skeletal system Crossword Puzzles
human 2023-05-07
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- - A hard, dense tissue that forms the skeletal system and supports the body
- - Organs responsible for respiration, taking in oxygen and releasing carbon dioxide
- - A muscular sac that breaks down food through mechanical and chemical digestion
- - The body's largest organ, serving as a protective barrier and regulating temperature
- - An organ that filters waste products from the blood and produces urine
- - A long tube that absorbs nutrients and water from digested food
- - A tissue that contracts and relaxes to produce movement
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- - An organ that produces insulin and other digestive enzymes
- - A muscular organ that pumps blood throughout the body
- - The body's control center for functions such as movement, sensation, and thought
- - An organ that stores urine until it is eliminated from the body
- - A muscular tube that connects the mouth and nose to the digestive and respiratory systems
- - An organ that filters blood and plays a role in immune function
- - An organ that detoxifies chemicals and metabolizes drugs, produces bile for digestion
- - A bundle of fibers that transmits signals between the brain and body
15 Clues: - A muscular organ that pumps blood throughout the body • - A tissue that contracts and relaxes to produce movement • - An organ that produces insulin and other digestive enzymes • - An organ that stores urine until it is eliminated from the body • - An organ that filters blood and plays a role in immune function • ...
Recoup CA BTY571 2025-04-06
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- subjective response to illness
- a measure of drug activity expressed in terms of the amount (concentration) required to produce an effect of given intensity
- The study of changes in gene function that are heritable and that are not attributed to alterations of the DNA sequence
- transmission of molecular signals from a cell's exterior to its interior to ensure a physiological response
- Proportion of cases of a disease in a population
- the degree of effective binding of a drug to its receptor
- activates skeletal muscles, and is a major neurotransmitter in the autonomic nervous system
- Type of mutation that occurs when a piece of one chromosome breaks off and attaches to another chromosome
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- advancement or worsening of a disease
- Composed of two distinct regions; hydrophobic and hydrophilic
- the fraction of an administered dose of unchanged drug that reaches the systemic circulation
- the ability of a drug to produce a desired or intended therapeutic/physiological response
- Type of gene mutation where the genetic makeup of an organism can be permanently changed or altered
- the study of the causes of a disease
- death rate of a disease
15 Clues: death rate of a disease • subjective response to illness • the study of the causes of a disease • advancement or worsening of a disease • Proportion of cases of a disease in a population • the degree of effective binding of a drug to its receptor • Composed of two distinct regions; hydrophobic and hydrophilic • ...
Body System 2022-04-05
11 Clues: Causes Movement • Skin,Hair,nails • Fights Pathogens • Absorbs Nutrients • Electrical signals • Testes=male Ovaries= female • Gas exchange of CO2 and Oxygen • Hormone regulation/ production • Structure and organ protection • Transports nutrients around body • Kidneys get rid of waste = sweat/urine
carley,bb human body systems. 2012-12-18
11 Clues: skull • to bend • jaw bone • similarity • to break or crack • basic unit of life • largest bone in human body • flexable connective tissue • muscular and skeletal systems • evidence you collect you're self • forms the substance of a skeleton,support the body
lemonade puzzle Ronan Quinn 2018-11-28
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- arousing pity, especially through vulnerability or sadness
- make (someone) feel admiration and respect
- not clothed or covered
- the activity or condition of competing
- make (someone) feel ashamed and foolish by injuring their dignity and self-respect, especially publicly
- become larger or rounder in size
- an organization set up to provide help and raise money for those in need
- showing or feeling slight anger
- feeling or expressing distress
- sit, lean, or fall heavily and limply, especially with a bent back
- (of a place) empty of people
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- take or use another instead of
- a state or feeling of great distress or discomfort of mind or body
- small and weak.: "skeletal, white-faced, puny children".
- a statement that a situation is unsatisfactory or unacceptable
- the state of being a partner or partners
- support (a person, organization, or project) financially
- consisting of many interconnecting parts or elements; intricate.: "a complicated stereo system".
- keep away from or stop oneself from doing (something)
- causing distress to someone's feelings.:"his hurtful remarks
- a person who hoards wealth and spends as little money as possible
- let air or gas out of (a tire, balloon, or similar object)
- place or fix (equipment or machinery)
23 Clues: not clothed or covered • (of a place) empty of people • take or use another instead of • feeling or expressing distress • showing or feeling slight anger • become larger or rounder in size • place or fix (equipment or machinery) • the activity or condition of competing • the state of being a partner or partners • make (someone) feel admiration and respect • ...
Chapters 1-12 Part 1 2013-09-25
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- Psychiatry is the _______ of mental conditions
- Epinephrine is a hormone known as a _________
- A gavage tube passes through the nose into which organ
- Volvulus is the _______ of the intestine on itself that results in an obstruction
- The number X cranial nerve is also known as
- Defined as around
- Another name for sweat gland
- Obesity is a cause of __________ veins
- A periosteum is a _____ fibrous membrane covering the surface of long bones
- Means angle of the eye
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- Another name for nevus
- Defined as a fragment of megakaryocytes
- The dermis is also known as ?
- Hematocrit measure the _________ of red blood cells in a sample of blood
- Motor function of the nervous system implies what muscle
- Enzymes is a substance that does what to the rate of chemical reaction
- ________ Aphasia is a congenital immunodeficiency condition resulting from a small or absent thymus that affects young children
- A meningocele is a protrusion of _________ through a defect in the skull or vertebral column
- Hypogastric is the ______ middle portion
- Mastication is the first step in the process of _________ and occurs in the mouth
- Histology is the study of the ________ of the structures of the body
- Anacusis is a ______ loss of hearing
- Low oxygen blood enters into the right ________
23 Clues: Defined as around • Another name for nevus • Means angle of the eye • Another name for sweat gland • The dermis is also known as ? • Anacusis is a ______ loss of hearing • Obesity is a cause of __________ veins • Defined as a fragment of megakaryocytes • Hypogastric is the ______ middle portion • The number X cranial nerve is also known as • ...
