secretion. • this part of homeostasis is what is being manipulated (ie. temp, pH). • ...

Kuramoto, Maya BMST Skeletal System (1) 2023-10-04

Kuramoto, Maya BMST Skeletal System (1) crossword puzzle
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  1. the skeleton has __ main functions; movement and protecting/supporting internal organs
  2. Men's skeletons tend to be larger and heavier than corresponding women's skeletons. True or false?
  3. yellow blood cells are found in the ____ portion of long bones
  4. this part of the skeleton has 126 bones
  5. the average adult has ____ bones
  6. bones found in both upper and lower arms and legs
  7. bones in the spinal column
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  1. part of the bone where red+white blood cells are produced
  2. bone that is found within a tendon or a ligament
  3. bones found in the skull and ribs
  4. ___ blood cells are found in flat bones and the ends of long bones
  5. bones found in the wrist and ankle
  6. the skeletal system has two main parts; the appendicular and the _____ skeleton

13 Clues: bones in the spinal column • the average adult has ____ bones • bones found in the skull and ribs • bones found in the wrist and ankle • this part of the skeleton has 126 bones • bone that is found within a tendon or a ligament • bones found in both upper and lower arms and legs • part of the bone where red+white blood cells are produced • ...

Julianna 5th 2022-02-01

Julianna 5th crossword puzzle
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  1. :Cardiac muscle
  2. :Energy from the stars
  3. :Takes pictures
  4. :Grouping of stars
  5. :Sun, Planets and moons
  6. :Maps planet
  7. :Voluntary
  8. :Smooth muscle
  9. :Gathers visible light and EMradiation
  10. :Path around object
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  1. :Measures atmosphere
  2. :Gathers rock samples
  3. :Skeletal muscle
  4. :Hole from space rock
  5. :Involuntary
  6. :Everything
  7. :Stars form a pattern
  8. :Smaller orbits
  9. :Tendons

19 Clues: :Tendons • :Voluntary • :Everything • :Involuntary • :Maps planet • :Smooth muscle • :Cardiac muscle • :Takes pictures • :Smaller orbits • :Skeletal muscle • :Grouping of stars • :Path around object • :Measures atmosphere • :Gathers rock samples • :Hole from space rock • :Stars form a pattern • :Energy from the stars • :Sun, Planets and moons • :Gathers visible light and EMradiation

Nervous System 2019-11-18

Nervous System crossword puzzle
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  1. The part of the brain that interprets input from the senses, controls movements of skeletal muscles, and carries out complex mental processes
  2. A threadlike extension of a neuron that carries nerve impulse toward the cell body
  3. The thick column of nerve tissue that is enclosed by the vertebrae and that links the brain to most of the nerves in the peripheral nervous system
  4. An automatic response that occurs very rapidly and without conscious control
  5. A neuron that carries nerve impulses from one neuron to another
  6. The tiny space between the tip of an axon and the next structure
  7. The brain and the spinal cord; the control center of the body
  8. A neuron that carries nerve impulses from one neuron to another
  9. The part of the brain that coordinates the actions of the muscles and help maintain balance
  10. A threadlike extension of a neuron that carries nerve impulse away from the cell body
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  1. All the nerves located outside the CNS connects the CNS to all the parts of the bod
  2. The part of the brain that controls many body functions that occur automatically
  3. A message carried by a neuron
  4. A neuron that picks up stimuli from the internal or external environment and converts each stimulus into a nerve impulse
  5. The part of the central nervous system that is located in the skull and that controls most functions of the body
  6. A cell that carries messages through the nervous system

16 Clues: A message carried by a neuron • A cell that carries messages through the nervous system • The brain and the spinal cord; the control center of the body • A neuron that carries nerve impulses from one neuron to another • A neuron that carries nerve impulses from one neuron to another • The tiny space between the tip of an axon and the next structure • ...

Skeletal Terms 2022-03-15

Skeletal Terms crossword puzzle
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  1. Bone Tightly packed tissue that does not have the trabeculae
  2. Contact bone in the diaphysis of a long bone, forms a tube with a hollow chamber
  3. Replacement of cartilage by bone
  4. Enlarged connective tissue that further differentiates into bone-forming cells
  5. Cartilage The outer surface of an articulating portion of the epiphysis is coated with a layer of hyaline cartilage
  6. A bone that articulates(forms of joint) with another bone
  7. Bone Thin layers of compact bone on their surface that contains the trabeculae
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  1. Large, multinucleated cells
  2. Any of the small canals through which the blood vessel ramify in bone
  3. branching bony plates
  4. Shaft of the bone
  5. Phone cells that exchange substances with nearby cells
  6. A bone is enclosed by a tough, vascular covering of dense connective tissue

13 Clues: Shaft of the bone • branching bony plates • Large, multinucleated cells • Replacement of cartilage by bone • Phone cells that exchange substances with nearby cells • A bone that articulates(forms of joint) with another bone • Bone Tightly packed tissue that does not have the trabeculae • Any of the small canals through which the blood vessel ramify in bone • ...

Skeletal Muscle 2023-10-09

Skeletal Muscle crossword puzzle
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  1. calculated as work/time
  2. contains only actin
  3. this muscle fiber type has moderate efficiency
  4. age related muscle loss
  5. also called type 1 fiber
  6. surrounds individual muscle fibers or cells
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  1. shifts to expose binding sites on actin
  2. storage site of calcium
  3. individual bundles of muscle fibers
  4. this muscle fiber type is best suited for anaerobic metabolism
  5. also called speed of contraction
  6. this muscle fiber type has high number of mitochondria
  7. thin filament

13 Clues: thin filament • contains only actin • storage site of calcium • calculated as work/time • age related muscle loss • also called type 1 fiber • also called speed of contraction • individual bundles of muscle fibers • shifts to expose binding sites on actin • surrounds individual muscle fibers or cells • this muscle fiber type has moderate efficiency • ...

INTRODUCTION OF MUSCLE TISSUE 2019-12-10

INTRODUCTION OF MUSCLE TISSUE crossword puzzle
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  1. Muscle tissue is an elongated tissue ranging from several millimeters to about ________ centimeters in the length.
  2. ________ supply also provide calcium.
  3. Muscle tissue has the property of ________ that brings about movement.
  4. There are ________ types of muscle tissue.
  5. One of the muscle tissue is _________.
  6. Generates the force required to produce _________.
  7. ________ also include in muscle tissue.
  8. From 10 to 100 micrometers in ________.
  9. _________ tissues are highly specialized to contract or shorten.
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  1. Muscle tissue varies with _________ and location in the body.
  2. The _________structure of muscle tissue is key to understanding muscle function at every organizational level.
  3. Electrical excitability,Contractility, elasticity,extended are _________ do all muscle tissue.
  4. Blood supply to provide _________.
  5. In the ________ there are three types of muscle tissue.
  6. ________ muscle tissue only found in the wall of the hear.
  7. _________ muscle include in muscle tissue.
  8. skeletal ________ tissue under voluntary control.
  9. is not the types of muscle tissue.

18 Clues: Blood supply to provide _________. • is not the types of muscle tissue. • ________ supply also provide calcium. • One of the muscle tissue is _________. • ________ also include in muscle tissue. • From 10 to 100 micrometers in ________. • There are ________ types of muscle tissue. • _________ muscle include in muscle tissue. • ...

Ch. 12 BIOL 1551 2013-11-15

Ch. 12 BIOL 1551 crossword puzzle
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  1. neuroglia that form physical support and the blood brain barrier
  2. neuron that has receptors to respond to neurotransmitter
  3. neuron that releases the neurotransmitter
  4. enzyme that breaks down Acetylecholine
  5. number of different types of neuroglia in the PNS
  6. neuroglia with armlike extensions to wrap around axons
  7. type of outcome resulting from Cl- or K+ ion channels
  8. presynaptic neurons reuptake this neurotransmitter
  9. NT that is used to inhibit skeletal muscle tremors
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  1. number of different types of neuroglia in the CNS
  2. NT that is used for skeletal muscle excitation and parasympathetic ANS functions
  3. NT that is used for wakefulness and mood functions and ANS sympathetic fxns
  4. two types of NT that are absorbed by astrocytes
  5. type of outcome resulting from an Na+ ion channel (Na+ in)
  6. stores neurotransmitter at axon terminal
  7. enzyme that breaks down norepinephrine
  8. NT that functions to control our mood
  9. released from distal end of axon and can be either excitatory or inhibitory
  10. where communication from one neuron to another occurs

19 Clues: NT that functions to control our mood • enzyme that breaks down norepinephrine • enzyme that breaks down Acetylecholine • stores neurotransmitter at axon terminal • neuron that releases the neurotransmitter • two types of NT that are absorbed by astrocytes • number of different types of neuroglia in the CNS • number of different types of neuroglia in the PNS • ...

Vocabulary List 11 2021-02-19

Vocabulary List 11 crossword puzzle
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  1. prod
  2. a trace of
  3. a tube for making and viewing patterns
  4. praise
  5. countless
  6. quirk
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  1. an interval
  2. skeletal
  3. innovative
  4. submit
  5. to motion
  6. illogical

12 Clues: prod • quirk • submit • praise • skeletal • to motion • countless • illogical • innovative • a trace of • an interval • a tube for making and viewing patterns

Introduction 2016-12-30

Introduction crossword puzzle
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  1. The study of the body's internal and external structures
  2. Skeletal region includes the head, neck, and trunk
  3. Divides the body into left and right halves
  4. Divides the body into upper and lower halves
  5. The removal of wastes created by metabolic activity
  6. The creation of offspring
  7. Movement of substances through the body using body fluids
  8. These are organized into tissues such as muscle, neural, and cardiac
  9. The study of the functions of the body
  10. Dorsal and Ventral
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  1. which divides the body into front and back halves
  2. Chemically breaking down food and getting rid of wastes
  3. Passage of nutrients from digested food through membranes and into body fluids
  4. Skeletal region which consists of the limbs
  5. A thin layer of cells that secrete serous fluid
  6. Maintaining our natural environment
  7. The chemical processes that occur within a living organism

17 Clues: Dorsal and Ventral • The creation of offspring • Maintaining our natural environment • The study of the functions of the body • Divides the body into left and right halves • Skeletal region which consists of the limbs • Divides the body into upper and lower halves • A thin layer of cells that secrete serous fluid • which divides the body into front and back halves • ...

science crossword puzzle 2023-02-23

science crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. Lowest frequency waves
  2. The only waves we can see
  3. Shorter wavelength than visible light used to see the skeletal system.
  4. Describes all of kinds of light, including those the human eye cannot see.spectrum
  5. Longer wavelengths than infrared waves and are used to heat food quickly.
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  1. Moderate frequency and used in remote controls
  2. Shorter wavelength than visible light but longer wavelengths than x-ray.
  3. Highest frequency and is often used to fight cancer.

8 Clues: Lowest frequency waves • The only waves we can see • Moderate frequency and used in remote controls • Highest frequency and is often used to fight cancer. • Shorter wavelength than visible light used to see the skeletal system. • Shorter wavelength than visible light but longer wavelengths than x-ray. • ...

Unit 2 Mods 9-11 AP Psychology 2021-10-26

Unit 2 Mods 9-11 AP Psychology crossword puzzle
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  1. a neutral signal that promotes an electrical signal called action potential
  2. the level of stimulation required to trigger a neural impulse
  3. cells in the nervous system that support, nourish, and protect neurons
  4. Fluid-filled brain areas
  5. A visual display of brain activity that detects
  6. The part if the peripheral nervous system that controls the glands and the muscles of the internal organs (such as the heart).
  7. Tissue destruction
  8. The division of the autonomic nervous system that calms the body, conserving its energy.
  9. a molecule that inhibits or blocks a neurotransmitter’s action
  10. a molecule that increases a neurotransmitter’s action
  11. Chemical messengers that are manufactured by the endocrine glands, travel through the bloodstream and affect other tissues.
  12. in neural processing is a brief resting pause that occurs after a neuron has fired, subset action potentials cannot occur until that axon returns to its resting state
  13. a neural impulse
  14. A brain imaging technique that measures magnetic fields from the brain’s natural electrical activity.
  15. A technique that uses magnetic fields and radio waves to produce computer-generated images of soft tissues.
  16. electrically charged atoms
  17. the sensory and motor neurons that connect the central nervous system (CNS) to the rest of the body.
  18. sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system work together to keep us in a steady internal state called
  19. In Front of the hypothalamus and is a limbic system reward center
  20. neurotransmitter’s reabsorption by sending a neuron.
  21. The belief that studying bumps on the skull could reveal a person's underlying brain size, character traits, and mental abilities
  22. a neuron’s reaction of either firing (with a full-strength response) or not firing
  23. is a nerve cell; the basic building block of the nervous system
  24. Uses light to control the activity of individual neurons.
  25. Helps coordinate movement and control sleep
  26. is the loss of the inside/outside charge difference which causes the next axon channels to open
  27. two lima-bean-sized neural clusters in the limbic system; linked to emotion such as aggression and fear
  28. A type of MRI technology that maps long-distance brain fiber connections
  29. The division of the autonomic nervous system that arouses the body, mobilizing its energy
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  1. prevents action potential in a receiving neuron
  2. the brain and spinal cord
  3. Networks The brains neurons clusters into workgroups called
  4. A nerve network that travels through the brainstem into the thalamus and plays an important role in controlling arousal
  5. The endocrine system's most influential gland. Regulates growth and controls other endocrine glands.
  6. neurotransmitters-messenger at every junction between motor neuron and skeletal muscles. When it's released muscles contract and when it is blocked muscles can’t contract and become paralyzed.
  7. The junction between the axon tip of the sending neuron and the dendrite or cell body of the receiving neuron.
  8. system Neural system (includes the amygdala, hypothalamus, and hippocampus) located below the cerebral hemispheres
  9. a neuron's often bushy, branching extensions that receive and integrate messages, conducting impulses towards the cell body
  10. the body’s speedy electrochemical communication network consisting of all the nerve cells of the peripheral and central nervous systems.
  11. are chemical messengers that cross the synaptic gaps between neurons.
  12. A fatty tissue layer segmentally encasing the axons of some neurons
  13. Two-way information highway connecting the peripheral nervous system and the brain
  14. A series of X-ray photographs taken from different angles and combined by computer into a composite representation of a slice of the brain’s structure.
  15. The body’s “slow” chemical communication system; a set of glands that secrete hormones into the bloodstream
  16. A neural center located in the limbic system; helps process for storage explicit (conscious) memories of facts and events.
  17. axon terminal of one neuron is separated from the receiving neuron by_____
  18. The brain's sensory control center, located on top of the brainstem
  19. A simple, automatic response to a sensory stimulus, such as the knee-Jerk response
  20. A neural structure lying below the thalamus; it directs serval maintenance activities such as eating, drinking, body temperature
  21. An amplified recording of the waves of electrical activity sweeping across the brain's surface.
  22. The neuron extension that passes messages through its branches to other neurons or to muscles or glands
  23. The base of the brainstem controls heartbeat and breathing
  24. Can see brain activity as well as structure. Measures blood flow by comparing successive MRI scans.
  25. neurons that carry incoming information from the body's tissues and sensory receptors to the brain and spinal cord
  26. The division of the peripheral nervous system that controls the body’s skeletal muscles.
  27. Brain activity supports mind wandering and daydreaming
  28. neurons that carry outgoing information from the brain and spine to the muscles and glands.
  29. The “little brain” at the rear of the brainstem
  30. A pair of endocrine glands that sit just above the kidneys and secrete hormones (epinephrine and norepinephrine) that helps arouse the body in times of stress.
  31. The oldest part and central core of the brain, beginning where the spinal cord swells as it enters the skull
  32. “morphine within” natural opiates- like neurotransmitters linked to pain control and pleasure.
  33. neurons within the brain and the spinal cord; they communicate internally and process information between the sensory inputs and motor outputs.

62 Clues: a neural impulse • Tissue destruction • Fluid-filled brain areas • the brain and spinal cord • electrically charged atoms • Helps coordinate movement and control sleep • prevents action potential in a receiving neuron • A visual display of brain activity that detects • The “little brain” at the rear of the brainstem • neurotransmitter’s reabsorption by sending a neuron. • ...

Skeletal Muscles 2013-11-14

Skeletal Muscles crossword puzzle
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  1. Tiny muscle fibres
  2. Forms fibrous strand around actin filament
  3. Lighter-coloured region where myosin and actin don't overlap
  4. Fibres that have quicker, stronger but shorter lasting effects
  5. The distance between two adjacent Z lines
  6. Line in the centre of the I band
  7. Darker-coloured region where myosin and actin overlap
  8. Lighter-coloured region at the centre of the A band
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  1. Fibres that have slower, weaker but longer lasting effects
  2. Long rod-shaped fibres with projecting bulbous heads
  3. Cytoplasm of muscle fibres full of mitochondria and ER
  4. Globular protein involved in muscle contraction
  5. Two strands twisted around each other

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 • Long rod-shaped fibres with projecting bulbous heads • ...

Skeletal anatomy 2023-02-07

Skeletal anatomy crossword puzzle
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  1. E
  2. I
  3. G
  4. C
  5. H
  6. B
  7. A
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  1. J
  2. L
  3. K
  4. F
  5. M
  6. D

13 Clues: J • E • L • K • I • F • G • M • C • D • H • B • A

Skeletal termws 2023-10-26

Skeletal termws crossword puzzle
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  1. lower leg bone
  2. front feet
  3. pelvic
  4. backfeet
  5. funny bone
  6. breastbone
  7. forearm
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  1. what moves the tail
  2. what protects the heart
  3. backbone
  4. what protects the head
  5. shoulder blade
  6. upper leg bone

13 Clues: pelvic • forearm • backbone • backfeet • front feet • funny bone • breastbone • lower leg bone • shoulder blade • upper leg bone • what moves the tail • what protects the head • what protects the heart

Skeletal crossword 2024-11-04

Skeletal crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Crown of Your Head (5 letters)
  2. Boneless, Yet Holds Up the Whole System (4 letters)
  3. Supporting Structure, Both Strong and Slim (6 letters)
  4. Your Shoulder’s BFF (11 letters)
  5. Jaw That Talks (8 letters)
  6. Keeps Your Chest Together (7 letters)
  7. Fancy Name for “Collarbone” (6 letters)
  8. Breastplate, Not for Pirates (8 letters)
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  1. Goes Up, Down, and All Around in Joints (7 letters
  2. Wrist Wonders (8 letters)
  3. Shin’s Best Friend (5 letters)
  4. oh, the Places Your Spine Will Go (6 letters)
  5. Roundabout in the Arm (8 letters)
  6. Thigh Bone, A Real Heavyweight (5 letters)
  7. Cubed Carpal or Cubed Bar? (5 letters)

15 Clues: Wrist Wonders (8 letters) • Crown of Your Head (5 letters) • Shin’s Best Friend (5 letters) • Your Shoulder’s BFF (11 letters) • Roundabout in the Arm (8 letters) • Jaw That Talks (8 letters) • Keeps Your Chest Together (7 letters) • Cubed Carpal or Cubed Bar? (5 letters) • Fancy Name for “Collarbone” (6 letters) • Breastplate, Not for Pirates (8 letters) • ...

Nervous System 2019-11-18

Nervous System crossword puzzle
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  1. The part of the brain that controls many body functions that occur automatically
  2. A neuron that carries nerve impulses from one neuron to another
  3. A threadlike extension of a neuron that carries nerve impulse away from the cell body
  4. All the nerves located outside the CNS connects the CNS to all the parts of the bod
  5. An automatic response that occurs very rapidly and without conscious control
  6. The part of the central nervous system that is located in the skull and that controls most functions of the body
  7. The part of the brain that interprets input from the senses, controls movements of skeletal muscles, and carries out complex mental processes
  8. A message carried by a neuron
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  1. A neuron that carries nerve impulses from one neuron to another
  2. A neuron that picks up stimuli from the internal or external environment and converts each stimulus into a nerve impulse
  3. The brain and the spinal cord; the control center of the body
  4. A threadlike extension of a neuron that carries nerve impulse toward the cell body
  5. The part of the brain that coordinates the actions of the muscles and help maintain balance
  6. The thick column of nerve tissue that is enclosed by the vertebrae and that links the brain to most of the nerves in the peripheral nervous system
  7. A cell that carries messages through the nervous system
  8. The tiny space between the tip of an axon and the next structure

16 Clues: A message carried by a neuron • A cell that carries messages through the nervous system • The brain and the spinal cord; the control center of the body • A neuron that carries nerve impulses from one neuron to another • A neuron that carries nerve impulses from one neuron to another • The tiny space between the tip of an axon and the next structure • ...

Psychology Module 9 - Module 11 2021-10-26

Psychology Module 9 - Module 11 crossword puzzle
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  1. neurons that carry outgoing information from the brain and spinal cord to the muscles and glands
  2. a molecule that inhibits or blocks in our transmitters action
  3. In neural processing a brief resting pause that occurs after a neuron has fired; subsequent action potentials cannot occur until the axon returns to its resting state
  4. an Amplified recording of the waves of electrical activity sweeping across the brain surface these waves are measured by electrodes placed on the scalp
  5. the body's slow chemical communication system; a set of glands that secrete hormones into the bloodstream
  6. “morphine within” natural, opiate like neurotransmitters link to pain control and to pleasure
  7. to Lima Bean sized neural clusters in the limbic system; link to emotion
  8. neural center located in the limbic system; helps process for storage explicit memories of facts and events
  9. A brain Imaging technique that measures magnetic fields from the brain's natural electrical activity
  10. cells cells in the nervous system that support, nourish and protect neurons; they also play a role in learning, thinking, and memory
  11. a nerve cell; the basic building block of the nervous system
  12. The Junction between the axon tip of the sending neuron and a dendrite or cell body of the receiving neuron. The tiny Gap at this Junction is called the synaptic gap
  13. chemical Messengers that are manufactured by the endocrine glands, travel through the bloodstream, and affect other tissues
  14. the oldest part and Central core of the brain, beginning where the spinal cord swells as it enters the skull; the brainstem is responsible for Automatic Survival functions
  15. the division of the peripheral nervous system that controls the body skeletal muscles also called the skeletal nervous system
  16. chemical Messengers that cross the synaptic gaps between neurons when released by The sending neuron, neurotransmitters travel across the synapse and binds to receptors sites on the receiving neuron, thereby influencing whether that neuron would generate a neural impulse
  17. series of X-ray photographs taken from different angles and combined by computer into a composite representation of a slice of the brain structure
  18. division of the autonomic nervous system that calms the body, conserving its energy
  19. when neurons reaction of either firing (with a full-strength response and) or not firing
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  1. the body speedy, electrochemical communication Network, consisting of all the nerve cells of the peripheral and central nervous systems
  2. internal structure lining below the thalamus; it directs several maintenance activities helps govern the endocrine system via the pituitary gland, and is linked to emotion and reward
  3. gland the endocrine system is most influential gland. Under the influence of the hypothalamus, the pituitary regulates Grove and controls all other endocrine glands
  4. a visual display of brain activity but detects where a radioactive form of glucose goes while the brain performs a given task
  5. the part of the peripheral nervous system that controls the glands and the muscles of the internal organs such as the heart. It's sympathetic division arouses; its parasympathetic division calms
  6. a fatty tissue layer segmental encasing the axons of some neurons; enables vastly greater transmission speed as neural impulses hop from one node to the next
  7. a simple, automatic response to a sensory stimulus, such as a knee-jerk response
  8. 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
  9. a nerve Network that travels through the brainstem into the thalamus and plays an important role in controlling arousal
  10. the part of a neuron that contains the nucleus; the cell's life support center
  11. the base of the brain stem; controls heartbeat and breathing
  12. a technique that uses magnetic fields and radio waves to produce computer-generated images of soft tissue. MRI scans show brain anatomy.
  13. a pair of endocrine glands that sit just above the kidneys and secrete hormones (epinephrine and norepinephrine and) that help arouse the body in times of stress
  14. the division of the autonomic nervous system that arouses the body, mobilizing its energy
  15. the sensory and motor neurons that connect the central nervous system the rest of the body
  16. the brain sensory control center, located on top of the brainstem; it directs messages to the sensory receiving areas in the cortex and transmits replies to the cerebellum and medulla
  17. a technique for revealing blood flow and, therefore, brain activity by comparing successive MRI scan. Functional MRI scan how brain functions as well as structure
  18. the brain in the spinal cord
  19. a neurons often bushy, branching extensions that receive and integrate messages, conducting impulses toward the cell body
  20. neurons that carry out incoming information from the body's tissues and sensory receptors to the brain and spinal cord
  21. a molecule that increases a neurotransmitters action
  22. neurons within the brain and spinal cord; they communicate internally and process information between the sensory inputs and motor outputs
  23. neural system (including the amygdala, hypothalamus, and hippocampus)located below the cerebral hemispheres; associated with emotions and drives
  24. the level of stimulation required to trigger a neural impulse
  25. a neurotransmitters reabsorption by the sending neuron
  26. are bundled axons that form neural cables connecting the central nervous system with muscles, glands, and sense organs

45 Clues: the brain in the spinal cord • a molecule that increases a neurotransmitters action • a neurotransmitters reabsorption by the sending neuron • the base of the brain stem; controls heartbeat and breathing • a nerve cell; the basic building block of the nervous system • a molecule that inhibits or blocks in our transmitters action • ...

HS III Unit 3 study guide part 1 2020-10-14

HS III Unit 3 study guide part 1 crossword puzzle
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  1. finger and toe bones
  2. bone-resorbing cells
  3. a thin myofilament of the skeletal muscle
  4. ___ and fibula are the bones of the lower leg
  5. attach muscle to bone
  6. bone- forming cells
  7. used to pass nutrients to the bone cells
  8. training that leads to increased blood vessels in a muscle
  9. muscle attachment to a more stationary bone
  10. # of ribs atteched to the sternum
  11. thigh bone
  12. intercalated disks are found in ___ muscle
  13. weight bearing activities cause bones to become more _____
  14. another name for smooth muscle is ___ muscle
  15. covers the shaft of a bone
  16. the elbow moves freely. it is a ___ joint
  17. cartilage cells
  18. bone cells are found here in an osteon
  19. carpals are part of this division of the skeleton
  20. straightening a joint
  21. ankle bones
  22. ____ junction is the point of contact between a nerve and the muscle it stimulates
Down
  1. bone growth can continue as long as this is present
  2. the female pelvis is ___ than a male pelvis
  3. paranasal sinuses are not found in this bone
  4. middle layer of flat bone
  5. a moscle contracts but does not shorten in a ___ contraction
  6. a muscle contracts and shortens causing the insertion point to move toward the origin in a ___ contraction
  7. the wrist bone is a ____ bone
  8. another name for haversian system
  9. needle-like threads of spongy bone
  10. bone that may develop in a tendon
  11. section of the lower spine
  12. when a muscle fiber is stimulated, it contracts completely (4 words)
  13. a thick myofilament of skeletal muscle
  14. moving a body part toward midline
  15. spins one bone in relation to another
  16. a hormone that decreases blood calcium
  17. the hyoid bone is part of this division of the skeleton
  18. 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

Cardiac Muscle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This is a small upward deflection on the ECG
  2. In muscle, this period is the time interval during which a second contraction cannot be triggered
  3. cardiac muscle has a smaller intracellular reserve of ______ ions
  4. The SA node is a ______ pacemaker
  5. The instrument used to record the changes is called
  6. The mechanism of contraction is similar in cardiac muscle is similar to ________ muscle
  7. the action potential travels along the conduction system and spreads out to excite these fibres
  8. Intercalated discs contain these to hold the fibres and gap junctions together.
  9. This sets the rhythm of electrical excitation that causes contraction of the heart.
  10. __________ Q wave may indicate a myocardial infarction
  11. irregular transverse thickenings of the sarcolemma are called
  12. The third wave is a dome-shaped upward deflection called the
  13. the phase of contraction
  14. QRS complex begins with a ________ deflection
  15. These allow the entire myocardium of the atria or the ventricles to contract as a single, coordinated unit.
  16. The source of this electrical activity is a network of specialized cardiac muscle fibers called
Down
  1. First step in the action potential occurs of a contractile fiber
  2. High blood K+ level causes
  3. Cardiac excitation normally begins here
  4. The phase of relaxation.
  5. These large diameter fibres rapidly conduct the action potential beginning at the apex of the heart upward to the remainder of the ventricular myocardium
  6. A recording of electrical signals is called
  7. The spontaneous depolarization in SA node is a ______ potential
  8. AV bundle is also called as
  9. ECG involves measuring the time spans between waves called
  10. This is a period of maintained depolarization in contractile fibre
  11. The recovery of the resting membrane potential takes place during this phase of action potential
  12. Larger P waves indicate enlargement of
  13. This cell organelle is larger and more numerous in cardiac muscle fibers than in skeletal muscle fibers.
  14. Number nuclei present in a muscle cell
  15. 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

Cardiac Muscle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The third wave is a dome-shaped upward deflection called the
  2. Cardiac excitation normally begins here
  3. The mechanism of contraction is similar in cardiac muscle is similar to ________ muscle
  4. This is a period of maintained depolarization in contractile fibre
  5. This is a small upward deflection on the ECG
  6. This cell organelle is larger and more numerous in cardiac muscle fibers than in skeletal muscle fibers.
  7. These large diameter fibres rapidly conduct the action potential beginning at the apex of the heart upward to the remainder of the ventricular myocardium
  8. __________ Q wave may indicate a myocardial infarction
  9. The instrument used to record the changes is called
  10. The recovery of the resting membrane potential takes place during this phase of action potential
  11. cardiac muscle has a smaller intracellular reserve of ______ ions
  12. QRS complex begins with a ________ deflection
  13. ECG involves measuring the time spans between waves called
  14. The spontaneous depolarization in SA node is a ______ potential
  15. AV bundle is also called as
  16. The phase of relaxation.
Down
  1. A recording of electrical signals is called
  2. High blood K+ level causes
  3. Intercalated discs contain these to hold the fibres and gap junctions together.
  4. Larger P waves indicate enlargement of
  5. irregular transverse thickenings of the sarcolemma are called
  6. The SA node is a ______ pacemaker
  7. First step in the action potential occurs of a contractile fiber
  8. This sets the rhythm of electrical excitation that causes contraction of the heart.
  9. The source of this electrical activity is a network of specialized cardiac muscle fibers called
  10. the action potential travels along the conduction system and spreads out to excite these fibres
  11. These allow the entire myocardium of the atria or the ventricles to contract as a single, coordinated unit.
  12. In muscle, this period is the time interval during which a second contraction cannot be triggered
  13. the phase of contraction
  14. 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 • ...

Invertebrate Fun! by Tauana Cunha 2018-04-22

Invertebrate Fun! by Tauana Cunha crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Part of the body of mollusks responsible for secretion of the shell
  2. Feature of the body of annelids, arthropods and kinorhynchs once used to place annelids and arthropods together in the animal phylogeny
  3. Developmental process leading to the formation of the embryonic germ layers
  4. Animals possessing a ciliated wheel organ used to capture food particles
  5. Physiological state in which water bears suspend their metabolism in response to adverse environmental conditions
  6. Body cavity completely lined by mesoderm epithelia
  7. Group of organisms including their most recent common ancestor, but not all of its descendants
  8. Phylum that has a unique proboscis housed in a coelomic cavity called rhynchocoel
  9. 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
  10. Type of cleavage present in bryozoans that used to be evidence for grouping them with deuterostomes
  11. Invertebrates like tunicates, bryozoans and corals that share tissues between individual units
  12. Complex structures that give the tiny Gnathifera their name (gnathos, greek for ……)
  13. Calcareous or siliceous skeletal elements produced by sponges
Down
  1. Hormone-regulated process by which invertebrates from a certain clade shed their cuticle
  2. Pelagic, sexual phase of the life cycle of some cnidarians
  3. Animals with a dorsal nervous system
  4. Type of musculature lacking in nematodes (roundworms) and nematomorphs (gordian worms)
  5. Most common host of the parasitic nematomorphs, which manipulate the behaviour of the host to make it jump into water
  6. Structure that gives skeletal support to lancelets (cephalochordates) and larvae of sea squirts (tunicates)
  7. Clade of animals that are triploblastic
  8. Animals whose symmetry is bilateral as larvae and pentaradial as adults
  9. Life-style of a large diversity of platyhelminthes for which many body structures and functions are specialized
  10. Although both swim and are predators, octopuses are benthic while squids are ……
  11. 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 • ...

skeletal 2024-04-25

skeletal crossword puzzle
Across
  1. part of the hip
  2. another word for jaw
  3. the bone that connects the legs to the body
  4. the bone connected to the shoulder
Down
  1. the parts of the back bone
  2. the bone that protects the brain
  3. the bone that protects the spinal nerve
  4. a bone stronger then concrete

8 Clues: part of the hip • another word for jaw • the parts of the back bone • a bone stronger then concrete • the bone that protects the brain • the bone connected to the shoulder • the bone that protects the spinal nerve • the bone that connects the legs to the body

Muscle Physiology 2024-11-13

Muscle Physiology crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Skeletal muscle is 75% _____.
  2. The sarcoplasm is under the __________.
  3. What is under the epimysium?
  4. What is the elastic filament that connects the M line and the Z line?
  5. Each muscle fiber in the fasciculus is surrounded by what?
  6. What is the primary protein in the thin filament
  7. What does Troponin I bind to?
  8. Where the t-tubule and two terminal cisternae meet:
  9. What is loosely connected to the F-actin strands?
Down
  1. Connective tissue surrounding a fascicle is what?
  2. How many traids are there per sarcomere?
  3. Skeletal muscle is _______ in appearance.
  4. Actin lies in the spaces between
  5. What is the sheath of connective tissue surrounding the entire muscle?
  6. Eeach tropomyosin covers about how many active sites?
  7. Myosin is composed of how many polypeptide chains?
  8. Troponin C binds to what?
  9. G-actin can polymerize and unfold into what?
  10. This is a protein - made of three subunits - attached near one end of each tropomyosin molecule.
  11. The sarcoplasmic reticulum lies _______ to the myofibrils

20 Clues: Troponin C binds to what? • What is under the epimysium? • Skeletal muscle is 75% _____. • What does Troponin I bind to? • Actin lies in the spaces between • The sarcoplasm is under the __________. • How many traids are there per sarcomere? • Skeletal muscle is _______ in appearance. • G-actin can polymerize and unfold into what? • ...