BIOL 113 Chapter 07 Crossword 2013-10-24
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- Released by the terminal cisternae of the sarcoplasmic reticulum
- The moving, usually distal attachment of the muscle
- A unique feature of skeletal muscle fibers, not found in cardiac or smooth fibers
- The acronym describing the extra oxygen consumption following an exercise session
- The thick filament of a muscle fiber
- Large calf muscle
- The quickest system for creating energy for muscular work
- An increase in the size of a muscle fiber
- Covers the binding sites on actin while at rest
- Muscle that is the primary abductor of the shoulder
- A muscle is made up of bundles of fibers called this
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- Contractile unit of a myofibril, between two Z-lines
- The muscle that is the primary mover for a given joint action
- These muscle fibers are very aerobic and hard to fatigue
- Area of the sarcolemma that associates with the axon at the neuromuscular junction
- Neurotransmitter released by the motor neuron to stimulate the muscle fiber
- Group of three muscles that flex the knee
- The cell membrane of a muscle fiber
- A motor neuron and all the muscle fibers it innervates
- The process of quickly, repeatedly stimulating the muscle fiber so the tension of a twitch can build upon the tension from the previous twitch
20 Clues: Large calf muscle • The cell membrane of a muscle fiber • The thick filament of a muscle fiber • Group of three muscles that flex the knee • An increase in the size of a muscle fiber • Covers the binding sites on actin while at rest • The moving, usually distal attachment of the muscle • Muscle that is the primary abductor of the shoulder • ...
Tissues 2022-09-07
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- What skeletal muscle and cardiac muscle have in common
- When we combine ground substance and protein fibers
- the adjective of a tissue that makes blood
- a two word name for the areolar connective tissue under a mucous membrane
- The name for the cell body of a neuron
- the tissue that protects and prevents heat loss
- The concentric circles around the central canal of an osteon
- scientific name of a red blood cell
- a chemical released by mast cells
- A location where elastic cartilage is found
- The helper cells of the nervous system
- the living space/area of cartilage and bone cells
- a protein fiber that is neither collagen nor elastic
- The embryological origin of connective tissues
- what we find in the intercalated discs of cardiac muscle and between smooth muscle cells (2 words)
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- A 'juvenile' cartilage cell
- rod like bony structures inside a spongy bone
- a scientific name that refers to platelets
- functional unit of compact bone
- the hydrophobic chemicals found inside a fat cell
- The cell at the start of all connective tissue propers
- The most common protein fiber in your body
- a location (plural) where one would find dense regular connective tissue
- very long slender projection of a neuron
24 Clues: A 'juvenile' cartilage cell • functional unit of compact bone • a chemical released by mast cells • scientific name of a red blood cell • The name for the cell body of a neuron • The helper cells of the nervous system • very long slender projection of a neuron • a scientific name that refers to platelets • the adjective of a tissue that makes blood • ...
Tissues 2022-09-07
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- The embryological origin of connective tissues
- a two word name for the areolar connective tissue under a mucous membrane
- a location (plural) where one would find dense regular connective tissue
- the adjective of a tissue that makes blood
- functional unit of compact bone
- The helper cells of the nervous system
- A 'juvenile' cartilage cell
- rod like bony structures inside a spongy bone
- The name for the cell body of a neuron
- A location where elastic cartilage is found
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- a protein fiber that is neither collagen nor elastic
- a chemical released by mast cells
- The cell at the start of all connective tissue propers
- scientific name of a red blood cell
- The concentric circles around the central canal of an osteon
- the living space/area of cartilage and bone cells
- the hydrophobic chemicals found inside a fat cell
- very long slender projection of a neuron
- what we find in the intercalated discs of cardiac muscle and between smooth muscle cells (2 words)
- the tissue that protects and prevents heat loss
- The most common protein fiber in your body
- What skeletal muscle and cardiac muscle have in common
- When we combine ground substance and protein fibers
- a scientific name that refers to platelets
24 Clues: A 'juvenile' cartilage cell • functional unit of compact bone • a chemical released by mast cells • scientific name of a red blood cell • The helper cells of the nervous system • The name for the cell body of a neuron • very long slender projection of a neuron • the adjective of a tissue that makes blood • The most common protein fiber in your body • ...
Y10 Review 2021-03-07
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- Stops backflow of blood from left ventricle to left atrium
- 2nd class lever practical example
- Movement towards the centre line of the body
- Holding body weight over a base of support
- Muscle at the top of the back
- In inspiration, the diaphragm contracts and...
- Bone at the centre of the rib cage
- Part of synovial joint that creates the fluid
- Capillaries allow gaseous exchange because their walls are...
- Training that involves working at different speeds and intensities
- training that lengthens and shortens muscles
- Cool-downs reduce this the day after exercise
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- Muscle that is the agonist when the shoulder performs abduction
- HR x SV =
- Ligaments connect articulating bones and prevent this type of injury
- Ability to perform a sequence of movements accurately
- System that transports blood between the heart and the rest of the body
- Principle that involves gradually making training more difficult
- Knee cap
- Axis that goes through the body from top to bottom/head to toes
- What synovial fluid does to a joint
- These are stored in the skeleton
- Plane that divides body into top and bottom
- Protection, blood cell production and movement are all skeletal...
- Making the body work harder than normal - Use FITT
25 Clues: Knee cap • HR x SV = • Muscle at the top of the back • These are stored in the skeleton • 2nd class lever practical example • Bone at the centre of the rib cage • What synovial fluid does to a joint • Holding body weight over a base of support • Plane that divides body into top and bottom • Movement towards the centre line of the body • ...
Musculoskeletal System Crossword Puzzle 2024-02-22
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- Non-elastic connective tissue that connects muscles to bones
- found only in the heart
- Flexible, fibrous connective tissue that cushions joints and allows for movement
- protect and support the body
- Most common type of muscle attached to bones to help you move
- dense, heavy bone found inside the periosteum
- Composed of fat cells
- The system that involves the interaction of bones, muscles, tendons, ligaments, and cartilage
- part of the skeleton that consists of arms, legs, pelvis, and shoulders
- the ankle and wrist are this type of joint
- tough, connective tissue that covers the outside of the bone
- allows for circular movement
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- type of tissue that allows controlled and uncontrolled movements
- supports central axis of the body (skull, vertebral column, and ribs)
- number of bones in an adult body
- produces red blood cells, white blood cells, and some platelets
- places where 2 bones meet
- This type of muscle makes up the lining of blood vessels and the digestive tract
- a structure of the bone that is less dense, porous and located inside the compact bone
- Canals, that contain nerves and blood vessels
- Elastic connective tissue that connects bones to bones
- bones protecting the brain
- type of joint where one bone rotates around another
23 Clues: Composed of fat cells • found only in the heart • places where 2 bones meet • bones protecting the brain • protect and support the body • allows for circular movement • number of bones in an adult body • the ankle and wrist are this type of joint • dense, heavy bone found inside the periosteum • Canals, that contain nerves and blood vessels • ...
CARDIAC MUSCLE 2019-12-11
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- When a cardiac muscle cell contracts, the ________ filament pulls the actin filaments toward each other.
- Cardiac cells have only a single _________.
- Cardiac muscle cells also contain _________.
- The cell uses ATP to ______ this contraction.
- Pacemaker cells control the ________ of your heart.
- Cardiac muscle fibers also possess many mitochondria and _______.