Cardiac Muscle 2021-09-22

Cardiac Muscle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This is a small upward deflection on the ECG
  2. In muscle, this period is the time interval during which a second contraction cannot be triggered
  3. cardiac muscle has a smaller intracellular reserve of ______ ions
  4. The SA node is a ______ pacemaker
  5. The instrument used to record the changes is called
  6. The mechanism of contraction is similar in cardiac muscle is similar to ________ muscle
  7. the action potential travels along the conduction system and spreads out to excite these fibres
  8. Intercalated discs contain these to hold the fibres and gap junctions together.
  9. This sets the rhythm of electrical excitation that causes contraction of the heart.
  10. __________ Q wave may indicate a myocardial infarction
  11. irregular transverse thickenings of the sarcolemma are called
  12. The third wave is a dome-shaped upward deflection called the
  13. the phase of contraction
  14. QRS complex begins with a ________ deflection
  15. These allow the entire myocardium of the atria or the ventricles to contract as a single, coordinated unit.
  16. The source of this electrical activity is a network of specialized cardiac muscle fibers called
Down
  1. First step in the action potential occurs of a contractile fiber
  2. High blood K+ level causes
  3. Cardiac excitation normally begins here
  4. The phase of relaxation.
  5. These large diameter fibres rapidly conduct the action potential beginning at the apex of the heart upward to the remainder of the ventricular myocardium
  6. A recording of electrical signals is called
  7. The spontaneous depolarization in SA node is a ______ potential
  8. AV bundle is also called as
  9. ECG involves measuring the time spans between waves called
  10. This is a period of maintained depolarization in contractile fibre
  11. The recovery of the resting membrane potential takes place during this phase of action potential
  12. Larger P waves indicate enlargement of
  13. This cell organelle is larger and more numerous in cardiac muscle fibers than in skeletal muscle fibers.
  14. Number nuclei present in a muscle cell
  15. 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 • ...

APF of muscular and skeletal system in children 2025-10-23

APF of muscular and skeletal system in children crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Major muscle involved in breathing located below the lungs.
  2. In newborns, coordination of muscle movements is _______.
  3. The curved structure of the spine formed in the thoracic region.
  4. Type of muscle that controls involuntary movements in organs.
  5. Type of bone tissue that is more abundant in children than adults.
  6. Muscle tone in infants is generally _______ compared to adults.
  7. The connective tissue that surrounds each individual muscle fiber.
  8. The junction between a motor neuron and a muscle fiber.
  9. The type of marrow responsible for blood cell production in children.
  10. The condition resulting from vitamin D deficiency in children.
  11. The flat bone located in the center of the chest.
  12. The part of the brain that coordinates muscle activity.
  13. The curved bones that protect the chest cavity.
  14. The number of bones in a newborn’s skeleton (approximately).
  15. The mineral essential for bone hardness and strength.
Down
  1. The growth plate found at the ends of long bones.
  2. Protein found in muscle fibers that stores oxygen.
  3. Soft spots on a newborn’s skull.
  4. The condition of decreased muscle tone common in premature infants.
  5. The connective tissue covering the outer surface of bones.
  6. The age when fine motor control typically starts to develop rapidly.
  7. The process by which muscle fibers increase in size with growth.
  8. The opposite of hypotonia, meaning increased muscle tone.
  9. The main component of the skeletal system along with cartilage.
  10. The longest bone in a child’s body
  11. The process by which bone develops from cartilage.
  12. Type of muscle responsible for voluntary movements.
  13. The energy molecule required for muscle contraction.
  14. The basic structural and functional unit of a muscle.
  15. The small bones that make up the spine.

30 Clues: Soft spots on a newborn’s skull. • The longest bone in a child’s body • The small bones that make up the spine. • The curved bones that protect the chest cavity. • The growth plate found at the ends of long bones. • The flat bone located in the center of the chest. • Protein found in muscle fibers that stores oxygen. • The process by which bone develops from cartilage. • ...

FGV Stem Cell Vocab Crossword 2024-04-16

FGV Stem Cell Vocab Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The process by which cells become increasingly specialized to carry out specific functions in tissues and organs.
  2. A person with advanced knowledge of empirical fields.
  3. A group of cells with a similar function or embryological origin. Tissues organize further to become organs.
  4. A cluster of dividing cells made by a fertilized egg.
  5. Tissue or cells obtained from a dead human embryo or fetus after a spontaneous or induced abortion or stillbirth.
  6. A group or layer of cells that work together to perform a specific function.
  7. Cells with the potential to develop into many different types of cells in the body.
  8. A permanent change in gene expression inherited by all of a cell's descendants
  9. Adult stem cells, present in skeletal muscle tissue, which can self-renew and are capable of giving rise to skeletal muscle cells.
  10. An immature cell that can develop into all types of blood cells, including white blood cells, red blood cells, and platelets.
Down
  1. Largely undifferentiated cell originating in the central nervous system.
  2. Promotes the repair response of diseased, dysfunctional or injured tissue using stem cells or their derivatives.
  3. These stem cells come from embryos that are 3 to 5 days old.
  4. An animal in the early stages of growth and differentiation that are characterized by cleavage, the laying down of fundamental tissues, and the formation of primitive organs and organ systems.
  5. Any of the 3 layers of cells differentiated in embryos following gastrulation.
  6. An impairment of health.
  7. The basic structural and functional unit of all organisms
  8. Early stage cells that can become any type of cell in the body.
  9. Unspecialized or undifferentiated cells.
  10. A single cell that forms when an egg is fertilized by a sperm. Every cell type in the human body arises from this single cell. Within a few days, that single cell divides over and over again until it forms a blastocyte.

20 Clues: An impairment of health. • Unspecialized or undifferentiated cells. • A person with advanced knowledge of empirical fields. • A cluster of dividing cells made by a fertilized egg. • The basic structural and functional unit of all organisms • These stem cells come from embryos that are 3 to 5 days old. • Early stage cells that can become any type of cell in the body. • ...

Body Systems 2022-05-25

Body Systems crossword puzzle
Across
  1. pumps blood
  2. stores white blood cells
  3. protect from radiation
  4. movement
  5. digests food
  6. largest organ
  7. protect from viruses
  8. excreting
  9. reflexes
  10. produces red blood cells
  11. hormone production
Down
  1. breathing
  2. provide support
  3. produces triiodothyronine
  4. send electrical signals that help you feel
  5. digests food
  6. helps you breathe
  7. filters waste
  8. moves blood
  9. helps you move
  10. reproducing
  11. produces eggs

22 Clues: movement • reflexes • breathing • excreting • pumps blood • moves blood • reproducing • digests food • digests food • filters waste • largest organ • produces eggs • helps you move • provide support • helps you breathe • hormone production • protect from viruses • protect from radiation • stores white blood cells • produces red blood cells • produces triiodothyronine • ...

Body System 2022-05-26

Body System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. breathe
  2. blood-flows-through
  3. strong-flexible-tissue
  4. external-protection
  5. movement
  6. oxygenate
  7. sperm-maker
  8. contract and expand helps with consumption
  9. shapes
  10. helps with inhalation
Down
  1. hormones
  2. bleach,style,cut
  3. consumption
  4. found in bones
  5. offspring
  6. urinate
  7. sends signals
  8. maintain-fluids
  9. transmit
  10. holds urine
  11. contains acid
  12. where babies grow

22 Clues: shapes • breathe • urinate • hormones • movement • transmit • offspring • oxygenate • consumption • sperm-maker • holds urine • sends signals • contains acid • found in bones • maintain-fluids • bleach,style,cut • where babies grow • blood-flows-through • external-protection • helps with inhalation • strong-flexible-tissue • contract and expand helps with consumption

The Respiratory System 2022-03-02

The Respiratory System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Tiny air sac in an organ of the respiratory system.
  2. A open space above and behind your nose full of air.
  3. Breathing out air instead of breathing it in.
Down
  1. Connects to tiny air sacs in an organ in the chest.
  2. An organ on either side of your chest.
  3. A long muscle that connects from your nose to your lungs.
  4. A skeletal muscle that separates your waist and chest.

7 Clues: An organ on either side of your chest. • Breathing out air instead of breathing it in. • Connects to tiny air sacs in an organ in the chest. • Tiny air sac in an organ of the respiratory system. • A open space above and behind your nose full of air. • A skeletal muscle that separates your waist and chest. • A long muscle that connects from your nose to your lungs.

Body systems 2023-06-19

Body systems crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This is the system that helps protect our body from germs and diseases. It's like an army of soldiers that fights off invaders and keeps us healthy.
  2. This is the system that allows living things to have babies and continue their species. It's like a special set of organs that help create new life.
  3. This is the system that helps us break down and absorb the food we eat. It's like a big food factory inside our body that turns food into energy and removes waste.
  4. This is the system that helps us breathe. It includes our lungs, which take in fresh air and release waste gases. It's like a set of bellows that helps us get the oxygen we need.
  5. This is the system that helps us move. Our muscles work like rubber bands that tighten and relax to make our body parts move.
Down
  1. This is the system that includes our skin, hair, and nails. It acts like a shield, protecting our body from harm and helping us feel things like touch and temperature.
  2. This is the system that carries blood throughout our body. It's like a highway with blood vessels acting as roads, delivering oxygen and nutrients to our organs.
  3. This is the system that gives our body shape and support. It includes our bones, which are like the framework of a building.
  4. This is the system that helps remove waste and toxins from our body. It's like a drainage system that filters and cleans the fluids in our body.
  5. This is the system that releases hormones into our body. Hormones act like messengers, telling our body how to grow, develop, and work properly.
  6. This is the system that controls our body and helps us think and feel. It's like an electrical network with our brain as the control center and nerves as the wires.
  7. This is the system that helps us get rid of waste and excess water. It's like a filtering system that removes waste from our blood and produces urine.

12 Clues: This is the system that gives our body shape and support. It includes our bones, which are like the framework of a building. • This is the system that helps us move. Our muscles work like rubber bands that tighten and relax to make our body parts move. • ...

Remembering Project Chapter 8 2024-11-11

Remembering Project Chapter 8 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Chemicals that are released when neurons communicate with the cells that they control at synapses
  2. Near the region where the thick and thin filaments overlap each transverse tubule lies between two enlarged portions of the sarcoplasmic reticulum
  3. Dense connective tissue that separates an individual skeletal muscle from adjacent muscles and holds it in position
  4. The opposing ends of cardiac muscle cells are connected by this type of structure; these are elaborate junctions between cardiac muscle cell membranes
  5. A muscle that opposes the action of another muscle; for the example of elbow flexion, triceps brachii is this certain muscle
  6. Threadlike structures that that lie parallel to one another in the sarcoplasm and play a fundamental role in muscle contraction
  7. The thick filaments composed of this protein is one of two kinds of protein filaments in the myofibril
  8. Other layers of connective tissue that extend inward from the epimysium
  9. A type of major smooth muscle where the muscle cells are separate rather than organized into sheets
  10. It is a response to nervous stimulation that originates repeatedly from the spinal cord and stimulates only a few muscle fibers at a time
  11. A small gap that separates the membrane of the neuron and the membrane of the muscle fiber
  12. Synapse between a motor neuron and the muscle fiber that it controls
  13. A muscle that is responsible for a specific movement; for the example of elbow flexion, biceps brachii is this certain muscle
  14. Small sections of muscle tissue that are separated from the perimysium and are bundles of skeletal muscle fibers
Down
  1. A protein that is synthesized in muscle cells and imparts the reddish-brown color of skeletal muscle tissue; it can combine loosely with oxygen just like hemoglobin
  2. A set of membranous channels that extend inwards as invaginations from the fiber’s membrane and passes all the way through the fiber
  3. An increase in the number of motor units being activated during a contraction
  4. Broad fibrous sheets that connective tissue forms which may attach to bone, skin, or to the connective tissue of adjacent muscles
  5. The contractile response of a single muscle fiber to a single impulse is called this; It consists of a period of contraction, during which pulling force increases, followed by a period of relaxation, during which the pulling force declines
  6. The less movable end of the muscle; when a muscle contracts, its insertion is pulled toward this point on the muscle
  7. Membrane within the sarcoplasm of a muscle fiber form this and correspond to the endoplasmic reticulum of other types of cells
  8. A skeletal muscle fiber normally does not contract until this specific neurotransmitter stimulates it
  9. A layer of connective tissue that closely surrounds each skeletal muscle and what the fascia blends with
  10. A thin covering in which each muscle fiber within a fascicle lies within a layer of connective tissue
  11. A repeating pattern of units cause the striations of skeletal muscle within each muscle fiber
  12. A movement that decreases the angle between two body parts, occurring at a joint
  13. A type of smooth muscle which is composed of sheets of spindle-shaped cells in close contact with one another; it is the common type of smooth muscle which is found in the walls of hollow organs
  14. The functional connection between a neuron and another cell
  15. The thin filaments composed of this protein is one of two kinds of protein filaments in the myofibril
  16. The more movable end of the muscle; when a muscle contracts, this point on the muscle is pulled toward the muscle’s origin

30 Clues: The functional connection between a neuron and another cell • Synapse between a motor neuron and the muscle fiber that it controls • Other layers of connective tissue that extend inward from the epimysium • An increase in the number of motor units being activated during a contraction • ...

Nervous System 2024-04-01

Nervous System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the electrical potential of a neuron or other excitable cell at rest, or when it is not being stimulated or involved in passage of an impulse.
  2. bundles of fibers that transmit signals in the form of electrical impulses around the body.
  3. a branched extension of a neuron that acts to conduct the electrical stimulation received from other neural cells to the cell body, or soma, of the neuron from which the dendrites project.
  4. the change in electrical potential associated with the passage of an impulse along the membrane of a muscle cell or nerve cell.
  5. one of the two main divisions of the autonomic nervous system (the other being the sympathetic nervous system).
  6. an organ that serves as the center of the nervous system in all vertebrate and most invertebrate animals.
  7. the part of the nervous system that refers to the complex of nerve tissues that controls the activities of the body.
  8. the largest part of the brain. It's responsible for higher brain functions, including thinking, learning, emotion, and conscious perception, such as sight, sound, and touch.
  9. the part of the brain that connects the cerebrum with the spinal cord.
  10. a part of the autonomic nervous system that prepares the body for action in threatening situations, often referred to as the "fight or flight" response.
  11. a type of cell membrane protein that uses energy to pump three sodium ions out of the cell and two potassium ions into the cell.
  12. a long, slender projection of a nerve cell, or neuron, that typically conducts electrical impulses away from the neuron's cell body.
Down
  1. the individual bones that interlock with each other to form the spinal column, which is part of the body's skeletal system.
  2. a chemical substance that is released at the end of a nerve fiber by the arrival of a nerve impulse.
  3. The motor division of the nervous system, also known as the efferent division, is responsible for transmitting information from the central nervous system to the rest of the body.
  4. a long, thin, tubular structure made up of nervous tissue, which extends from the medulla oblongata in the brainstem to the lumbar region of the vertebral column.
  5. an electrical signal that travels along an axon. This is the primary way that neurons send signals to communicate with each other and with other cells in the body.
  6. is responsible for carrying sensory information from the body to the central nervous system.
  7. the junction between two nerve cells, consisting of a minute gap across which impulses pass by diffusion of a neurotransmitter.
  8. a part of the nervous system that controls and regulates the internal organs without any conscious recognition or effort by the individual.
  9. atoms or molecules that have gained or lost one or more electrons, giving them a positive or negative charge.
  10. a part of the brain that plays a vital role in motor control. It also contributes to functions such as attention and language, and in regulating fear and pleasure responses.
  11. the part of the nervous system that refers to all the parts of the nervous system outside of the brain and spinal cord.
  12. the endpoint of a neuron where neurotransmitters are stored.
  13. a part of the peripheral nervous system, which is responsible for carrying sensory and motor information to and from the central nervous system.

25 Clues: the endpoint of a neuron where neurotransmitters are stored. • the part of the brain that connects the cerebrum with the spinal cord. • bundles of fibers that transmit signals in the form of electrical impulses around the body. • is responsible for carrying sensory information from the body to the central nervous system. • ...

HS III Unit 3 study guide part 1 2020-10-14

HS III Unit 3 study guide part 1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. finger and toe bones
  2. bone-resorbing cells
  3. a thin myofilament of the skeletal muscle
  4. ___ and fibula are the bones of the lower leg
  5. attach muscle to bone
  6. bone- forming cells
  7. used to pass nutrients to the bone cells
  8. training that leads to increased blood vessels in a muscle
  9. muscle attachment to a more stationary bone
  10. # of ribs atteched to the sternum
  11. thigh bone
  12. intercalated disks are found in ___ muscle
  13. weight bearing activities cause bones to become more _____
  14. another name for smooth muscle is ___ muscle
  15. covers the shaft of a bone
  16. the elbow moves freely. it is a ___ joint
  17. cartilage cells
  18. bone cells are found here in an osteon
  19. carpals are part of this division of the skeleton
  20. straightening a joint
  21. ankle bones
  22. ____ junction is the point of contact between a nerve and the muscle it stimulates
Down
  1. bone growth can continue as long as this is present
  2. the female pelvis is ___ than a male pelvis
  3. paranasal sinuses are not found in this bone
  4. middle layer of flat bone
  5. a moscle contracts but does not shorten in a ___ contraction
  6. a muscle contracts and shortens causing the insertion point to move toward the origin in a ___ contraction
  7. the wrist bone is a ____ bone
  8. another name for haversian system
  9. needle-like threads of spongy bone
  10. bone that may develop in a tendon
  11. section of the lower spine
  12. when a muscle fiber is stimulated, it contracts completely (4 words)
  13. a thick myofilament of skeletal muscle
  14. moving a body part toward midline
  15. spins one bone in relation to another
  16. a hormone that decreases blood calcium
  17. the hyoid bone is part of this division of the skeleton
  18. 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 • ...

Fundamentals of Neurological Structures 2012-10-14

Fundamentals of Neurological Structures crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Collection of spinal nerves at the inferior end of the vertebral canal.
  2. triggered by elongation.
  3. Triggered by stretch.
  4. Stimulation of skeletal muscles.
  5. Injury away from source resulting in cut off of all cerebral input.
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  1. Regulates the activity of smooth muscles, the heart and glands.
  2. Conducting impulses to the brain.
  3. Conducting impulses from the brain to the skeletal muscles.
  4. Injury close to source resulting in cut off of all cortical input.
  5. Major reflex centre.

10 Clues: Major reflex centre. • Triggered by stretch. • triggered by elongation. • Stimulation of skeletal muscles. • Conducting impulses to the brain. • Conducting impulses from the brain to the skeletal muscles. • Regulates the activity of smooth muscles, the heart and glands. • Injury close to source resulting in cut off of all cortical input. • ...

HumanBodySystem. 2021-12-12

HumanBodySystem. crossword puzzle
Across
  1. which comprises the heart and blood
  2. composed of specialized cells called muscle fibers
  3. regulates all biological processes in the body from conception through adulthood
  4. a support structure for your body
  5. work together to move a colorless, watery fluid called lymph back into your circulatory system
  6. The organs that make urine and remove it from the body
Down
  1. The tissues, glands, and organs involved in producing offspring
  2. juices and enzymes that help the body digest food and liquids.
  3. takes up oxygen from the air we breathe and expels the unwanted carbon dioxide.

9 Clues: a support structure for your body • which comprises the heart and blood • composed of specialized cells called muscle fibers • The organs that make urine and remove it from the body • juices and enzymes that help the body digest food and liquids. • The tissues, glands, and organs involved in producing offspring • ...

HumanBodySystem. 2021-12-12

HumanBodySystem. crossword puzzle
Across
  1. which comprises the heart and blood
  2. composed of specialized cells called muscle fibers
  3. regulates all biological processes in the body from conception through adulthood
  4. a support structure for your body
  5. work together to move a colorless, watery fluid called lymph back into your circulatory system
  6. The organs that make urine and remove it from the body
Down
  1. The tissues, glands, and organs involved in producing offspring
  2. juices and enzymes that help the body digest food and liquids.
  3. takes up oxygen from the air we breathe and expels the unwanted carbon dioxide.

9 Clues: a support structure for your body • which comprises the heart and blood • composed of specialized cells called muscle fibers • The organs that make urine and remove it from the body • juices and enzymes that help the body digest food and liquids. • The tissues, glands, and organs involved in producing offspring • ...

Gen Bio II: Crossword Puzzle 2020-02-02

Gen Bio II: Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. The body's chemical messenger
  2. Spongy material at the center of bones
  3. Accessory organ of skin made up of columns tightly packed dead keratinocytes
  4. Acts as the connector between the endocrine and nervous system
  5. Helps in maintaining the moisture of the nose
  6. Horseshoe-shaped bone
  7. Skeletal structure of the head that supports face and protects the brain
  8. Transports nutrients, oxygen, and more to all parts of the body
  9. Small, sensitive, erectile part of the female reproductive organ
  10. Responsible for keeping blood pumping
  11. Tiny sacs in the lungs
  12. Where offspring are conceived
  13. Long, thin, and muscular tube that connects the pharynx to the stomach
  14. A type of enzyme that breaks down protein
  15. Largest Lymphatic Organ
  16. Used in breathing and provides oxygen
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  1. Bones that protects the organs at the chest area
  2. inner most layer of the hair (not present in all hairs)
  3. Thin muscular tube that carries away urine from the kidney to the bladder
  4. Responsible for general movement
  5. A hormone that increases blood pressure, heart rate, and metabolism
  6. Gaps or nodes in the myelin sheath
  7. A lung that is narrow to make room for the heart
  8. Expels Urine
  9. Found in the walls of hollow organs (stomach airways and blood vessels)
  10. Helps in excretion by producing sweat
  11. A type of enzyme that breaks down fats
  12. Fiber which carries impulses away from cell body
  13. Where sperms are produced
  14. Has a size of two adult hands and acts as a pump in the circulatory system
  15. made of sheets of hardened keratinocytes
  16. fluid goes between the cells and brings nourishment and carries away damaged cells, cancer cells, and germs
  17. Basic functional cell of the nervous system

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 • ...

Psychology 2020-05-11

Psychology crossword puzzle
Across
  1. measured by electrodes placed on the scalp
  2. the oldest part and central core of the brain
  3. group of structures located beneath the cerebral cortex that are involved in regulating emotions and motivated behaviors
  4. the sensory and motor neurons that connect the CNS to the rest of the body
  5. has nuclei that are important for sleep and arousal
  6. division of the peripheral nervous system that control's the body's skeletal muscles
  7. automatic behavior in response to a specific stimulus
  8. short, branchlike structures of a neuron that receive information from receptors and other neurons
  9. neurons that carry information from the receptors to the spinal cord and brain
  10. imaging technique that involves the use of radio waves and a strong magnetic field
  11. base of the brainstem
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  1. chemical messengers that cross the synaptic gap between neurons
  2. band of nerve fibers that run through the center of the brain stem
  3. a molecule (e.g., drug) that enhances the operation of a neurotransmitter
  4. part of a neuron that transmits information to other neurons and to muscles and glands
  5. its sympathetic division arouses while the parasympathetic division calms
  6. neurons that carry information from the brain and spinal cord to the muscles
  7. site where two or more neurons interact but do not touch
  8. subcortical structure that relays incoming sensory information to the cerebral cortex and other parts of the brain
  9. wide band of neural fibers that connects the two hemispheres of the brain
  10. structure of the hindbrain that coordinates voluntary muscular movements
  11. a nerve cell; basic cell of the nervous system
  12. Division of the nervous system that consists of the brain and spinal cord
  13. cell body of a neuron
  14. method of clearing a neurotransmitter from the synaptic cleft

25 Clues: cell body of a neuron • base of the brainstem • measured by electrodes placed on the scalp • the oldest part and central core of the brain • a nerve cell; basic cell of the nervous system • has nuclei that are important for sleep and arousal • automatic behavior in response to a specific stimulus • site where two or more neurons interact but do not touch • ...

Bones and skeleton tissues 2024-01-04

Bones and skeleton tissues crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Cartilage what cartilage attaches to your ribs?
  2. Cartilage what is the cartilage that is firm but elastic support? e cartilage What is the most prevalent cartilage of the human body?
  3. what is used to describe an anatomical location?
  4. What is the edge of a bone called?
  5. What is Rounded protuberance at the end of a bone called?
  6. This is a connective tissue that provides strenth and streches.
  7. What is a small rounded projection on a bone called?
  8. cartilage what is the cartilage found in your resptory system called?
  9. This is a smooth bolbus feature at the end of a long bone called?
  10. what is the production of red blood cells called?
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  1. This is a connective tissue that is made of a blend of elastic and collage.s called?
  2. cartilage what is the carilage that provides stucture for your nose called?
  3. Skeleton What is The skeleton that contains all our our limbs and the pelvis called?
  4. This is known as a connective tissue in the skeleton system?
  5. bones what is a bone that is wider then they are long called?
  6. This is Is a connective tissue of the skeletal system its purpose is to cushion joints
  7. bones What is a bone called that is flattened like shoulder blades?
  8. what is a moderate prominence where muscles and connective tissues attach?
  9. bones what is a bone that is longer then wide called?
  10. bones What is a bone with lots of protrusions and nocks called?
  11. bones what is a bone called that is formed with a tendon?
  12. Skelton what is the center portion of the skeleton called?.

22 Clues: What is the edge of a bone called? • Cartilage what cartilage attaches to your ribs? • what is used to describe an anatomical location? • what is the production of red blood cells called? • What is a small rounded projection on a bone called? • bones what is a bone that is longer then wide called? • What is Rounded protuberance at the end of a bone called? • ...

Human Body 2023-05-10

Human Body crossword puzzle
Across
  1. organ that filters toxins
  2. organs that create and secrete hormones
  3. muscles that can be controlled voluntarily
  4. Throat
  5. protective covering of body
  6. semiliquid mass of partially digested food in stomach to intestines
  7. filters wastes (urea)
  8. smallest blood vessels, connect to cells and larger vessels
  9. muscle contractions that move food along
  10. substance your immune system reacts against
  11. connects muscle to bone
  12. resistant to disease
  13. muscle that contracts and relaxes slowly (involuntary)
  14. junction between 2 neurons
  15. tiny sacs holding air in lungs
  16. digestion breaking down complex molecules (fats, proteins, etc)
  17. intestine that extracts excess moisture from food residue
  18. pair of organs helps you breathe
  19. pigments in skin, scales & feathers
  20. automatic instinctive response to stimulus
  21. voice box
  22. found at ends of bones, reduces friction
  23. protein made by your body to fight infection
  24. muscles that work without conscious control
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  1. small branches of bronchi
  2. 2 main branches off trachea
  3. windpipe
  4. fingerlike bumps in small intestine, increases surface area for absorption
  5. maintaining metabolic equilibrium
  6. intestine where most absorption of nutrients occurs
  7. nerve cell
  8. muscle that helps you breathe
  9. major part of central nervous system
  10. part of central nervous system conducts sensory & motor impulses
  11. in cavity of bones, makes blood cells
  12. place where two bones meet
  13. takes blood to the heart
  14. hollow storage organ (urine)
  15. muscles attached to bones (voluntary)
  16. connects bone to bone
  17. muscles found only in the heart
  18. in the phase after fertilization
  19. digestion including the physical breaking down of food
  20. secreted from an endocrine gland
  21. takes blood away from heart
  22. fertilized egg

46 Clues: Throat • windpipe • voice box • nerve cell • fertilized egg • resistant to disease • filters wastes (urea) • connects bone to bone • connects muscle to bone • takes blood to the heart • small branches of bronchi • organ that filters toxins • place where two bones meet • junction between 2 neurons • 2 main branches off trachea • protective covering of body • takes blood away from heart • ...

SCIENCE REVIEW 2025-07-09

SCIENCE REVIEW crossword puzzle
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  1. intestine, This long organ is where most of our food is broken down into nutrients
  2. Earth's crust is broken up into huge __________________________ plates
  3. Thermal energy transfer from traveling heat waves
  4. This pair of organs clean your blood and produce urine
  5. The largest organ in the human body
  6. The _________________ system sends messages from your brain via the nerves
  7. This organ holds our urine until we are ready to go the the bathroom
  8. A smaller river that leads into a larger or main river
  9. The _______________________ system is what holds our body upright
  10. The two large sacks part of the respiratory system
  11. Thermal energy transfer when touching
  12. The fastest moving type of kinetic energy
  13. Thermal energy transfer through air or water
  14. This organ is super important to the Egyptians
  15. The ______________________ cord protects all the nerves leading to your brain
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  1. A natural bend in a river caused by erosion
  2. These red blood vessels carry blood away from the heart
  3. One type of energy moving from one object to another is called an energy _____________________
  4. This is stored energy that is waiting to become kinetic energy.
  5. When energy changes from one form to another
  6. A rock type made from cooled magma
  7. ________________ energy is vibrations traveling through the air to our ears
  8. This landform has a wide flat top and steep cliffs
  9. The ________________________ systems fights diseases and stops bad bacteria
  10. The long pipe from your mouth to your lungs
  11. Another word for a key on a map
  12. This type of map uses contour lines to show how high or low the land is

27 Clues: Another word for a key on a map • A rock type made from cooled magma • The largest organ in the human body • Thermal energy transfer when touching • The fastest moving type of kinetic energy • A natural bend in a river caused by erosion • The long pipe from your mouth to your lungs • When energy changes from one form to another • ...

3.1 Vocabulary 2016-12-05

3.1 Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A computer program that uses computer models to represent the behavior of a real-world system under different circumstances. A simulation produces numerical data that represent the change in the system’s state over time. This data can then be analyzed to better understand the model.
  2. Progress that is made slowly but steadily over time.
  3. A person’s manner of walking.
  4. A representation of an object or a system that is developed using a computer program.
Down
  1. Having to do with muscles and bones.
  2. The muscle at the back of a person’s upper leg.
  3. A solution to a need or problem that is obtained using a computer to process information.
  4. The branch of medicine that deals with the prevention and correction of injuries or disorders of the skeletal system and associated muscles, joints, and ligaments.

8 Clues: A person’s manner of walking. • Having to do with muscles and bones. • The muscle at the back of a person’s upper leg. • Progress that is made slowly but steadily over time. • A representation of an object or a system that is developed using a computer program. • A solution to a need or problem that is obtained using a computer to process information. • ...

Electromagnetic Energy 2023-01-10

Electromagnetic Energy crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Smaller wavelength; used for viewing the skeletal system.
  2. Used to view frequencies of waves and wavelengths.
Down
  1. Highest frequency, can be lethal.
  2. Light that we can see.
  3. Causes sunburns; Comes from the sun

5 Clues: Light that we can see. • Highest frequency, can be lethal. • Causes sunburns; Comes from the sun • Used to view frequencies of waves and wavelengths. • Smaller wavelength; used for viewing the skeletal system.

ecezc 2021-01-24

ecezc crossword puzzle
Across
  1. euihciurdgc
  2. rev
  3. , ihrci
  4. cferdc
  5. , erjhdbc
Down
  1. , raclez
  2. fre
  3. ,erhcolz
  4. , iuhcoufezh fc
  5. dekcbhzxku

10 Clues: fre • rev • cferdc • , ihrci • , raclez • ,erhcolz • , erjhdbc • dekcbhzxku • euihciurdgc • , iuhcoufezh fc

La Salúd Física 2025-04-16

La Salúd Física crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Skeletal
  2. Beneficial
  3. Moderate
  4. Vitalidad
  5. Nutrition
Down
  1. To Commute
  2. Resilience
  3. Illness
  4. Movement
  5. To Maintain

10 Clues: Illness • Skeletal • Movement • Moderate • Vitalidad • Nutrition • To Commute • Resilience • Beneficial • To Maintain

Exercise and the Cardiovascular System 2021-04-14

Exercise and the Cardiovascular System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This is the largest organ in the body and an organ to which blood flow increases during exercise
  2. Part of the cardiac cycle in which the heart muscle contracts, pumping blood out of the chambers
  3. This organ receives the most blood flow at rest.
  4. The activation of these types of nerves within the autonomic system decreases heart rate.
  5. The part of the cardiac cycle in which the heart muscle relaxes, allowing blood to fill the chambers.
  6. The name of the left AV valve
  7. This is the type of muscle that blood will primarily flow to during exercise
  8. A value that is calculated by multiplying heart rate and stroke volume (as one word).
  9. The relaxation of this muscle type allows more blood to enter the capillary beds
  10. The name of the right AV valve
  11. What happens to vagal activity during exercise
Down
  1. The name of the right semilunar valve
  2. The activation of these types of nerves within the autonomic system increases heart rate.
  3. Blood flow to this organ remains the same during periods of rest and exercise.
  4. The sub-type of nervous system that controls heart rate in mammals.
  5. An increase in heart rate corresponds to a shortening of this (as one word).
  6. The circulating levels of this hormone affect stroke volume.
  7. An organ that, along with the gut, receives 50% of blood flow at rest.
  8. The name of the left semilunar valve
  9. A value that can rarely exceed 180 BPM in human adults (as one word).
  10. Most of the shortening of the cardiac cycle occurs during this phase (as one word).

21 Clues: The name of the left AV valve • The name of the right AV valve • The name of the left semilunar valve • The name of the right semilunar valve • What happens to vagal activity during exercise • This organ receives the most blood flow at rest. • The circulating levels of this hormone affect stroke volume. • ...

Exercise and the Cardiovascular System 2021-04-14

Exercise and the Cardiovascular System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This is the largest organ in the body and an organ to which blood flow increases during exercise
  2. Part of the cardiac cycle in which the heart muscle contracts, pumping blood out of the chambers
  3. This organ receives the most blood flow at rest.
  4. The activation of these types of nerves within the autonomic system decreases heart rate.
  5. The part of the cardiac cycle in which the heart muscle relaxes, allowing blood to fill the chambers.
  6. The name of the left AV valve
  7. This is the type of muscle that blood will primarily flow to during exercise
  8. A value that is calculated by multiplying heart rate and stroke volume (as one word).
  9. The relaxation of this muscle type allows more blood to enter the capillary beds
  10. The name of the right AV valve
  11. What happens to vagal activity during exercise
Down
  1. The name of the right semilunar valve
  2. The activation of these types of nerves within the autonomic system increases heart rate.
  3. Blood flow to this organ remains the same during periods of rest and exercise.
  4. The sub-type of nervous system that controls heart rate in mammals.
  5. An increase in heart rate corresponds to a shortening of this (as one word).
  6. The circulating levels of this hormone affect stroke volume.
  7. An organ that, along with the gut, receives 50% of blood flow at rest.
  8. The name of the left semilunar valve
  9. A value that can rarely exceed 180 BPM in human adults (as one word).
  10. Most of the shortening of the cardiac cycle occurs during this phase (as one word).