- The heart acts as a ________ to propel blood.
- _________ of cardiac muscle is pumping blood.
- Exercise can __________ your cardiac muscle.
- Cardiac muscle fibers are ________ than skeletal muscle fibers.
- Your nervous system sends _________ to pacemaker cells that prompt them to either speed up or slow down your heart rate.
- Pacemaker cells are ________ to other cardiac muscle cells, allowing them to pass along signals.
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- The heart acts as a pump to propel blood through the _______ vessels.
- Cardiac cells have only a _________ nucleus.
- Cardiac muscle tissue is one of the three types of _______ tissue.
- Cardiac muscle also called heart muscle or ________.
- cardiac muscle has __________.
- Cardiac muscle cells appear striated or striped under a __________.
- Cells joined end-to-end with ________ disk in between.
- Its contraction is not under ________ control.
- This through specialized cells called _______ cells.
- Involuntary heart ________ also a function of cardiac muscle.
- ________ muscle is found in the heart wall.
23 Clues: cardiac muscle has __________. • Cardiac cells have only a single _________. • ________ muscle is found in the heart wall. • Cardiac cells have only a _________ nucleus. • Cardiac muscle cells also contain _________. • Exercise can __________ your cardiac muscle. • The cell uses ATP to ______ this contraction. • The heart acts as a ________ to propel blood. • ...
Crucigrama: Día de los Muertos 2025-10-28
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- Offering to the departed
- Bread of the dead
- Sugar skull
- Skeletal figure representing death
- Sacred incense
- Color of the sun and life
- James Bond movie with a Día de los Muertos parade
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- Calavera material
- Cemetery
- Month when Día de los Muertos is celebrated
- Marigolds
- Papel ______
- Disney movie about Día de los Muertos
- Beverage for the ofrenda
- Spirit animal
15 Clues: Cemetery • Marigolds • Sugar skull • Papel ______ • Spirit animal • Sacred incense • Calavera material • Bread of the dead • Offering to the departed • Beverage for the ofrenda • Color of the sun and life • Skeletal figure representing death • Disney movie about Día de los Muertos • Month when Día de los Muertos is celebrated • James Bond movie with a Día de los Muertos parade
Cellular Respiration and Photosynthesis 2015-12-07
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- An ester or salt of pyruvic acid.
- Pigment of photosynthesis
- The powerhouse of the cell
- Acid A colorless syrupy organic acid formed in sour milk and produced in the muscle tissues during strenuous exercise
- Muscle A muscle that is connected to the skeleton to form part of the mechanical system that moves the limbs and other parts of the body
- Active Transfer
- Living in the absence of air or free oxygen.
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- The process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods from carbon dioxide and water.
- Requiring the presence of air or free oxygen for life.
- The release of energy and the production of lactic or pyruvic acid.
- Something Used to clean open wounds
- Organelle where photosynthesis takes place
- Respiration The process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods from carbon dioxide and water.
- Cycle An ester or salt of pyruvic acid.
- Cycle A cycle of enzyme-catalyzed reactions in living cells that is the final series of reactions of aerobic
15 Clues: Active Transfer • Pigment of photosynthesis • The powerhouse of the cell • An ester or salt of pyruvic acid. • Something Used to clean open wounds • Organelle where photosynthesis takes place • Living in the absence of air or free oxygen. • Cycle An ester or salt of pyruvic acid. • Requiring the presence of air or free oxygen for life. • ...
ALL ABOUT JOSE RIZAL 1 2021-10-02
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- The only one skeletal remains that the family of Rizal was only claimed.
- What is the nickname of Jose Rizal?
- Sardinas secas, one of Jose’s favorite breakfasts is also known as what?
- What is the type of wood that Jose Rizal used in his sculpture when he was only 14 years old?
- What is the title of the unfinished work that Jose Rizal started when he was in Hongkong on the year of 1892?
- What is the title of the farewell song that Jose Rizal composed to one of his lovers just before his departure for Europe?
- Who was the only brother of Jose Rizal?
- This surname is also meaning “Royal Blood”.
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- This is where he constructed a water system that made him considered as a Sanitary Engineer.
- Rizal cured himself in a severe disease on his time. What is it?
- The hometown of Jose Rizal.
- The name of Jose Rizal’s mother.
- One of Rizal’s favorite fruits.
- He is known as the “lucky seven” in the Rizal family.
- What was the maiden surname of Jose Rizal’s mother?
15 Clues: The hometown of Jose Rizal. • One of Rizal’s favorite fruits. • The name of Jose Rizal’s mother. • What is the nickname of Jose Rizal? • Who was the only brother of Jose Rizal? • This surname is also meaning “Royal Blood”. • What was the maiden surname of Jose Rizal’s mother? • He is known as the “lucky seven” in the Rizal family. • ...
body systems 2021-02-11
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- includes the brain
- for chewing the food
- how your body reacts
- keeps foreign objects out
- is how you breath
- helps your body move
- makes antibodies to attack viruses
- causes hormones
- goes to fight viruses
- breaks down your food
- stops bleeding in wound
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- track the virus and suffocate it
- how the body moves
- has antibodies made
- pumps the blood
- first line of defense
- keeps body upright
- takes nutrients around the body
- what carries the oxygen through body
- chemical signs made
20 Clues: pumps the blood • causes hormones • is how you breath • how the body moves • includes the brain • keeps body upright • has antibodies made • chemical signs made • for chewing the food • how your body reacts • helps your body move • first line of defense • goes to fight viruses • breaks down your food • stops bleeding in wound • keeps foreign objects out • takes nutrients around the body • ...
Forensic Careers 2014-12-04
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- study human skeletal biology and skeletal remains.
- examines body fluids and organs to determine the presence or absence of drugs or poisons.
- applies principles and techniques of chemistry, physics, and geology to the identification and comparison of crime scene evidence.
- concerned with failure analysis, accident reconstruction, and causes and origins of fires or explosions.
- identifies and performs DNA profiling on dried bloodstains and other body fluids, compare hair fibers, and identify and compare botanical materials.
- drugs and its effects as well as chemicals and its effects on the human body.
- involves telephoned threats or tape-recorded messages.
- examines and records physical evidence.
- deals with mental illnesses and human behavior as they relate to matters of civil and criminal law.
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- An individual whom the court determines to possess knowledge relevant to the trial that is not expected of the average layperson.
- studies the handwriting and typewriting on questioned documents to ascertain authenticity and/or source.
- the concept of incorporating crime-scene evidence collection into the total forensics science.
- examines fingerprints.
- lie detector.
- deals with bite marks and impressions.