21 Clues: The name of the left AV valve • The name of the right AV valve • The name of the left semilunar valve • The name of the right semilunar valve • What happens to vagal activity during exercise • This organ receives the most blood flow at rest. • The circulating levels of this hormone affect stroke volume. • ...

chp.9vcab caiden burris 2021-04-05

chp.9vcab caiden burris crossword puzzle
Across
  1. directs and controls the process
  2. is a structure that is made up of different kinds of tissue
  3. is a strong connective tissue that is more flexible than bone
  4. makes up your backbone
  5. a signal in the environment that makes you react
  6. each organ in your body
  7. the small spaces make it lightweight but still strong
  8. directs the cells activities and holds information that controls a cells function
  9. the bones in movable joints are held together
  10. nutrients move from the digestive system into the blood stream
  11. can contract or shorten
  12. forms the outside border of a cell
  13. beneath the membrane is a thick layer which is hard and dense but not solid
  14. the condition in which an organisms internal environment is kept stable in spite of changes in the outside environment
  15. jelly like substance that contains many cell structures
  16. are attached to the bones of your skeleton and provides the force that moves your bones
  17. is a place where two bones come together
  18. is a substance that you get food from and your body needs to carry out processes
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  1. your skeletal system
  2. the chemical signals released by the endocrine system
  3. a condition in which bones become weak and break easily
  4. release chemical signals directly into the blood stream
  5. is the reaction of your body to possibly threatening,challenging,or uncomfortable events
  6. what your body does in reaction to a stimulus
  7. is a place in the body where two bones come together
  8. the basic unit of structure and function in a living thing
  9. a group of simalar cells that perform the same function
  10. bone also has two types of soft connective tissue
  11. is made up of all the bones in your body
  12. bone tissue and fat tissue

30 Clues: your skeletal system • makes up your backbone • each organ in your body • can contract or shorten • bone tissue and fat tissue • directs and controls the process • forms the outside border of a cell • is made up of all the bones in your body • is a place where two bones come together • what your body does in reaction to a stimulus • the bones in movable joints are held together • ...

3.1 vocab 2016-12-05

3.1 vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A solution to a need or problem that is obtained using a computer to process information.
  2. The muscle at the back of a person's leg
  3. A representation of an object or a system that is developed using a computer program.
Down
  1. Progress that is made slowly but steadily over time.
  2. Having to do with muscles and bones.
  3. A computer program that uses computer models to represent the behavior of a real-world system under different circumstances. A simulation produces numerical data that represent the change in the system’s state over time. This data can then be analyzed to better understand the model.
  4. A person's manner of walking
  5. The branch of medicine that deals with the prevention and correction of injuries or disprove the skeletal system and associated muscles, joints, and ligaments.

8 Clues: A person's manner of walking • Having to do with muscles and bones. • The muscle at the back of a person's leg • Progress that is made slowly but steadily over time. • A representation of an object or a system that is developed using a computer program. • A solution to a need or problem that is obtained using a computer to process information. • ...

Remembering Project Chapter 8 2024-11-04

Remembering Project Chapter 8 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The thin filaments composed of this protein is one of two kinds of protein filaments in the myofibril
  2. reticulum Membrane within the sarcoplasm of a muscle fiber form this and correspond to the endoplasmic reticulum of other types of cells
  3. A protein that is synthesized in muscle cells and imparts the reddish-brown color of skeletal muscle tissue; it can combine loosely with oxygen just like hemoglobin
  4. A muscle that opposes the action of another muscle; for the example of elbow flexion, triceps brachii is this certain muscle
  5. The less movable end of the muscle; when a muscle contracts, its insertion is pulled toward this point on the muscle
  6. cleft A small gap that separates the membrane of the neuron and the membrane of the muscle fiber
  7. junction Synapse between a motor neuron and the muscle fiber that it controls
  8. A movement that decreases the angle between two body parts, occurring at a joint
  9. Near the region where the thick and thin filaments overlap each transverse tubule lies between two enlarged portions of the sarcoplasmic reticulum
  10. The thick filaments composed of this protein is one of two kinds of protein filaments in the myofibril
  11. The contractile response of a single muscle fiber to a single impulse is called this; It consists of a period of contraction, during which pulling force increases, followed by a period of relaxation, during which the pulling force declines
  12. discs The opposing ends of cardiac muscle cells are connected by this type of structure; these are elaborate junctions between cardiac muscle cell membranes
  13. A repeating pattern of units cause the striations of skeletal muscle within each muscle fiber
  14. Threadlike structures that that lie parallel to one another in the sarcoplasm and play a fundamental role in muscle contraction
  15. smooth muscle A type of smooth muscle which is composed of sheets of spindle-shaped cells in close contact with one another; it is the common type of smooth muscle which is found in the walls of hollow organs
  16. A thin covering in which each muscle fiber within a fascicle lies within a layer of connective tissue
  17. A layer of connective tissue that closely surrounds each skeletal muscle and what the fascia blends with
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  1. tone It is a response to nervous stimulation that originates repeatedly from the spinal cord and stimulates only a few muscle fibers at a time
  2. The more movable end of the muscle; when a muscle contracts, this point on the muscle is pulled toward the muscle’s origin
  3. An increase in the number of motor units being activated during a contraction
  4. A skeletal muscle fiber normally does not contract until this specific neurotransmitter stimulates it
  5. A muscle that is responsible for a specific movement; for the example of elbow flexion, biceps brachii is this certain muscle
  6. smooth muscle A type of major smooth muscle where the muscle cells are separate rather than organized into sheets
  7. Small sections of muscle tissue that are separated from the perimysium and are bundles of skeletal muscle fibers
  8. Dense connective tissue that separates an individual skeletal muscle from adjacent muscles and holds it in position
  9. Chemicals that are released when neurons communicate with the cells that they control at synapses
  10. The functional connection between a neuron and another cell
  11. tubules A set of membranous channels that extend inwards as invaginations from the fiber’s membrane and passes all the way through the fiber
  12. Broad fibrous sheets that connective tissue forms which may attach to bone, skin, or to the connective tissue of adjacent muscles
  13. Other layers of connective tissue that extend inward from the epimysium

30 Clues: The functional connection between a neuron and another cell • Other layers of connective tissue that extend inward from the epimysium • An increase in the number of motor units being activated during a contraction • junction Synapse between a motor neuron and the muscle fiber that it controls • ...

Homeostasis and hierarchy of body systems 2023-06-08

Homeostasis and hierarchy of body systems crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A system which viruses and bacteria like the corona virus affects and targets first
  2. within + secrete (meaning based on greek terms that can be broken down from the word)
  3. Many tissues that form and work together to accomplish a certain function
  4. A feature that can only be seen when one of the components comes together and forms a network
  5. Basic fundamental need in order to complete a workout or a morning run
Down
  1. shivering when its too cold and sweating when its too hot to return the body to a normal state
  2. A group of cells that work together for different functions in the body to work smoothly
  3. Infections, diseases and other harmful bacteria and viruses are susceptible to the body without this
  4. The order of king/monarch until peasant is called a _______
  5. Gives our body a structure
  6. Sends commands to the body- no system can function without it
  7. The smallest unit of an organism- what all living things consists of

12 Clues: Gives our body a structure • The order of king/monarch until peasant is called a _______ • Sends commands to the body- no system can function without it • The smallest unit of an organism- what all living things consists of • Basic fundamental need in order to complete a workout or a morning run • ...

Chapter 1 - Part of something bigger 2014-09-30

Chapter 1 - Part of something bigger crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Little cell organs that do different jobs for the cell
  2. The lens closest to your eye in a microscope
  3. The characteristic of life that an organism can het bigger.
  4. A group of cells that perform a common, or related, taks
  5. vacuole A plant stores food, waste products and water in this structure.
  6. The cell organelle that makes food inside a plant
  7. The characteristic of life that an organism can remove waste.
  8. Part of your body with a special function
  9. The organ system that transports oxygen and food to the organs and transports waste for removal.
  10. The characteristic of life that an organism can make a new living organism.
  11. The organ system that gives in oxygen to your body to produce energy and gets rid of carbon dioxide and water.
  12. The characteristic of life that an organism can go from one place to another
  13. The tissue that supports other tissues and binds them together.
  14. The cell organelle that controls what the cell does. It contains DNA.
  15. The tissue that is made up of muscle cells that contract.
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  1. The organ system that makes movement possible.
  2. The tissue that is made up from nerve cells, that work together to send and receive messages to and from other body parts.
  3. A ... drawing without small details and no sketching.
  4. Everything that is alive
  5. A cell organelle that turns food into energy
  6. The characteristic of life that an organism can react to changes in the environment.
  7. The tissue that provides a covering, such as skin or the surfaces of parts inside the body.
  8. The organ system that holds the body upright and supports and protects your organs.
  9. The organ system that controls and coordinates all activities of your body.
  10. The organ system that breaks down and absorbs food.
  11. The lens closest to the object you look at through the microscope.
  12. The characteristic of life that an organism can het energy out of food.
  13. The smallest living part of an organism
  14. A gel-like liquid inside a cell
  15. A group of the same organisms
  16. The characteristic of life that an organism can take in food and fluids

31 Clues: Everything that is alive • A group of the same organisms • A gel-like liquid inside a cell • The smallest living part of an organism • Part of your body with a special function • The lens closest to your eye in a microscope • A cell organelle that turns food into energy • The organ system that makes movement possible. • The cell organelle that makes food inside a plant • ...

Musculoskeletal System 2021-05-27

Musculoskeletal System crossword puzzle
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  1. Attached to the skeleton to help it move, designed to contract and relax.
  2. A type of muscle that consists of specialized cells making up the heart, contracting and relaxing rhythmically.
  3. A type of muscle found inside internal organs such as the digestive tract, and blood vessels.
  4. An animal or an insect especially that has no internal skeleton.
  5. An animal that has a musculoskeletal system similar to that of a human's system.
  6. Found in bones and produces red and white blood cells and stem cells
  7. A condition caused by the loss of bone tissue, making bones brittle and weak.
  8. Slightly elastic tissues made up of collagen fibres that connect bones to muscles.
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  1. A system made up of the bones of the body and the muscles that make them move.
  2. Made up of special cells in a matrix of collagen fibres to provide flexible, low-friction support for bones and prevent damage.
  3. Tough, elastic tissues that connect bones together at joints.
  4. Has a hard, outer exoskeleton and internal muscles to help them fly, walk, eat.
  5. A type of muscle attached to bones by tendons and allows for voluntary movement of body parts
  6. Provides structure and support for the body and allows muscles to attach for movement.
  7. A hard and dense, consisting of a matrix of minerals (Ca and P) and collagen fibres.

15 Clues: Tough, elastic tissues that connect bones together at joints. • An animal or an insect especially that has no internal skeleton. • Found in bones and produces red and white blood cells and stem cells • Attached to the skeleton to help it move, designed to contract and relax. • A condition caused by the loss of bone tissue, making bones brittle and weak. • ...

NERVOUS SYSTEM 2025-01-29

NERVOUS SYSTEM crossword puzzle
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  1. NERVOUS SYSTEM -The command or control center for the entire body.
  2. lobe - sensory perception, movement, orientation, recognition & arithmetic
  3. -It is also bathed with a watery fluid which cushions it against sudden impact.
  4. lobe - perception & recognition of auditory stimulus memory and speech.
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  1. CORD - It contains long, thin masses of bundled neurons, which carry information between the brain and the body.
  2. -is a pea-sized structure that controls many complex behaviors such as biological rhythms, eating, drinking, fatigue, body temperature and sexual activity.
  3. -provides instruction for coordination of skeletal muscle movements, proper balance and posture.
  4. -is the middle part of the brain that houses four main regions.
  5. NERVOUS SYSTEM -It is made up of nerves, which consist of bundles of axons (also called fibers).
  6. -is concerned with sensory information and memory processing; and regulates sleep, alertness and wakefulness.

10 Clues: -is the middle part of the brain that houses four main regions. • NERVOUS SYSTEM -The command or control center for the entire body. • lobe - perception & recognition of auditory stimulus memory and speech. • lobe - sensory perception, movement, orientation, recognition & arithmetic • ...

Anisa final project 2020-06-11

Anisa final project crossword puzzle
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  1. the mass of nerve tissue in the anterior end of an organism.
  2. an organ system consisting of skeletal, smooth and cardiac muscles
  3. made up of DNA
  4. suitable or good enough to live in
  5. an incident of event
  6. the central or innermost part of something
  7. a green fainty translucent quratz
  8. a groups of calls with a similar stucture working together for a specific function
  9. the state of being free from illness or injury
  10. a small arthropod animal that has six legs and generally one or two pairs of wings
  11. the arrangement of and relations between the parts or elements of something complex
  12. the organic and chemical propesses inside of organisms
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  1. withno qualification, restriction, or limitation ;totally
  2. the variety of life in the world or in a particular habital or ecosystem
  3. a blood vessel that conveys blood from the heart to any part of the body.
  4. an organ is a part of your body that performs a specific function
  5. a bunes is a collection of bones which encase the brain and give from to the head and face.
  6. a substance used for destroying insects or other organisms harmful to cultivated plants or to animal.
  7. a red blood cell that (in humans) is typically a biconcave disc withoutba nuclear.
  8. an organized package of DNA found in the nucleus of the cell.
  9. used to show that something is almost, but not completel, accurate or exactv; roughty.
  10. the system of organs and tissues,including the heart, blood.
  11. a substance that provides nourishment essential for growth and the maintenance of life
  12. one of the system of branching vessels or tubes conveying blood from various prats of the body to the heart.
  13. designed for people to live in

25 Clues: made up of DNA • an incident of event • designed for people to live in • a green fainty translucent quratz • suitable or good enough to live in • the central or innermost part of something • the state of being free from illness or injury • the organic and chemical propesses inside of organisms • withno qualification, restriction, or limitation ;totally • ...

Anatomy 2019-09-22

Anatomy crossword puzzle
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  1. Made up of two hemispheres separated by the median longitudinal fissure and from the cerebellum by the transverse fissure
  2. Separates the cerebellum from the cerebral hemispheres
  3. diseases that disrupt the normal structural and physiological properties of the nervous system
  4. Fiber tract under the corpus callosum is the
  5. tactile manipulation and identification of objects
  6. the absence of the sense of smell
  7. controls muscles of the face, pharynx, larynx, and neck
  8. basic building block in the central nervous system
  9. Generally, star-shaped cells that are located in both white and gray matter
  10. chemical released into the synapse triggered by the nerve impulse arriving at the end of the axon
  11. produced by the choroid plexus and is a clear, colorless fluid.
  12. Internal awareness of limb position, posture and movement in space
  13. The development or evolution of a particular group of organisms
  14. Serves more primitive functions that are independent of conscious control
  15. Neurons have two processes, one extending from each pole of the cell body – a peripheral process (dendrite) and a central process (axon)
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  1. short processes projecting from cell body and look like trees; they receive neural signals from other neurons
  2. Located between the brainstem and cerebrum
  3. tract: contains approximately 30% of the motor fibers, mediates rapid, skilled, voluntary movements of the skeletal muscles (especially the distal end of limbs) through the spinal alpha-motor neurons.
  4. surgery removal of pathologic structures that impair nervous system function
  5. Some sulci are very deep and are referred to as
  6. form the myelin sheath that surround the axons of the CNS
  7. colliculi process auditory information
  8. includes the spinal cord, brainstem, diencephalon, cerebellum and cerebral hemispheres (“cerebrum”)
  9. drooping of the upper eyelid
  10. in the PNS, groups of neuronal cell bodies and dendrites

25 Clues: drooping of the upper eyelid • the absence of the sense of smell • colliculi process auditory information • Located between the brainstem and cerebrum • Fiber tract under the corpus callosum is the • Some sulci are very deep and are referred to as • tactile manipulation and identification of objects • basic building block in the central nervous system • ...

The Nervous System 2013-03-12

The Nervous System crossword puzzle
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  1. the largest and most complex part of the brain
  2. spontaneous response of the body to a stimulus
  3. main function is to coordinate the movement of skeletal muscles
  4. disorder of the nervous system that involves recurrent seizures
  5. composed of the brain and spinal cord
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  1. a three inch stalk of nerve cell and fibers that connect the spinal cord to the rest of the brain
  2. confusion, loss of memory, gradual mnetal deteriation
  3. transmit messages to and from the brain and composed of axons
  4. carries messages from the pns to rest of body

9 Clues: composed of the brain and spinal cord • carries messages from the pns to rest of body • the largest and most complex part of the brain • spontaneous response of the body to a stimulus • confusion, loss of memory, gradual mnetal deteriation • transmit messages to and from the brain and composed of axons • ...

Muscles 2021-05-19

Muscles crossword puzzle
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  1. an inflamed tendon
  2. a tissue that contracts or relaxes to create movement
  3. if you don’t exercise your muscles, they get weak and?
  4. how do you smooth muscles contract
  5. cardiac muscle is found in only what organ of the body
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  1. skeletal muscle attached to bones by the?
  2. when one muscle contracts another?
  3. which type of muscle are involuntary
  4. which type of muscle are voluntary
  5. 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? • ...

cj's chapter 9 CrossWord 2021-04-05

cj's chapter 9 CrossWord crossword puzzle
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  1. something inside your bone
  2. what happened from the stimulus
  3. what makes up your ear
  4. kleenex, the distinct types of material of which animals made of
  5. bones that are ot help you mave along with muscles
  6. something to help your internal tempurature stay the same
  7. a sponge ______se'e water
  8. some thing don't have this,eukaryote
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  1. something with a skeletal system
  2. a substance that provides nourishment essential for growth
  3. a regulatory substance produced in an organism and transported in tissue fluids such as blood or sap to stimulate specific cells or tissues into action.
  4. the stomach is a ____
  5. some things are only one of these
  6. gel stuff, the filling of cells to hold the organ-like structures in place
  7. an organ in the human or animal body which secretes particular chemical substances
  8. something Ms. Wiggins has a lot of
  9. the thing that triggers a response
  10. where two parts of your skeleton meet

18 Clues: the stomach is a ____ • what makes up your ear • a sponge ______se'e water • something inside your bone • what happened from the stimulus • something with a skeletal system • some things are only one of these • something Ms. Wiggins has a lot of • the thing that triggers a response • some thing don't have this,eukaryote • where two parts of your skeleton meet • ...

Musculoskeletal System 2017-02-19

Musculoskeletal System crossword puzzle
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  1. a surgical procedure to repair a muscle
  2. hollow cavity within a bone
  3. healthcare profession specializing in diagnosis and treatment of the feet and lower legs
  4. deficiency in calcium and vitamin D found in early childhood that results in bone deformities, especially bowed legs
  5. manufactures most of the blood cells
  6. projection from surface of a bone
  7. site of blood cell production
  8. includes bones in head, spine, chest, and trunk
  9. strong, flexible connective tissue found in several locations in the body
  10. also known as the kneecap
  11. fracture in which the fracture line spirals around the shaft of the bone
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  1. the mass of bone tissue that forms at a fracture site during its healing
  2. consists of bones of upper and lower extremities, shoulder, and pelvis
  3. study of movement
  4. another term for pelvic girdle
  5. healthcare profession concerned with diagnosis and treatment of malalignmnet conditions of the spine and musculoskeletal system
  6. point at which two bones meet
  7. pertaining to the skeleton

18 Clues: study of movement • also known as the kneecap • pertaining to the skeleton • hollow cavity within a bone • point at which two bones meet • site of blood cell production • another term for pelvic girdle • projection from surface of a bone • manufactures most of the blood cells • a surgical procedure to repair a muscle • includes bones in head, spine, chest, and trunk • ...

Cell Crossword 2023-10-23

Cell Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Helps process and package proteins to export from the cell
  2. The movement of molecules from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration
  3. A rigid layer outside of the plasma membrane in plant cells
  4. Produces proteins for the rest of the cell without ribosomes on it's surface
  5. Small cellular containers
  6. Cells with a nuclear membrane
  7. The movement of water molecules from an area of high water concentration to an area of lower concentration
  8. The skeletal system of the cell
  9. Separates the interior of the cell from the outside environment
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  1. Cells without a nuclear membrane
  2. Contains the genome of the cell
  3. They make proteins
  4. Produces proteins for the rest of the cell with ribosomes on it's surface
  5. A small cavity in a cell containing either air or fluid
  6. Contains digestive enzymes
  7. The liquid which fills the inside of a cell
  8. The powerhouse of the cell
  9. The building blocks of life

18 Clues: They make proteins • Small cellular containers • Contains digestive enzymes • The powerhouse of the cell • The building blocks of life • Cells with a nuclear membrane • Contains the genome of the cell • The skeletal system of the cell • Cells without a nuclear membrane • The liquid which fills the inside of a cell • A small cavity in a cell containing either air or fluid • ...

The Muscular System 2013-03-19

The Muscular System crossword puzzle
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  1. / a strong connective tissue that attaches muscle to bone
  2. Muscles / Muscles that are not under your conscious control
  3. Muscles / attached to the bones of your skeletal and providd the force that moves your bones
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  1. muscle / Skeletal muscle cells appear banded, or striated
  2. muscle / found only in the heart
  3. Muscles /Muscles that are under your conscious control
  4. muscles / involuntary muscles

7 Clues: muscles / involuntary muscles • muscle / found only in the heart • Muscles /Muscles that are under your conscious control • muscle / Skeletal muscle cells appear banded, or striated • / a strong connective tissue that attaches muscle to bone • Muscles / Muscles that are not under your conscious control • ...

The Digestive, Skeletal and Respiratory System Crossword 2015-03-11

The Digestive, Skeletal and Respiratory System Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. where you store oxygen and carbon dioxide
  2. Connects bones to other bones
  3. what you breathe in
  4. Place where you store food
  5. Singular parts of the spine allowing you to bend over
  6. slowest muscle in your body
  7. Another word for wind pipe
  8. Keeps you upright
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  1. inside of the thigh next to your genitals
  2. Protects your brain
  3. what you hear people with
  4. Carries food from the mouth to the stomach
  5. what you chew food with
  6. top of head
  7. another word for poo
  8. Connects muscles to bones
  9. 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 • ...

Worksheet 2 2021-04-01

Worksheet 2 crossword puzzle
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  1. Faulty union and alignment of the fractured bone
  2. Unorganized network of woven bone formed about ends of broken bone, which is reabsorbed as healing is complete
  3. Fracture is healing but not as quickly as expected
  4. Non-surgical realignment of fracture or a joint
  5. 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
  6. Failure of the fractured bone ends to unite
  7. infection/inflammation of bone
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  1. Unable to restore to the normal place or position
  2. Pertaining to a joint
  3. a type of wire application for fracture stabilization
  4. ends – spongy bone surrounded by compact bone
  5. Complete separation of the articular surfaces from a joint
  6. Partial or incomplete separation of a joint
  7. Surgical opening and exposure to realign a fracture or point
  8. shaft – composed of compact bone
  9. Growth plate
  10. Able to restore to the normal place of relation of parts, as a fracture
  11. 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

Nervous Coordination crossword puzzle
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  1. Type of neuron that conducts signals from receptors to the central nervous system
  2. Certain level of membrane potential to be surpassed
  3. Neurotransmitter that transmits signals to skeletal muscles
  4. "Downtime" after an action potential when a second action potential cannot be initiated
  5. Neuronal process that transmits the action potential
  6. Sodium channels close and potassium channels open causing this
  7. Lipid that insulates the axon
  8. Another word for the cell body of a neuron
  9. Constant voltage across neuron membranes
  10. Sodium ions flood in across the membrane causing this
  11. Protein that helps re-establish the resting potential
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  1. Electrical signal that travels along the axon
  2. Chemical that moves across a synapse
  3. Neuronal processes arising from the nerve cell body that receive input
  4. Muscles or glands can be these
  5. Junction between a neuron and its target cell for transmission of information
  6. The membrane potential has briefly fallen below -70mV
  7. 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 • ...

NPB 101 Project: Muscular System 2024-05-21

NPB 101 Project: Muscular System crossword puzzle
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  1. Thick filament that uses ATP to cause muscle contractions
  2. If the amount of ATP available and level of Ca2+ is high then muscle _________ continues
  3. Thin filament that contains troponin and tropomyosin to regulate muscle contraction
  4. When muscle fiber is stimulated so rapidly that the muscle has no chance to relax
  5. Motor neurons and skeletal muscle fibers are chemically linked at ____________ junctions
  6. Binding of this neurotransmitter causes for Na2+ channels to open during neuromuscular junction
  7. Most common type of muscle in humans
  8. During muscle contraction the sarcomere length becomes _______
  9. Type of muscle that is unstriated and involved in involuntary movement
  10. Light area within the middle of the A band where actin does not reach
  11. Enzyme that breaks down the neurotransmitter ACh at the synaptic cleft
  12. Location of where myosin attaches
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  1. Functional and smallest unit of skeletal muscle that is needed for contraction
  2. During the ________ phase of the cross-bridge cycle myosin attaches to actin
  3. Caused when the muscle is no longer able to maintain tension and leads to feelings of exhaustion
  4. Ion that triggers ACh to be released by exocytosis
  5. When the muscle _______ it uses myosin ATPase more than the Ca2+ pump
  6. How many different muscle types are there?
  7. If the amount of motor units ________ then the muscle will contract
  8. Type of muscle that is striated and involved in involuntary movement
  9. Elongated muscle fibers held together by connective tissue
  10. When the muscle _________ it uses the Ca2+ pump of the sarcoplasmic reticulum more than myosin
  11. Purpose is to allow for muscle contraction and allow muscle to be stretchy so it does not tear
  12. Binding to ______ causes the beginning of muscle contraction
  13. 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 • ...

Unity Health Education Lydia 2022-05-12

Unity Health Education Lydia crossword puzzle
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  1. a person looked to by others to be imitated
  2. noncancerous
  3. most concentrated source of calories (nutrient)
  4. abnormal cell growth
  5. cancer causing agents
  6. body system that pumps blood and carries oxygen
  7. highly addictive substance found in vapes and cigarettes
  8. body system that provides framework/support
  9. makes up 60-65% of the body
  10. disease that can be spread
  11. amount of hours of sleep that you should try to get each night (at least)
  12. part of the health triangle that involves the performance of the body
  13. #1 killer in the world
  14. cancerous
  15. type of bleeding with bright red blood that spurts
  16. when something causes blood pressure to plummet
  17. group of cells that function together as a unit
  18. a cut
  19. practice of restraining oneself from something (sexually)
  20. the ability to meet expectations
  21. condition that occurs when the brain does not get the proper bloodflow
  22. group of tissues that perform a certain body task
  23. essential for building muscle mass (nutrient)
  24. a disease that cannot be spread by direct contact
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  1. the ability to be relied on as honest
  2. drugs that slow down the central nervous system
  3. the age that the brain is fully developed
  4. body system that sends signals/alerts
  5. part of the health triangle that involves logic and thinking
  6. part of the health triangle that involves interacting with others
  7. outermost layer of skin
  8. body system responsible for movement
  9. when a user becomes adjusted to a drug and they rely on it in their everyday life
  10. most common cancer in teens
  11. regards for feelings of others
  12. compounds that help keep the body healthy (nutrient)
  13. the building block of life
  14. fatlike substance
  15. innermost layer of skin
  16. drugs that speed up the central nervous system
  17. sugar molecules (nutrient)
  18. a scrape or burn
  19. one main sign of internal bleeding
  20. drugs that cause one to see visions and sensory illusions
  21. tissue damage caused by strong acids or chemicals
  22. group of organized tissues that work together to create the human body
  23. traumatic brain injury caused by a blow or jolt
  24. a disease that can be spread by direct contact
  25. help given to a sick or injured person until full medical treatment is available
  26. middle layer of skin

50 Clues: a cut • cancerous • noncancerous • a scrape or burn • fatlike substance • abnormal cell growth • middle layer of skin • cancer causing agents • #1 killer in the world • outermost layer of skin • innermost layer of skin • the building block of life • disease that can be spread • sugar molecules (nutrient) • most common cancer in teens • makes up 60-65% of the body • regards for feelings of others • ...

Skeletal Muscles 2013-11-14

Skeletal Muscles crossword puzzle
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  1. Lighter-coloured region where myosin and actin don't overlap
  2. Forms fibrous strand around actin filament
  3. Darker-coloured region where myosin and actin overlap
  4. Fibres that have slower, weaker but longer lasting effects
  5. Long rod-shaped fibres wioth projecting bulbous heads
  6. line in the centre of the I band
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  1. Two strands twisted around each other
  2. Fibres that have quicker, stronger but shorter lasting effects
  3. Tiny muscle fibres
  4. Cytoplasm of muscle fibres full of mitochondria and ER
  5. Globular protein involved in muscle contraction
  6. The distance between two adjacent Z lines
  7. 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 • ...

skeletal crossword 2024-11-14

skeletal crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. one of the lower leg bones
  2. the bone in your shoulder
  3. The largest bone in the human body
  4. the place where bones meet
  5. one of the bones in your spine
  6. your backbone
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  1. collection of bones that protects your lungs
  2. bone that holds lower teeth
  3. joins bone to bone
  4. the substance inside a bone that makes blood sells
  5. The largest of the lower leg bones
  6. something that joins muscle to bone
  7. bones that protects your brain

13 Clues: your backbone • joins bone to bone • the bone in your shoulder • one of the lower leg bones • the place where bones meet • bone that holds lower teeth • one of the bones in your spine • bones that protects your brain • The largest bone in the human body • The largest of the lower leg bones • something that joins muscle to bone • collection of bones that protects your lungs • ...

Anatomy 402 Cardiac Muscle Crossword 2014-01-29

Anatomy 402 Cardiac Muscle Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. 70's female rock band with the hit Barracuda"
  2. cardiac muscle is made up of __________ cells rather than fused multi nucleate cells
  3. ____ Junctions allow electrical conduction between cells
  4. Heart Muscle Disease
  5. Boundaries between cardiac cells, or 90's albums
  6. The nucleus is found at the ______ of cardiac muscle cells
  7. big american football game happening this weekend!!
  8. protein which makes up the A-Band
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  1. Ionic conductance in cardiac muscle cells results in the rapid spread of ______________ between cardiac muscle cells
  2. Cardiac muscle have less distinct _______ than the skeletal muscle
  3. Cardiac muscle cells are much _______ than skeletal muscle cells
  4. Possible Medical emergency when fluid leaks into the pericardium restricting optimal/safe cardiac muscle contraction
  5. Change in heart morphology (heart grows larger) due to hypertension
  6. Cardiac cells are approximately 100 _________ in diameter
  7. Increase in the number of cells
  8. The divalent cation which stimulates muscle contraction
  9. 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 • ...

Body Systems Vocabulary 2025-09-25

Body Systems Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. A bundle of neurons that transmits impulses.
  2. A tough band of tissue that connects bones to other bones at a joint.
  3. muscle The specialized involuntary muscle found only in the heart that pumps blood.
  4. cord The bundle of nerves that extends from the brain down the back and is protected by the vertebrae.
  5. A tough cord of tissue that attaches muscle to bone.
  6. The main organ of the nervous system that controls all body functions.
  7. A flexible, elastic tissue that covers the ends of bones and acts as a shock absorber.
  8. The internal framework of bones and cartilage that supports the body.
  9. A specialized nerve cell that carries electrical messages, or impulses, throughout the body.
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  1. A place where two or more bones meet, which allows for movement.
  2. muscle A muscle that you can control and move by choice, like the muscles in your arms and legs.
  3. Nervous System Includes the nerves that branch out from the CNS to all parts of the body.
  4. A tissue composed of fibers that contract and relax to create movement.
  5. The rigid tissue that makes up the skeleton of the human body.
  6. Nervous System Composed of the brain and spinal cord, it processes and transfers information.
  7. muscle A muscle that moves automatically without you thinking about it, such as your heart.
  8. muscle Involuntary muscles that control movement in the internal organs, like the stomach and blood vessels.
  9. muscle Voluntary muscles attached to bones that allow for conscious movement, such as walking or running.

18 Clues: A bundle of neurons that transmits impulses. • A tough cord of tissue that attaches muscle to bone. • The rigid tissue that makes up the skeleton of the human body. • A place where two or more bones meet, which allows for movement. • A tough band of tissue that connects bones to other bones at a joint. • ...

Gen Bio II: Crossword Puzzle 2020-02-02

Gen Bio II: Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. Has a size of two adult hands and acts as a pump in the circulatory system
  2. A hormone that increases blood pressure, heart rate, and metabolism
  3. Skeletal structure of the head that supports face and protects the brain
  4. Expels Urine
  5. Fiber which carries impulses away from cell body
  6. Helps in excretion by producing sweat
  7. Gaps or nodes in the myelin sheath
  8. The body's chemical messenger
  9. Where sperms are produced
  10. Used in breathing and provides oxygen
  11. Thin muscular tube that carries away urine from the kidney to the bladder
  12. Responsible for general movement
  13. Bones that protects the organs at the chest area
  14. Accessory organ of skin made up of columns tightly packed dead keratinocytes
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  1. A type of enzyme that breaks down protein
  2. Basic functional cell of the nervous system
  3. Spongy material at the center of bones
  4. Acts as the connector between the endocrine and nervous system
  5. Tiny sacs in the lungs
  6. Transports nutrients, oxygen, and more to all parts of the body
  7. Found in the walls of hollow organs (stomach airways and blood vessels)
  8. Small, sensitive, erectile part of the female reproductive organ
  9. Responsible for keeping blood pumping
  10. Long, thin, and muscular tube that connects the pharynx to the stomach
  11. Horseshoe-shaped bone
  12. made of sheets of hardened keratinocytes
  13. inner most layer of the hair (not present in all hairs)
  14. Where offspring are conceived
  15. Largest Lymphatic Organ
  16. Helps in maintaining the moisture of the nose
  17. A lung that is narrow to make room for the heart
  18. A type of enzyme that breaks down fats
  19. 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 2025-01-29

Nervous system crossword puzzle
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  1. CORD - It contains long, thin masses of bundled neurons, which carry information between the brain and the body.
  2. -is a pea-sized structure that controls many complex behaviors such as biological rhythms, eating, drinking, fatigue, body temperature and sexual activity.
  3. lobe - sensory perception, movement, orientation, recognition & arithmetic
  4. lobe - perception & recognition of auditory stimulus memory and speech.
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  1. -is concerned with sensory information and memory processing; and regulates sleep, alertness and wakefulness.
  2. NERVOUS SYSTEM -The command or control center for the entire body.
  3. NERVOUS SYSTEM -It is made up of nerves, which consist of bundles of axons (also called fibers).
  4. -provides instruction for coordination of skeletal muscle movements, proper balance and posture.
  5. -is the middle part of the brain that houses four main regions.
  6. -It is also bathed with a watery fluid which cushions it against sudden impact.