15 Clues: lie detector. • examines fingerprints. • deals with bite marks and impressions. • examines and records physical evidence. • study human skeletal biology and skeletal remains. • involves telephoned threats or tape-recorded messages. • drugs and its effects as well as chemicals and its effects on the human body. • ...
Body System 2022-04-06
11 Clues: Causes Movement • Skin,Hair,nails • Fights Pathogens • Absorbs Nutrients • Electrical signals • Testes=male Ovaries= female • Gas exchange of CO2 and Oxygen • Hormone regulation/ production • Structure and organ protection • Transports nutrients around body • Kidneys get rid of waste = sweat/urine
organs and organ systems 2023-09-14
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- filters blood and eliminates waste products; helps maintain homeostasis
- is a group of tissues that carry out a specialized function of the body
- transports oxygen, nutrients, hormones, and wastes; helps regulate body temperature
- two or more organs that work together to perform body functions
- supports and protects vital organs; allows movement; stores minerals; bone marrow is site of red blood cell production
- produces voluntary and involuntary movements; helps to circulate blood and move food through the digestive system
- regulates body’s response to changes in internal and external environment; processes information
- protects against infection, UV radiation; regulates body temperature
- protects against disease; stores and generates white blood cells
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- produces and transports reproductive cells; provides the environment for embryonic development in females
- produces hormones that act on target tissues in other organs to influence growth, development, and metabolism; helps maintain homeostasis
- brings in oxygen for cells, expels carbon dioxide and water vapor
- breaks down and absorbs nutrients, salts, and water; transfers digested materials to the blood; eliminates some wastesEndocrine
13 Clues: two or more organs that work together to perform body functions • protects against disease; stores and generates white blood cells • brings in oxygen for cells, expels carbon dioxide and water vapor • protects against infection, UV radiation; regulates body temperature • filters blood and eliminates waste products; helps maintain homeostasis • ...
CH. 12 disorders and grafts 2012-12-18
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- tissue graft that is donated by different animal species
- disease that causes dry skin
- disease/ T cells attack and damage its own tissue
- skin grafts transplanted by the same person
- arthritis/ disease that systematically destroys joints
- gravis/ impairs communication between nerves and skeletal muscles
- shock/ disorder when a allergen enters the blood directly and flows rapidly through the body, like a bee sting or a spider bite
- sclerosis/ destroys the white matter of the brain and spinal cord, known as what diseas?
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- tissue graft that is donated by a genetically identical person
- tissue graft from a random person
- reaction/ a disorder that causes , in some cases, people to almost die
- disease that affects young women in particular, affects the kidneys, heart, lungs, and skin
- a severe impairment of kidney function
- fever/ disorder that causes damage to the kidneys, joints, and both the heart muscle and valves
- disease/ disease where the thyroid gland produces excessive amounts ofthyroxine
- marked deficit of both T and B cells
- a disorder in which the blood accumulates in the tissues
- abnormally vigorous immune responses
- a disease that cripples the immune system by interrferring with with the activity of helper T cells
- 1 diabetes mellitus/ disease that destroys pancreatic beta cells, resulting in deficient production of insulin
20 Clues: disease that causes dry skin • tissue graft from a random person • marked deficit of both T and B cells • abnormally vigorous immune responses • a severe impairment of kidney function • skin grafts transplanted by the same person • disease/ T cells attack and damage its own tissue • arthritis/ disease that systematically destroys joints • ...
Bone Tissue Review 2017-09-25
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- cell that secretes osteoid and differentiate into osteocytes
- a condition marked by brittle bones that fracture easily
- tissue layer that surrounds cartilage
- growth in length of a bone and occurs at the epiphyseal plate
- bone that replace woven bone
- cell that resorbs bone and are involved in osteolysis
- stimulates bone growth during early adolescence
- type of ossification where bone is developing within embryonic connective tissue
- contains blood vessels and nerves coming to and from periosteum and central canals
- layers of bone that found at the outer periphery of the bone
- type of bone with no osteons, the lamellae form trabeculae
- space that houses osteocytes
- ossification center that forms in the epiphyses and forms the medullary cavity
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- formation and development of bone connective tissue
- what happens to chondrocytes as the resorb cartilage matrix
- bone stem cell that produce osteoblasts
- type of ossification where bone is replacing existing cartilage
- remnants of layers from old osteons
- stimulates bone growth during preadolescence
- a skeletal system function that occurs within red bone marrow
- old bone tissue replaced with new bone tissue
- mature bone cell that maintains bone matrix
- center of osteon that contains blood vessels and nerves
- weak bone with not well organized collagen fibers
24 Clues: bone that replace woven bone • space that houses osteocytes • remnants of layers from old osteons • tissue layer that surrounds cartilage • bone stem cell that produce osteoblasts • mature bone cell that maintains bone matrix • stimulates bone growth during preadolescence • old bone tissue replaced with new bone tissue • stimulates bone growth during early adolescence • ...
Muscular System 2020-03-02
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- bringing your toes toward you
- muscle responsible for foot eversion
- voluntary muscles
- movement away from the midline
- muscle responsible for shoulder adduction
- man-made forms of testosterone
- provides main force (aka agonist)
- when you turn your head, you feel this muscle in your neck
- a condition in which the immune system attacks the myelin sheath of a nerve
- condition in which the median nerve passing through the wrist is compressed
- a contagious disease that causes nerve injury
- muscle deep to the rectus femoris
- loss of impulse control due to the use of anabolic steroids
- to decrease an angle
- helps prime movers
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- oppose a movement
- number of muscles in the rotator cuff
- gluteus maximus is an example of what way to name a muscle
- the teres minor, supraspinatus, and infraspinatus are responsible for ____ of the shoulder
- muscle responsible for protraction and horizontal flexion of the shoulder
- muscles that move internal organs
- muscle that allows you to shrug your shoulders
- the distal point of attachment
- condition caused by disk degeneration
- strong hip flexor
- muscle responsible for scapular retraction
- muscle deep to the pectoralis
- point of attachment to the muscle that does not move
- name of the shoulder muscle
- muscles found in the heart
30 Clues: oppose a movement • voluntary muscles • strong hip flexor • helps prime movers • to decrease an angle • muscles found in the heart • name of the shoulder muscle • bringing your toes toward you • muscle deep to the pectoralis • movement away from the midline • the distal point of attachment • man-made forms of testosterone • muscles that move internal organs • ...
AP Psychology Unit 1 and 2 Crossword 2020-03-26
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- studied those who lost ability to understand language.
- average of a distribution.
- processes auditory information.
- how the brain communicates with the rest of the body.
- involved in processing emotion and survival responses.
- the ability of a test to measure what it is intended to measure.
- the mental activities associated with thinking, knowing, remembering, and communicating.
- the branch of psychology concerned with everyday practical problems.
- studied patients who had lost ability to speak.
- central decision making, problem solving, and personality.
- allows us to rest and digest, relax and recuperate.
- processes visual symbols.
- the measurable effect, outcome, or response in which the research is interested.
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- Coordinates the actions and interactions of the other systems in the body.
- relay system between brain and cortex.
- turns information into long term memories and recalls facts and events.
- controls functions that we don't think about.
- processes touch, pressure, temperature, and pain.
- nerves that transmit signals from the brain to skeletal muscles for movement.
- the factors that are kept the same in an experiment.
- little brain.
- the middle score in a distribution.
- a measure of the relationship between two variables
- in an experiment, the group that is not exposed to the treatment.
- the entire group that the experimenter wants to learn about.
25 Clues: little brain. • processes visual symbols. • average of a distribution. • processes auditory information. • the middle score in a distribution. • relay system between brain and cortex. • controls functions that we don't think about. • studied patients who had lost ability to speak. • processes touch, pressure, temperature, and pain. • ...
The Nervous and Endocrine System 2020-10-16
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- Time after action potential where neuron is unable to have another action potential
- Receive messages from other cells
- Carry information away from CNS (output/motor)
- Carry information from sensory receptors to brain and spinal cord
- Neurons within brain and spinal cord that communicate internally
- Blocks receptor sites and decreases action of neurotransmitter
- Carry signal towards CNS (input/sensory)
- Intersection between axon tip of sending neuron and dendrite of receiving neuron
- Molecular and electrical message to other neurons that is based on movement of ions in and out of cell
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- Nerve cell, basic building block of nervous system
- Chemical messengers secreted into blood which carries them to organs and tissues
- Chemical messengers inside of body that carry messages between neurons
- Regulates key involuntary functions of body, has sympathetic and parasympathetic divisions
- Increase action of neurotransmitter
- Neurotransmitter is taken back into cell that released it to be recycled
- Controls body's skeletal muscles that perform voluntary and reflex movements
- Passes messages away from cell body to other neurons
- After cell is stimulated, negative ions rush out of cell as positive ions rush in
- Carry outgoing information from brain and spinal cord to muscles and glands
- Chemically controls various functions of cells, tissues, and organs
20 Clues: Receive messages from other cells • Increase action of neurotransmitter • Carry signal towards CNS (input/sensory) • Carry information away from CNS (output/motor) • Nerve cell, basic building block of nervous system • Passes messages away from cell body to other neurons • Blocks receptor sites and decreases action of neurotransmitter • ...
SEHS Intro 2021-08-19
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- Midsection of a long bone (shaft)
- Type of muscle contraction where muscle length doesn't change
- One of the muscles involved in ventilation in the lungs
- Part of a neuron
- Neurotransmitter involved in muscle contraction
- Part of the hamstrings
- Binds to myosin to from cross bridge
- Component of fitness measured with the stork stand test
- Structure of the ventilatory system
- Method to monitor exercise intensity
- Attachment of a muscle tendon to a moveable bone
- General characteristic of muscle tissue
- One of the components of blood
- The force exerted by blood on arterial
- One of the three types of joints
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- Involved in the control of ventilation
- Part of the axial skeleton
- during ventricular relaxation is... blood pressure
- Where two or more bones articulate
- Connective tissue which connects bone to bone to give stability to the joint
- One of the four types of bones
- One of the major vessels in the heart
- Principle of programme training design
- Fibrous tissue that surrounds the skeletal muscles
- Oxygen is transported by hemoglobin as
- One of the six types of synovial joints
- Skill related component of fitness
- Structure where the gaseous exchange happens
- One of the three types of muscles
29 Clues: Part of a neuron • Part of the hamstrings • Part of the axial skeleton • One of the four types of bones • One of the components of blood • One of the three types of joints • Midsection of a long bone (shaft) • One of the three types of muscles • Where two or more bones articulate • Skill related component of fitness • Structure of the ventilatory system • ...
Human Body 2017-12-18
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- Produce movements, generally in combination with nervous and skeletal systems.
- begins physical and chemical breakdown of food.
- Produces bile to help in the digestion of oils.
- Stores liquid wastes from the body.
- Gives form and rigidity to the body.
- Allows movement of air to and from the lungs.
- Covers and protects the body.
- Controls voluntary and involuntary functions.
- Carry urine from the kidneys to the bladder.
- Cleans, warms, and moistens incoming air.
- Remove liquid wastes from the blood.
- Completes chemical digestion and absorbs nutrients.
- Allow exchange of respiratory gases with blood.
- Transports chewed food to stomach
- Forces air into and out of the lungs.
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- Carry blood toward the heart
- Soft, fatty system of vessels found in the porous center of a long bone.
- Stores food and continues its breakdown.
- Functions in the elimination of solid wastes.
- Pumps blood through blood vessels.
- Secretes digestive enzymes.
- Carry blood away from the heart.
- Cleanses and stores blood.
- A structure having a definite form and performing a definite function or functions.
- Stores the bile produced by the liver.
- Allow exchange of materials between cells and blood.
- Serves as main communication line for messages entering and leaving the brain.
27 Clues: Cleanses and stores blood. • Secretes digestive enzymes. • Carry blood toward the heart • Covers and protects the body. • Carry blood away from the heart. • Transports chewed food to stomach • Pumps blood through blood vessels. • Stores liquid wastes from the body. • Gives form and rigidity to the body. • Remove liquid wastes from the blood. • ...
Muscular System Vocab 2023-11-13
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- Muscle tissue attached to bones, voluntary and striated, has multiple nuclei
- One end of the muscle where it attaches to bone, the distal end of the muscle
- Muscles that we can consciously move
- A microscopic section of a muscle
- Muscle tissue found in the heart, involuntary and striated, has extra mitochondria
- The muscle that is relaxing
- Muscles that move unconsciously
- Small arms on the myosin filaments that reach across and temporarily bind to actin to contract the muscle
- Striped appearance
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- An increase in muscle mass
- A muscle that helps to stabilize a joint during movement
- The muscle that is contracting
- A covering that surrounds and separates skeletal muscles
- Muscle tissue found in the digestive system and blood vessels, non-striated and involuntary, flat cells with large nuclei
- Binds muscles to bone
- Thick protein filaments that remain in place during muscle contraction
- Thin protein filaments that are pulled by myosin heads toward the center of a sarcomere during muscle contraction
- Bind bone to bone, avascular (no blood supply)
- Muscles that move in opposition to each other
- One end of the muscle where it attaches to the bone, the proximal end of the muscle
- A decrease in muscle mass
21 Clues: Striped appearance • Binds muscles to bone • A decrease in muscle mass • An increase in muscle mass • The muscle that is relaxing • The muscle that is contracting • Muscles that move unconsciously • A microscopic section of a muscle • Muscles that we can consciously move • Muscles that move in opposition to each other • Bind bone to bone, avascular (no blood supply) • ...