10 Clues: -is the middle part of the brain that houses four main regions. • NERVOUS SYSTEM -The command or control center for the entire body. • lobe - perception & recognition of auditory stimulus memory and speech. • lobe - sensory perception, movement, orientation, recognition & arithmetic • ...

Cardiac Muscle 2021-09-22

Cardiac Muscle crossword puzzle
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  1. These large diameter fibres rapidly conduct the action potential beginning at the apex of the heart upward to the remainder of the ventricular myocardium
  2. In muscle, this period is the time interval during which a second contraction cannot be triggered
  3. QRS complex begins with a ________ deflection
  4. The third wave is a dome-shaped upward deflection called the
  5. AV bundle is also called as
  6. First step in the action potential occurs of a contractile fiber
  7. This sets the rhythm of electrical excitation that causes contraction of the heart.
  8. Intercalated discs contain these to hold the fibres and gap junctions together.
  9. High blood K+ level causes
  10. irregular transverse thickenings of the sarcolemma are called
  11. the phase of contraction
  12. The instrument used to record the changes is called
  13. The phase of relaxation.
  14. The mechanism of contraction is similar in cardiac muscle is similar to ________ muscle
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  1. A recording of electrical signals is called
  2. __________ Q wave may indicate a myocardial infarction
  3. This is a period of maintained depolarization in contractile fibre
  4. Larger P waves indicate enlargement of
  5. The SA node is a ______ pacemaker
  6. cardiac muscle has a smaller intracellular reserve of ______ ions
  7. In muscle, this period is the time interval during which a second contraction cannot be triggered
  8. The spontaneous depolarization in SA node is a ______ potential
  9. The source of this electrical activity is a network of specialized cardiac muscle fibers called
  10. Number nuclei present in a muscle cell
  11. This is a small upward deflection on the ECG
  12. This cell organelle is larger and more numerous in cardiac muscle fibers than in skeletal muscle fibers.
  13. ECG involves measuring the time spans between waves called
  14. These allow the entire myocardium of the atria or the ventricles to contract as a single, coordinated unit.
  15. the action potential travels along the conduction system and spreads out to excite these fibres
  16. Cardiac excitation normally begins here
  17. 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

Respiration crossword puzzle
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  1. There are 12 (blank) vertebrae
  2. This is the tube that leads to the digestive system
  3. The (blank) girdle provides skeletal support for the lower extremities and it attaches to the lower portion of the vertebral column
  4. This mucous solution is created by cuboidal cells and is located between the parietal and visceral pleurae.
  5. This is the primary muscle of inspiration
  6. The (blank) nerve innervates the diaphragm
  7. The right lung has three lobes, but the left lung has (blank) lobes.
  8. The uppermost cervical vertebrae that aids in skull rotation is called the (blank)
  9. The (blank) intercostals are the second most important muscles for inspiration and speech and their function is to elevate the ribcage
  10. During this, the rib cage expands in both the anterior-posterior direction and in the transverse dimension.
  11. Boyle's law says that as the volume in a container increases, the air pressure in that container will (blank)
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  1. The (blank) girdle provides skeletal support for the upper extremities
  2. The body of the sternum is also called the (blank)
  3. An orientation term meaning toward the core of the body
  4. This muscle can be found right underneath the clavicle
  5. Ribs 11-12 are also called the (blank) ribs
  6. An orientation term meaning toward the head
  7. This flexible tube is made up of 16-20 hyaline cartilage rings
  8. The part of the vertebrae that you can feel through your skin is called the (blank) process
  9. This is a large muscle of the upper back and neck that provides stability for efficient breathing
  10. This muscle of the neck descends from behind the ear and inserts into the clavicle and sternum
  11. These are found more densely in the lungs than in any other region of the body
  12. 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

SPD Ch. 1-4 crossword puzzle
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  1. Highly resistant to disinfectant and very difficult to kill
  2. Capable of producing disease
  3. This microorganism destroys cells and has no means of movement
  4. These vowels help ease pronunciation of medical terms
  5. Surgical fixation
  6. One-celled animal organisms that are aerobic and live in moist habitats
  7. Soiled items must be separated from their clean counterparts and only travel in one direction from the soiled area to the clean processing area
  8. Surgical removal of the uterus through an incision in the abdomen
  9. Voice box
  10. Survives by feeding on living and dead organisms
  11. Fibrous tissue that attaches muscle to bone
  12. This system gives the body shape and support
  13. A cart prepared for an individual procedure
  14. Cutting into an organ
  15. This precaution states that all bodily fluids including blood are presumed to be infectious
  16. The removal of all visible and non visible soil and any other foreign material from medical devices being processed
  17. Infectious protein particle that are found in the brain, dura matter
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  1. These microorganisms become resistant to antibiotics used to treat bacterial infections
  2. Largest component of the blood
  3. Throat
  4. Medical term for surgical removal
  5. Must have oxygen eliminated from the environment in order to grow
  6. This stage is a state of active growth of microorganisms
  7. Maintaining appropriate personal skills, such as attendance and assuming individual responsibility for your actions refers to what skill?
  8. Used to classify bacteria as a positive or negative depending on whether they retain or lose the primary stain
  9. Meaning immediately or at once
  10. This gland stimulates skeletal and body growth
  11. Suffix meaning origin
  12. State of being soiled by contact with infectious organisms or other materials
  13. Connective tissue that connects bone to bone
  14. This foundation is necessary to form a base for more specialized knowledge and skills

31 Clues: Throat • Voice box • Surgical fixation • Suffix meaning origin • Cutting into an organ • Capable of producing disease • Largest component of the blood • Meaning immediately or at once • Medical term for surgical removal • Fibrous tissue that attaches muscle to bone • A cart prepared for an individual procedure • This system gives the body shape and support • ...

Neuroscience 2015-02-09

Neuroscience crossword puzzle
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  1. the basic building block of the nervous system; receiving information
  2. the collection of structures in the middle of the brain responsible for coordinating movement patterns, sleep, and arousal
  3. part of a neuron that contains the cell nucleus and other structures that help the neuron carry out its functions
  4. a substance that mimics and enhances a neurotransmitter's direct effect
  5. a long, tube-like structure that conveys impulses away from a neuron's cell body
  6. the part of the nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal cord
  7. a chemical messenger released by neurons that travels across the synapse and allows neurons to communicate with one another
  8. the small brain structure beneath the thalamus that helps govern drives and hormones
  9. a subdivision of the PNS that connects the CNS to sensory receptors and controls skeletal muscles
  10. immature cells that have the potential to develop into almost any type of cell
  11. the brain's ability to reorganize and change its structure and function throughout the life span
  12. branching fibers of neurons that receive neural impulses from other neurons
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  1. the diffuse set of neurons that helps screen incoming information and controls arousal
  2. the process by which new neurons are generated
  3. the part of the nervous system composed of the nerves and neurons connecting the CNS to the rest of the body
  4. a segment of DNA that occupies a specific place on a particular chromosome and carries the code for hereditary transmission
  5. the process by which heritable traits that increase an organism's chances of survival
  6. a substance that blocks normal neurotransmitter functioning
  7. provide structural, nutritional, and other support for neurons
  8. 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 • ...

SCIENCE REVIEW 2025-07-09

SCIENCE REVIEW crossword puzzle
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  1. intestine, This long organ is where most of our food is broken down into nutrients
  2. Earth's crust is broken up into huge __________________________ plates
  3. Thermal energy transfer from traveling heat waves
  4. This pair of organs clean your blood and produce urine
  5. The largest organ in the human body
  6. The _________________ system sends messages from your brain via the nerves
  7. This organ holds our urine until we are ready to go the the bathroom
  8. A smaller river that leads into a larger or main river
  9. The _______________________ system is what holds our body upright
  10. The two large sacks part of the respiratory system
  11. Thermal energy transfer when touching
  12. The fastest moving type of kinetic energy
  13. Thermal energy transfer through air or water
  14. This organ is super important to the Egyptians
  15. The ______________________ cord protects all the nerves leading to your brain
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  1. A natural bend in a river caused by erosion
  2. These red blood vessels carry blood away from the heart
  3. One type of energy moving from one object to another is called an energy _____________________
  4. This is stored energy that is waiting to become kinetic energy.
  5. When energy changes from one form to another
  6. A rock type made from cooled magma
  7. ________________ energy is vibrations traveling through the air to our ears
  8. This landform has a wide flat top and steep cliffs
  9. The ________________________ systems fights diseases and stops bad bacteria
  10. The long pipe from your mouth to your lungs
  11. Another word for a key on a map
  12. This type of map uses contour lines to show how high or low the land is

27 Clues: Another word for a key on a map • A rock type made from cooled magma • The largest organ in the human body • Thermal energy transfer when touching • The fastest moving type of kinetic energy • A natural bend in a river caused by erosion • The long pipe from your mouth to your lungs • When energy changes from one form to another • ...

NERVOUS SYSTEM 2025-02-03

NERVOUS SYSTEM crossword puzzle
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  1. NERVOUS SYSTEM -The command or control center for the entire body.
  2. lobe - sensory perception, movement, orientation, recognition & arithmetic
  3. -It is also bathed with a watery fluid which cushions it against sudden impact.
  4. lobe - perception & recognition of auditory stimulus memory and speech.
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  1. CORD - It contains long, thin masses of bundled neurons, which carry information between the brain and the body.
  2. -is a pea-sized structure that controls many complex behaviors such as biological rhythms, eating, drinking, fatigue, body temperature and sexual activity.
  3. -provides instruction for coordination of skeletal muscle movements, proper balance and posture.
  4. -is the middle part of the brain that houses four main regions.
  5. NERVOUS SYSTEM -It is made up of nerves, which consist of bundles of axons (also called fibers).
  6. -is concerned with sensory information and memory processing; and regulates sleep, alertness and wakefulness.

10 Clues: -is the middle part of the brain that houses four main regions. • NERVOUS SYSTEM -The command or control center for the entire body. • lobe - perception & recognition of auditory stimulus memory and speech. • lobe - sensory perception, movement, orientation, recognition & arithmetic • ...

The human body systems 2022-11-16

The human body systems crossword puzzle
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  1. Your body's central framework.
  2. Involve breathing in oxygen and removing carbon dioxide.
  3. It permits movement of the body, maintains posture, and circulates blood throughout the body.
  4. Your body's outer layer.
  5. 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.
  6. 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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  1. Transport materials to and from cells.
  2. A body system that removes excess, unnecessary materials from the body fluids of an organism.
  3. The tissues and organs that produce, store, and carry white blood cells that fight infections and other diseases.
  4. Involved in producing offspring.
  5. A complex network of cells, tissues, organs, and the substances they make that helps the body fight infections and other diseases.
  6. 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

ENGin Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. These are bony joints below each finger that allow us to make a fist.
  2. This is the center area of the eye that allows us to see.
  3. This part of the skeletal system that protects the brain.
  4. This is the organ that pumps blood and keeps us breathing.
  5. This is the column of ones that runs down the center of the back and helps us sit up.
  6. This organ is responsible for filtering waste from the blood.
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  1. This is the longest bone in the human body and is located in the thigh.
  2. This is considered the largest organ in the body.
  3. This system is a complex network of nerves responsible for transmitting signals (two words).
  4. These organs come in a pair and are responsible for helping you breathe.
  5. This is the thicker upper part of the leg located between the hip and the knee.
  6. 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. • ...

PSL 431 Week Eleven 2013-04-11

PSL 431 Week Eleven crossword puzzle
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  1. This vessel contains one-way stop valves.
  2. This subtype of adrenergic receptors can be found in nearly all arteriolar smooth muscle and causes vasoconstriction.
  3. Change in resistance directed at correcting an undesirable change in blood pressure. Mediated by a stretch induced cation channel.
  4. Nitric oxide causes this effect when acting on vascular smooth muscle.
  5. Form of vascular resistance control characterized by a brief increase in blood flow to an area after reestablishment of flow following occlusion.
  6. Localized release of eicosanoids would cause this form of response.
  7. This vessel carries blood away from the heart.
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  1. This subtype of adrenergic receptors can be found in arteriolar smooth muscle in cardiac and skeletal muscle and causes vasodilation.
  2. The arteries serve as a reservoir for this.
  3. Norepinephrine causes this effect when acting on vascular smooth muscle.
  4. The venous system serves as a reservoir for this.
  5. This is the site of gas exchange.
  6. Change in blood flow directed toward meeting local metabolic requirements.
  7. Increasing the radius of a blood vessel would have this effect on resistance of the vessel.
  8. Changes in the radius of this vessel are important for regulating blood flow to organs.
  9. ISF that is not reabsorbed is returned to circulation through this system.
  10. 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. • ...

Human Body Organ Systems 2018-02-06

Human Body Organ Systems crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Provides shape and support
  2. Smooth,Cardiac,and Skeletal
  3. Produces hormones and chemicals
  4. Sends signals to muscles
  5. Keeps your blood circulating
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  1. Removes waste and chemicals
  2. Makes you breathe

7 Clues: Makes you breathe • Sends signals to muscles • Provides shape and support • Removes waste and chemicals • Smooth,Cardiac,and Skeletal • Keeps your blood circulating • Produces hormones and chemicals

Muscular Sytem Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle 2023-04-11

Muscular Sytem Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. The ability of skeletal muscle fibers to resume their resting fi length when a stretching force is removed
  2. Rotational motion of the forearm in which the palm moves to face downward
  3. Descent of a part of the body
  4. Rotational movement of the forearm or leg (such as drawing a circle with the limb)
  5. The movement of two body surfaces toward each other, as in the act of bending
  6. The ability of a muscle to contract without the involvement of a nerve supply
  7. The turning inward of the sole of the foot
  8. The raising of a body part
  9. The attachment site that moves during muscular contraction
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  1. The ability of the skeletal muscle to receive and respond to a nerve impulse by contracting
  2. The ability of the skeleton muscles to be stretched
  3. The movement of a body part toward the midline of the body
  4. The movement of a body part around its longitudinal axis that is longitudinal
  5. Rotation of an arm or leg (like drawing a circle with the limb)
  6. The movement of the sole of the foot upward (flexed toward the lower leg)
  7. The straighten of a limb after it has been flexed
  8. A muscle is the attachment site that does not move when the muscle contracts
  9. The ability of a skeletal muscle to contact (shorten)
  10. The movement of a body part away from the midline of the body
  11. (Internal) The movement toward the midline of the body
  12. The act of bending a joint or limb beyond normal extension or range of motion
  13. (External) The movement away from the midline
  14. 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

BIO 201 Exam I Key Terms - Articulations & Muscle Tissue crossword puzzle
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  1. elevates and pulls mandible anteriorly
  2. consists of a single motor neuron and the muscle fibers it controls
  3. type of skeletal muscle fiber, Type I, slow oxidative, abundant in postural muscles
  4. muscles that extend the head and/or neck
  5. type of muscle that has both their origins and insertions on parts of the axial skeleton or skin
  6. muscles of the vertebral column, minor deep back muscles connect and stabilize the vertebrae
  7. type of contraction where muscle tension equals or is greater than the resistance
  8. type of skeletal muscle fiber, Type IIa, fast aerobic, abundant in lower limbs
  9. prime mover, produces a specific movement when it contracts
  10. commonly known as the throat, funnel-shaped tubed that lies posterior to and extends inferiorly from the oral and nasal cavities
  11. compresses cheek against teeth when eating, used to compress air in the oral cavity to play wind instruments
  12. muscles that flex the head and/pr neck
  13. organization of muscle fibers within a muscle
  14. muscle that assists agonist or prime over
  15. muscles that elevate the hyoid during swallowing
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  1. muscle whose action opposed that of the agonist
  2. region where the motor neuron comes into close proximity to the muscle fiber
  3. elevates and retracts tongue
  4. muscles of the vertebral column that maintain posture, help to stand erect
  5. muscles that depress the hyoid during swallowing
  6. elevates posterior part of tongue
  7. protracts and moves the mandible from side to side while chewing
  8. point of attachment to the bone that DOES move
  9. elevates and pulls mandible posteriorly
  10. protracts tongue
  11. type of contraction where muscle tension is less than the resistance
  12. depresses and retracts tongue
  13. type of skeletal muscle fiber, Type IIa, fast anaerobic, abundant in upper limbs
  14. 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 • ...

Bones 2021-02-12

Bones crossword puzzle
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  1. long bone that stretches from the elbow to the smallest finger
  2. the bone in front of the knee joint
  3. these bones protect your inner organs
  4. located between the abdomen and the legs
  5. these are the five long bones in the foot
  6. keeps our body upright and is its central support system
  7. a shield shaped bone structure
  8. the eight small bones that make up the wrist
  9. the bone that runs from the shoulder to the elbow
  10. form the intermediate part of the skeletal hand
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  1. a set of irregularly shaped bones in the ankle area
  2. the bones that make up the fingers
  3. a slender S-shaped bone
  4. this bone is on the lateral side of the tibia also known as the shin bone
  5. one of two larger bones in the forearm
  6. long flat bone located in the center of the chest
  7. the only bone located in the human thigh
  8. 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 • ...