Crossword Chapter Nine 2024-10-17
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- aid in the form of money or supplies for those in need
- Hoover set up the National ______ Corporation
- The ______ Credit Corporation saved millions of farms from foreclosure
- persistent and heavy demands by a bank's depositors, creditors, or customers to withdraw money
- The great depression was caused partly by the ______ of the stock market
- Franklin Roosevelt had what ailment which affected skeletal structure?
- Who won the 1932 election?
- The Home Owner’s _____ corporation bought mortgages of homeowners.
- to take possession of a property because of defaults on payments
- a system for buying and selling stocks in corporations
- buying a stock by paying only a fraction of the stock price and borrowing the rest
- a person who risks money in hopes of a financial profit
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- act of buying stocks at great risk with the anticipation that the prices will rise
- Hoovers opposition in the 1932 election (full name)
- Who wrote THE SOUND AND THE FURY
- a long period of rising stock prices
- projects such as highways, parks, and libraries built with Public funds for public use
- demand by a broker that investors pay back loans made for stocks purchased on margin
- writer of LOOK HOMEWARD, ANGEL
- introduced the newspaper LIFE
20 Clues: Who won the 1932 election? • introduced the newspaper LIFE • writer of LOOK HOMEWARD, ANGEL • Who wrote THE SOUND AND THE FURY • a long period of rising stock prices • Hoover set up the National ______ Corporation • Hoovers opposition in the 1932 election (full name) • aid in the form of money or supplies for those in need • ...
Drug classes 2025-04-25
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- Treats depression and anxiety
- Is used for heart conditions and common ending of -SARTAN
- Prevent epileptic seizures
- Medication used to treat anxiety, seizures, alcohol withdrawals, muscle spasms
- RELAXANTS Skeletal muscle conditions
- STIMULANT ADHD, narcolepsy, decrease appetite
- Powerful pain-relieving substances derived from opium or synthetically produced
- Stimulates bowel movement
- Treats angina and HBP
- Medications designed to alleviate symptoms of depression by balancing chemicals in the brain
- Medications that combat bacterial infections by inhibiting growth or killing bacteria
- Used to treat fungal infections
- Used to slow down bowel muscles and movement
- Drugs that induce calmness or sleepiness, often used to treat anxiety or insomnia
- REPLACEMENT Underactive thyroid
- Nasal and sinus congestion
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- Treats diabetes and manages blood sugar levels
- Treats cancer
- Increase activity in the central nervous system, enhancing alertness and energy
- Open up bronchial tubes in lungs to ease breathing
- Reduces inflammation and mild pain
- treats asthma and allergy symptoms but needs to be taken daily
- Biological preparations that provide immunity against specific infectious diseases
- Treats depression
- Used to relieve GERD and stomach acid
- Used to treat pain
- Lower cholesterol
- Drugs that counteract allergic reactions by blocking histamine receptors
- Treats HBP
- Relieves indigestion and heartburn
30 Clues: Treats HBP • Treats cancer • Treats depression • Lower cholesterol • Used to treat pain • Treats angina and HBP • Stimulates bowel movement • Prevent epileptic seizures • Nasal and sinus congestion • Treats depression and anxiety • Used to treat fungal infections • REPLACEMENT Underactive thyroid • Reduces inflammation and mild pain • Relieves indigestion and heartburn • ...
David 2016-12-08
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- rely on Autotroph
- 1st step in celluler respirration
- require oxygen
- makes own energy/food
- molecules are broken down to release energy
- ''mighty'' power house in cell
- no oxygen
- Adenosine Diphosphate
- sac like membrane
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- absorbs light
- Equation is,CO2+H2O-C6H12O6+O2
- chemical energy/inorganic
- energy from light,in plant cell
- occurs in Animal skeletal muscles
- Adenosine Triphosphate
- energy stored in molecules
- a process in Mitochondria and Aerobic Pathway
17 Clues: no oxygen • absorbs light • require oxygen • rely on Autotroph • sac like membrane • makes own energy/food • Adenosine Diphosphate • Adenosine Triphosphate • chemical energy/inorganic • energy stored in molecules • Equation is,CO2+H2O-C6H12O6+O2 • ''mighty'' power house in cell • energy from light,in plant cell • 1st step in celluler respirration • occurs in Animal skeletal muscles • ...
Human Systems Cross Word 2024-01-16
10 Clues: gas exchange. • hormone production. • Allows for movement. • ability to reproduce. • excretes waste material • Protects from water loss • transports gas and nutrients. • mechanical breakdown of food. • supports the body with structure. • Coordinates involuntary responses.
Body Systems 2024-05-16
10 Clues: supports body • removes waste • small/large intestines • hormone producing gland • provides heat protection • delivers oxygen to blood • defends against pathogens • activates bodily responses • encloses internal body structure • delivers oxygen/nutrients to tissues
Body systems 2024-05-03
10 Clues: bones • lungs • waste away • breaks down food • made up of glands • allows body to move • skin, hair, and nails • brings stuff around the body • brain, spinal cord, and nerves • protects organisms form bacteria
Movement (Muscular System) 2025-12-16
10 Clues: Muscle shortening • Muscle in organs • muscle lengthening • muscle in upper arm • automatic movements • movements you control • muscle opposite biceps • connects muscle to bone • muscle attached to bones • Tissue that causes movement
Muscular system Joe Lecza 2024-03-01
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- skeletal muscles can be strengthened by doing this type of exercise
- this type of muscle action is NOT controlled by you
- this type of muscle action is controlled by you
- this muscle is found in your heart and pumps blood around your body
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- this is a muscle that bends parts of your body
- this is a type of muscle found in the digestive tract and in the walls of blood vessels
- this muscle enables your bones to move
- this is a muscle that straightens parts of your body
- these are strands of connective tissue that connect your muscles to your bones
- when your arm straightens, this muscle is the extensor
10 Clues: this muscle enables your bones to move • this is a muscle that bends parts of your body • this type of muscle action is controlled by you • this type of muscle action is NOT controlled by you • this is a muscle that straightens parts of your body • when your arm straightens, this muscle is the extensor • ...
Systems of the Human Body 2022-01-11
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- The organs responsible for eliminating waste products from the human body, including the kidneys, bladder and even the skin.
- Has 206 parts in the human body and the tissues that connect them. This system gives your body its structure and provides protection for the inner organs.
- The organs that make and send special chemical messengers called hormones throughout the body to help the body to grow, to burn sugar for energy, to digest foods, to recover from injury and to help the body perform well under pressure.
- Has 600 parts that give your body the ability to move and bend. Some are attached to bones and can be moved voluntarily while others, like the heart, contract and relax.
- Body parts that perform a given function, like the heart, lungs, and brain
- Special chemicals made by the endocrine system to help the body to grow and develop
- The microscopic, living building blocks of which every living thing is comprised. The human body is composed of over 75 trillion
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- blood, blood vessels and heart. This system is responsible for transporting nutrients, eliminating waste and maintaining the health of every cell.
- All of the cells and organs in the body that protect against disease-causing germs
- organs, glands, and other structures that allow an organism to produce offspring
- The organs that are responsible for controlling the entire body (the brain, nerves, spinal cord) and the sense organs that help us learn what is going on around us (ears, eyes, nose, tongue, and skin)
- The mouth, stomach and intestines. This system is responsible for breaking down the food we eat into particles that are small enough for the cells to take in.
12 Clues: Body parts that perform a given function, like the heart, lungs, and brain • organs, glands, and other structures that allow an organism to produce offspring • All of the cells and organs in the body that protect against disease-causing germs • Special chemicals made by the endocrine system to help the body to grow and develop • ...
Skeletal topic crossword 2023-09-04
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- stretchy bands that cause the bones to move
- made up of small bones, which gives the body flexibility and protects nerves that run inside it
- smooth substances that stops bones rubbing together
- where 2 bones meet
- example of a ball and socket joint
- needed to keep bones strong
- muscle that causes the arm to bend
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- type of joint (eg knee)
- attaches bones together
- when muscles get shorter and thicker
- attaches muscles to bones
- part of a balanced diet, for making new cells
- type of muscles found in the heart
- bone that connects breastbone to the spine
- example of a fixed joint in the body
15 Clues: where 2 bones meet • type of joint (eg knee) • attaches bones together • attaches muscles to bones • needed to keep bones strong • type of muscles found in the heart • example of a ball and socket joint • muscle that causes the arm to bend • when muscles get shorter and thicker • example of a fixed joint in the body • bone that connects breastbone to the spine • ...
Review the Skeletal System (Skull, Cranium, and Face) 2016-08-25
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- bones that form the sides and top of the cranium
- also known as malaria bones or cheekbones; bones that form the prominence of the cheeks
- forming the physical foundation of the body, it composed of 206 bones that varying size and shape and are connected by movable and immovable joints
- small, thin bones located at the front inner wall of the orbits (eye sockets)
- the hindmost bone of the skull, below the parietal bones; forms the back of the skull above the nape
- bones bones that form the bridge of the nose
- skeleton of the head; divided into two parts; cranium and facial skeleton
- light, spongy bone between the eye sockets; forms part of the nasal cavities
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- an oval, bony case the protects the brain
- the bone that forms the forehead
- the framework of the face; composed of 14 bones
- bone that joins all of the bones of the cranium together
- the form the sides of the head in the ear region
- singular; maxilla; bones of the upper jaw
- a connection between two or more bones of the skeleton
- lower jawbone; largest and strongest bone of the face
16 Clues: the bone that forms the forehead • an oval, bony case the protects the brain • singular; maxilla; bones of the upper jaw • bones bones that form the bridge of the nose • the framework of the face; composed of 14 bones • bones that form the sides and top of the cranium • the form the sides of the head in the ear region • ...
Body Movement 2019-01-29
4 Clues: The part of the skull that encloses the brain. • The compound used to make the shell of a snail. • The joint that allows movement only in one direction. • They are helpful in creating the images of our skeletal system.
Medterms 2020-09-08
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- cyto/o
- obtains oxygen/ moves carbon dioxide
- head
- collection of organs working together
- uterus, bladder, prostate gland
- protective barrier/ aids in temp reg
- body facing down
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- pumps blood through entire body
- right lateral region of the middle row waist
- more toward the head
- frontal plane
- cranial cavity, spinal cavity
- skeletal muscles of deltoid
- study of cells and their function
- recieves sensory information
- filters waste products out of body
- transverse plane
17 Clues: head • cyto/o • frontal plane • transverse plane • body facing down • more toward the head • skeletal muscles of deltoid • recieves sensory information • cranial cavity, spinal cavity • pumps blood through entire body • uterus, bladder, prostate gland • study of cells and their function • filters waste products out of body • obtains oxygen/ moves carbon dioxide • ...
sky puzzle 2024-09-25
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- the central cavity of a sponge's bod
- the study of organisms that live in, on, or near the bottom of bodies of water
- having both male and female reproductive organs in the same individual
- a larval form of cnidarians, such as jellyfish, corals, and sea anemones, that is free-swimming and ciliated
- small openings or pores in the body of an animal or in an organ within the body
- a sexual system where individuals are either male or female, and do not change throughout their lives
- mall, hard, needle-like structures that form the skeletal elements of various marine and freshwater invertebrates, such as sponges
- a type of invertebrate animal that is part of the phylum Cnidaria
- a form of asexual reproduction where a new individual develops from a small outgrowth or "bud" that grows on the body of a parent organism
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- play a key role in the oceanic food web
- animals that are permanently attached to a surface and are unable to move around
- organisms that have both male and female reproductive organs, and can produce both male and female gametes
- the large opening on a sponge through which water exits the body
- Feeder
- a whip-like, hair-like structure that protrudes from a cell and functions as the primary organelle for locomotion
- the free-swimming, bell-shaped body form found in many cnidarians
- a genus of small, tube-shaped calcareous sponges belonging to the family Sycettidae
- a type of sponge with a simple body plan and a distinct water circulatory system
- a flexible, fibrous material that makes up the skeleton of most sponges
19 Clues: Feeder • the central cavity of a sponge's bod • play a key role in the oceanic food web • the large opening on a sponge through which water exits the body • the free-swimming, bell-shaped body form found in many cnidarians • a type of invertebrate animal that is part of the phylum Cnidaria • having both male and female reproductive organs in the same individual • ...
CH. 2 Safety, Health, and Wellness 2024-01-24
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- the amount of movement you can make at a joint.
- joints that have the most extensive ROM
- an example of a pivot joint.
- gliding joints can be found on the ____?
- refers to how often you do the exercise.
- all of these muscles work in _________________ to create poses and movements.
- the science of body movement.
- a strong band of tissue that connects bone to bone.
- dance is movement, but not all movement is _______.
- Kinesthetic _____________ develops a consciousness of muscles, bones, and joints in relation to space and you become aware of the entire body or body part as it moves through space.
- the ability to move a joint throughout an entire ROM.
- literally means what composes your body.
- muscle that support and work with the head and body interdependently in creating total body movement.
- joints that move mostly in sideways directions.
- this principle stand for frequency, intensity, time, and type.