Remembering Project Chapter 8 2024-11-11

Remembering Project Chapter 8 crossword puzzle
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  1. A layer of connective tissue that closely surrounds each skeletal muscle and what the fascia blends with
  2. A repeating pattern of units cause the striations of skeletal muscle within each muscle fiber
  3. A muscle that opposes the action of another muscle; for the example of elbow flexion, triceps brachii is this certain muscle
  4. The opposing ends of cardiac muscle cells are connected by this type of structure; these are elaborate junctions between cardiac muscle cell membranes
  5. Threadlike structures that that lie parallel to one another in the sarcoplasm and play a fundamental role in muscle contraction
  6. The thin filaments composed of this protein is one of two kinds of protein filaments in the myofibril
  7. Small sections of muscle tissue that are separated from the perimysium and are bundles of skeletal muscle fibers
  8. The functional connection between a neuron and another cell
  9. Synapse between a motor neuron and the muscle fiber that it controls
  10. A thin covering in which each muscle fiber within a fascicle lies within a layer of connective tissue
  11. The less movable end of the muscle; when a muscle contracts, its insertion is pulled toward this point on the muscle
  12. A muscle that is responsible for a specific movement; for the example of elbow flexion, biceps brachii is this certain muscle
  13. Other layers of connective tissue that extend inward from the epimysium
  14. Chemicals that are released when neurons communicate with the cells that they control at synapses
  15. A small gap that separates the membrane of the neuron and the membrane of the muscle fiber
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  1. Broad fibrous sheets that connective tissue forms which may attach to bone, skin, or to the connective tissue of adjacent muscles
  2. A type of smooth muscle which is composed of sheets of spindle-shaped cells in close contact with one another; it is the common type of smooth muscle which is found in the walls of hollow organs
  3. Membrane within the sarcoplasm of a muscle fiber form this and correspond to the endoplasmic reticulum of other types of cells
  4. The more movable end of the muscle; when a muscle contracts, this point on the muscle is pulled toward the muscle’s origin
  5. A set of membranous channels that extend inwards as invaginations from the fiber’s membrane and passes all the way through the fiber
  6. A movement that decreases the angle between two body parts, occurring at a joint
  7. Dense connective tissue that separates an individual skeletal muscle from adjacent muscles and holds it in position
  8. A type of major smooth muscle where the muscle cells are separate rather than organized into sheets
  9. A skeletal muscle fiber normally does not contract until this specific neurotransmitter stimulates it
  10. The thick filaments composed of this protein is one of two kinds of protein filaments in the myofibril
  11. The contractile response of a single muscle fiber to a single impulse is called this; It consists of a period of contraction, during which pulling force increases, followed by a period of relaxation, during which the pulling force declines
  12. A protein that is synthesized in muscle cells and imparts the reddish-brown color of skeletal muscle tissue; it can combine loosely with oxygen just like hemoglobin
  13. An increase in the number of motor units being activated during a contraction
  14. It is a response to nervous stimulation that originates repeatedly from the spinal cord and stimulates only a few muscle fibers at a time
  15. Near the region where the thick and thin filaments overlap each transverse tubule lies between two enlarged portions of the sarcoplasmic reticulum

30 Clues: The functional connection between a neuron and another cell • Synapse between a motor neuron and the muscle fiber that it controls • Other layers of connective tissue that extend inward from the epimysium • An increase in the number of motor units being activated during a contraction • ...

Remembering Project Chapter 8 2024-11-04

Remembering Project Chapter 8 crossword puzzle
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  1. The thin filaments composed of this protein is one of two kinds of protein filaments in the myofibril
  2. reticulum Membrane within the sarcoplasm of a muscle fiber form this and correspond to the endoplasmic reticulum of other types of cells
  3. A protein that is synthesized in muscle cells and imparts the reddish-brown color of skeletal muscle tissue; it can combine loosely with oxygen just like hemoglobin
  4. A muscle that opposes the action of another muscle; for the example of elbow flexion, triceps brachii is this certain muscle
  5. The less movable end of the muscle; when a muscle contracts, its insertion is pulled toward this point on the muscle
  6. cleft A small gap that separates the membrane of the neuron and the membrane of the muscle fiber
  7. junction Synapse between a motor neuron and the muscle fiber that it controls
  8. A movement that decreases the angle between two body parts, occurring at a joint
  9. Near the region where the thick and thin filaments overlap each transverse tubule lies between two enlarged portions of the sarcoplasmic reticulum
  10. The thick filaments composed of this protein is one of two kinds of protein filaments in the myofibril
  11. The contractile response of a single muscle fiber to a single impulse is called this; It consists of a period of contraction, during which pulling force increases, followed by a period of relaxation, during which the pulling force declines
  12. discs The opposing ends of cardiac muscle cells are connected by this type of structure; these are elaborate junctions between cardiac muscle cell membranes
  13. A repeating pattern of units cause the striations of skeletal muscle within each muscle fiber
  14. Threadlike structures that that lie parallel to one another in the sarcoplasm and play a fundamental role in muscle contraction
  15. smooth muscle A type of smooth muscle which is composed of sheets of spindle-shaped cells in close contact with one another; it is the common type of smooth muscle which is found in the walls of hollow organs
  16. A thin covering in which each muscle fiber within a fascicle lies within a layer of connective tissue
  17. A layer of connective tissue that closely surrounds each skeletal muscle and what the fascia blends with
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  1. tone It is a response to nervous stimulation that originates repeatedly from the spinal cord and stimulates only a few muscle fibers at a time
  2. The more movable end of the muscle; when a muscle contracts, this point on the muscle is pulled toward the muscle’s origin
  3. An increase in the number of motor units being activated during a contraction
  4. A skeletal muscle fiber normally does not contract until this specific neurotransmitter stimulates it
  5. A muscle that is responsible for a specific movement; for the example of elbow flexion, biceps brachii is this certain muscle
  6. smooth muscle A type of major smooth muscle where the muscle cells are separate rather than organized into sheets
  7. Small sections of muscle tissue that are separated from the perimysium and are bundles of skeletal muscle fibers
  8. Dense connective tissue that separates an individual skeletal muscle from adjacent muscles and holds it in position
  9. Chemicals that are released when neurons communicate with the cells that they control at synapses
  10. The functional connection between a neuron and another cell
  11. tubules A set of membranous channels that extend inwards as invaginations from the fiber’s membrane and passes all the way through the fiber
  12. Broad fibrous sheets that connective tissue forms which may attach to bone, skin, or to the connective tissue of adjacent muscles
  13. Other layers of connective tissue that extend inward from the epimysium

30 Clues: The functional connection between a neuron and another cell • Other layers of connective tissue that extend inward from the epimysium • An increase in the number of motor units being activated during a contraction • junction Synapse between a motor neuron and the muscle fiber that it controls • ...

OOS-crossword-T.Johnson 2020-09-07

OOS-crossword-T.Johnson crossword puzzle
Across
  1. uses both mechanical and chemical digestion to break down food into nutrient components that the body absorbs and uses
  2. produces and transports reproductive cells; provides the environment for embryonic development in females
  3. regulates body’s response to changes in internal and external environment; processes information
  4. breaks down and absorbs nutrients, salts, and water; transfers digested materials to the blood; eliminates some wastes
  5. produces voluntary and involuntary movements; helps to circulate blood and move food through the digestive system
  6. breaks down food into nutrients and energy
  7. excess water isabsorbed before the solid waste is excreted from the body
  8. where additional digestion takes place
  9. protects against infection, UV radiation; regulates body temperature
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  1. secrete chemicals into the upper small intestine
  2. contract to move the chewed food to the
  3. transports oxygen, nutrients, hormones, and wastes; helps regulate body temperature; collects fluid lost from blood vessels and returns it to the circulatory system
  4. supports and protects vital organs; allows movement; stores minerals; bone marrow is site of red blood cell production
  5. protects against disease; stores and generates white blood cells
  6. produces hormones that act on target tissues in other organs to influence growth, development, and metabolism; helps maintain homeostasis
  7. filters blood and eliminates waste products; helps maintain homeostasis
  8. 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 • ...

Anatomy 402 2014-01-29

Anatomy 402 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The divalent cation which stimulates muscle contraction
  2. Cardiac cells are approximately 100 _________ in diameter
  3. Cardiac muscle cells are much _______ than skeletal muscle cells
  4. Possible Medical emergency when fluid leaks into the pericardium restricting optimal/safe cardiac muscle contraction
  5. Ionic conductance in cardiac muscle cells results in the rapid spread of ______________ between cardiac muscle cells
  6. The nucleus is found at the ______ of cardiac muscle cells
  7. ____ Junctions allow electrical conduction between cells
  8. cardiac muscle is made up of __________ cells rather than fused multi nucleate cells
Down
  1. big american football game happening this weekend!!
  2. Heart Muscle Disease
  3. Increase in the number of cells
  4. Change in heart morphology (heart grows larger) due to hypertension
  5. protein which makes up the A-Band
  6. Makes cardiac muscle similar to aspen
  7. Cardiac muscle have less distinct _______ than the skeletal muscle
  8. 70's female rock band with the hit Barracuda"
  9. 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 • ...

organ system 2021-10-01

organ system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. heart
  2. air
  3. remaking
  4. food
  5. feeling
Down
  1. bones and ligaments
  2. lymph
  3. strong
  4. another layer
  5. bladder

10 Clues: air • food • lymph • heart • strong • bladder • feeling • remaking • another layer • bones and ligaments

Nervous System Crossword 2021-03-23

Nervous System Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. 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
  2. neuron: Sensory neurons that carry nerve impulses from sensory stimuli towards the central nervous system and brain
  3. neurotransmitter receptors: receive signals that trigger an electrical signal, by regulating the activity of ion channels.
  4. a sensory receptor which receives stimuli from within the body, especially one that responds to position and movement.
  5. nervous system: Controls the activities of the body. In vertebrates, comprises the brain and spinal cord.
  6. nervous system: the nervous system outside the brain and spinal cord
  7. a structure containing a number of nerve cell bodies, typically linked by synapses, and often forming a swelling on a nerve fiber.
  8. nervous system: Controls bodily functions not consciously directed, such as breathing, the heartbeat, and digestive processes
  9. a short branched extension of a nerve cell, along which impulses received from other cells at synapses are transmitted to the cell body.
  10. membrane: specialized area of membrane of the axon terminal that faces the plasma membrane of the neuron or muscle fiber
  11. bodies: the large granular body found in neurons.
  12. neuron: motor neurons that carry neural impulses away from the central nervous system towards muscles to cause movement
  13. long threadlike part of a nerve cell along which impulses are conducted from the cell body to other cells
  14. of ranvier: a gap in the myelin sheath of a nerve, between adjacent Schwann cells.
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  1. a chemical substance that is released at the end of a nerve fiber by the arrival of a nerve impulse
  2. body: nucleus-containing central part of a neuron
  3. he site of transmission of electric nerve impulses between two nerve cells or between a neuron and a gland or muscle cell
  4. a thing or event that evokes a specific functional reaction in an organ or tissue.
  5. membrane: receives a signal from the presynaptic cell
  6. cells: any of the cells in the peripheral nervous system that produce the myelin sheath around neuronal axons
  7. a neuron which transmits impulses between other neurons, especially as part of a reflex arc
  8. terminal: typically the sites where synapses with other neurons are found, and neurotransmitters are stored there to communicate with other neurons
  9. 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.
  10. feel that hold nerve cells in place and help them work the way they should
  11. 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.
  12. 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 • ...

A Scientific Crossword 2013-11-27

A Scientific Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The mouth, esophagus, stomach, small and large intestines are all major organs of the ______________ system.
  2. As sweat _________ heat is drawn away from the skin.
  3. People immersed in cold water have a higher vulnerability of getting ____________.
  4. 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.
  5. The result, action and goal is opposite to that of vasoconstriction.
  6. The major role of the excretory system is "to filter out cellular wastes, toxins and excess water or nutrients from the ______________ system."
  7. 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.
  8. The _____________ system directs behaviour and movement along with the help of the endocrine system controls physiological processes.
  9. The ____________ system provides a gas exchange between the blood and the environment.
  10. An involuntary response to cold that is a trait inherited from our ancestors however, it has no effect on body temperature.
  11. "Symptoms may include headache, chills and nausea progressing to confusion, delirium and unconsciousness."
  12. Blood is an example of _________ tissue.
  13. ______ are not considered hibernators because their body temperatures remain relatively high.
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  1. There are 3 types of muscle tissue, skeletal, smooth and cardiac, all of which possess the special ability to ___________.
  2. When body temperatures get to high and leave the range, death may result without immediate ___________ attention.
  3. "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."
  4. You need water on a hot day to replace the water you lose when you sweat and to prevent ____________.
  5. A voluntary action that, through movement, is extremely productive and very much encouraged in warming up the body when you are cold.
  6. An involuntary response to a low body temperature that constricts blood vessels near the skin in an effort to prevent heat loss.
  7. The immune system is also referred to as the __________ system.
  8. A compound produced by insects that lowers the freezing point of liquids in the body so that ice crystals do not form.
  9. Nerve tissue is also found in parts of sensory organs such as the ________ in eye.
  10. "Sweating has much less effect in ________ conditions."
  11. 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.
  12. To maintain equilibrium the body uses the following systems: the nervous system and the ____________ system.
  13. "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. • ...

Irish Life Science C. 22 Body Systems 2026-05-04

Irish Life Science C. 22 Body Systems crossword puzzle
Across
  1. type of marrow that makes blood cells
  2. heart and vessels system
  3. rigid dense bone
  4. type of muscle that bends a joint
  5. type of marrow that stores fat
  6. connects bone to bone
  7. system that breaks down food
  8. means inflammation of the joints due to wearing away
  9. cells that break down bone
  10. protein fibers in the dermis that make it tough
  11. muscle type in your digestive tract
  12. type of joint in your elbow
  13. type of joint that lets you turn your head
  14. means bones become soft and weak
  15. pigment in your skin
  16. system for moving
  17. system for getting oxygen
  18. covers the ends of bones
  19. type of tissue in skin
  20. protein that waterproofs your skin
  21. substances stored in our bones
  22. outer mostly dead layer of skin
  23. system for structure and protection as well as movement
  24. organ _______ is organs working together
  25. glands in your skin that help cool you by evaporation of water
  26. degree of skin burn that destroys the entire dermis
  27. type of tissue in bones, ligaments, and tendons
  28. system that allows us to respond to our environment
  29. plates in bones that allow them to lengthen
  30. means one muscle acts one way while its partner acts the other
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  1. system of glands
  2. type of tissue in the brain and spinal cord
  3. type of joint in wrists and ankles
  4. injury to a muscle where it is overstretched or torn
  5. system that produces more people
  6. degree of skin burn that causes blisters
  7. keeping a stable environment in the body
  8. type of muscle that straightens a joint
  9. tendon is sore and inflamed
  10. tissues working together
  11. head of a bone comes out of the joint
  12. system that helps with immunity
  13. system that gets rid of waste from cells
  14. cells that build bones
  15. where a muscle hooks to a moving bone
  16. skin condition that can result when ultraviolet light damages the DNA
  17. type of joint in the plates of your skull
  18. degree of skin burn that damages the epidermis
  19. type of tissue that can contract and relax
  20. twisting type of fracture
  21. part of a bone that makes blood cells
  22. type of fracture where the bone sticks out of the skin
  23. bone with open spaces
  24. muscle type that allows us to move
  25. inside living layer of skin
  26. condition caused by built up oil in follicles
  27. type of fracture in children where it doesn't break completely
  28. cells working together
  29. muscle type in your heart
  30. system of skin and body linings
  31. fatty layer below the skin
  32. connects muscle to bone
  33. largest organ of the body
  34. fat part of the muscle that shortens
  35. where a muscle hooks to a nonmoving bone
  36. means a muscle shortens
  37. number of sensations that your skin detects
  38. place where the largest ball and socket joints are found

68 Clues: system of glands • rigid dense bone • system for moving • pigment in your skin • connects bone to bone • bone with open spaces • cells that build bones • cells working together • type of tissue in skin • connects muscle to bone • means a muscle shortens • heart and vessels system • tissues working together • covers the ends of bones • twisting type of fracture • system for getting oxygen • ...

SKELETOL SYSTEM 2018-06-09

SKELETOL SYSTEM crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a band of tissue
  2. an example of muscle
Down
  1. backbone
  2. a bone which is in our skeletal system

4 Clues: backbone • a band of tissue • an example of muscle • a bone which is in our skeletal system

Word Power 4 2021-10-13

Word Power 4 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. female
  2. skeletal
  3. variety of tests
  4. eye
  5. after care
Down
  1. heart
  2. brain
  3. children
  4. skin
  5. mental

10 Clues: eye • skin • heart • brain • female • mental • children • skeletal • after care • variety of tests

Word Power 4 2021-10-13

Word Power 4 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. heart
  2. eye
  3. skin
  4. female
  5. skeletal
  6. variety of tests
Down
  1. brain
  2. mental
  3. after care
  4. children

10 Clues: eye • skin • brain • heart • mental • female • children • skeletal • after care • variety of tests

Animal Tissues 2022-02-27

Animal Tissues crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Connect muscles to bones.
  2. This type of muscle tissue allows animals to move.
  3. This tissue makes up the brain, spinal cord and nerves.
  4. Connect bones to bones.
  5. Many organs are composed of this muscle tissue.
  6. Skeletal muscle is under .... control.
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  1. A type of connective tissue that provides support and protection to the body.
  2. Groups of cells that work together to perform a specific function.
  3. A type of tissue that covers surfaces and lines cavities.
  4. An example of epithelial tissue.
  5. A type of muscle tissue found only in the heart.
  6. 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. • ...