- there are 206 bones in the ________________ system.
- joints that only move in one direction.
- how long your workout or class lasts.
- the ability to perform a movement for a long time.
- defined as the amount of force a muscle can produce.
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- the hip and _______ are two examples of a ball-and-socket joints.
- or motion what does ROM stand for?
- muscles that express movement and gestures, but the can also support weight.
- joints that have several functions depending on location.
- refers to specific exercise you are doing.
- bones, muscles, and joints are the major components of the __________.
- main function is to protect organs and to anchor the skeletal muscles.
- muscles that support your body in poses and create movement on the floor and in the air.
- the largest hinge joint.
- physically and mentally demanding. You need strength, flexibility, endurance, and overall fitness for dance.
- how much strength it takes to accomplish the workout or class.
- a strong band of tissue that connects muscle to the bone.
- what develops stength, flexibility, and endurance?
- muscles that give the trunk (torso) spinal stability and abdominal strength for the waist and lower back.
- kinesthetic _________ is being aware of your body and body part positions while you are motionless or moving.
- elbow, finger, knee, and toe are what kind of joints?
36 Clues: the largest hinge joint. • an example of a pivot joint. • the science of body movement. • or motion what does ROM stand for? • how long your workout or class lasts. • joints that have the most extensive ROM • joints that only move in one direction. • gliding joints can be found on the ____? • refers to how often you do the exercise. • literally means what composes your body. • ...
Science 7 Test 3 2021-09-24
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- System that concentrates and removes liquid waste
- The process by which life continues through a new generation of organisms
- Plant family that helps restore nitrogen to the soil
- Grains are the fruits of plants from this family
- Refers to the methodical testing of scientific ideas
- The tissue used by the body to conduct impulses
- The joints that give the shoulders and hips their wide range of motion
- Anything that is used as a partial representation of something else
- The canal that food follows through the digestive system from when it is eaten until the wastes leave the body
- The tough membrane that encloses the heart
- Organ where bile is stored
- System that controls other body systems
- A properly designed experiment should have this many independent variables
- Primary pigment that causes skin color
- The type of leaf that has only one blade attached to the petiole
- A distinct type of organism
- First section of the small intestine
- System that provides movement for the body
- The early growth of a seed
- Scientific term for a flowering plant
- Cells that carry oxygen through the blood
- the transfer of pollen from the anther to the stigma
- Connect the kidneys to the bladder
- Scientific idea that has survived many experiments and observations without ever being proven false
- Science of classification
- Scientific name for the windpipe
- Portion of the body that contains the most of the vital organs
- The largest vessels that carry blood away from the heart
- Gland that is considered the "master gland"
- Process by which water in the soil enter a root's root hairs
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- Refers to animals in an environment
- The uniting of a sperm cell and an egg cell
- Connects bones to muscles
- Structure exchanges oxygen and nutrients between the blood of an unborn child and its mother
- Plants that live many growing seasons
- The scattering of seeds by wind, water, animals or people is this kind of dispersal
- System that supports the body and protects vital organs
- Plant tissues that carry food downward to the stems and roots
- Muscles that work without conscious thought
- Air sacs in the lungs
- The sum of all chemical processes of life
- largest lymphatic organ
- Developed the scientific method
- The study of reason
- Plant family with flower heads consisting of disk and ray flowers
- The root system of a plant develops from this part of the seed
- System that transports nutrients and oxygen to cells and carries wastes from cells
- A young plant that is no longer dependent on its cotyledons
- A ripened flower ovary
- controls balance and muscle coordination
- System that covers and protects the body
- The process by which plants manufacture their food
- A creeping stem that runs along the soil surface
- A sensible explanation to a scientific problem
- An organism's home within the environment
- Branch of biology that studies the relationship between organisms in their environments
- type of symmetry where an organism can be cut into equal halves in only one direction
- Dome-shaped muscle aids in breathing
- Group of cells that are designed to work together as a unit
- The upper chambers of the heart
60 Clues: The study of reason • Air sacs in the lungs • A ripened flower ovary • largest lymphatic organ • Connects bones to muscles • Science of classification • Organ where bile is stored • The early growth of a seed • A distinct type of organism • Developed the scientific method • The upper chambers of the heart • Scientific name for the windpipe • Connect the kidneys to the bladder • ...
Anatomy and Physiology Review 2014-03-24
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- Smooth muscle that regulates the movement of food from the stomach to the small intestine
- Lobe of the brain responsible for vision
- Bones that make up your fingers and toes
- Scientific word for chewing
- Man that allowed scientists to discover the function of the frontal lobe (2 words)
- A group of cells make up a ____________________
- Basic unit of compact bone
- Maintenance of a steady state
- Basic unit of muscle
- Organ responsible for storing and secreting bile
- Another name for a red blood cell
- System that takes in oxygen for cellular respiration
- Basic unit of spongy bone
- Gas taken into the body while breathing; used for cellular respiration
- Tiny sacs that participate in gas exchange in the lungs
- When a cell gains the structures and function of its specific cell type
- Type of muscle that is striated, voluntary, and has many nuclei
- Substance produced by the liver to digest lipids
- Type of neuron located in the brain and spinal cord; responsible for processing
- Structure that allows the small intestine to absorb nutrients
- Type of digestion performed by the teeth
- Part of the heart that receives blood
- Cell responsible for breaking down bone to remove the calcium
- Tissue that connects muscle to bone
- Structure in the heart responsible for preventing the backflow of blood
- Basic unit of the nervous system
- Part of the neuron that receives the message
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- Type of reproduction performed by mitosis, no genetic diversity
- Flap of tissue that covers the trachea while swallowing
- Type of muscle that is non-striated, involuntary, and has one nucleus
- Muscle responsible for expanding and contracting the chest cavity
- Protein involved in muscle contraction; has a head that is responsible for the powerstroke
- Vessel that carries blood away from the heart
- The junction between two neurons
- Division of the nervous system responsible for the “fight-or-flight” reaction
- Division of the nervous system responsible for sensory and motor functions
- Part of the skeleton that protects vital organs
- Developing baby from 8 weeks after fertilization to birth
- The main function of the muscular system
- Part of the blood responsible for coagulation
- Human reproductive cell; an egg or a sperm
- Characteristic of muscle tissue that says it can return to its original shape after contracting or extending
- Contains many nuclei
- Responsible for warming and moistening air while inhaling
- Substance responsible for sending a message across a synapse
- Light and dark lines on a muscle fiber
- Wave-like movement used to propel food through the digestive system
- System that transports nutrients and oxygen around the body
- The joining of the sperm and the egg; creation of a zygote
- Type of feedback loop that “resets” a homeostatic setting; example regulation of blood sugar
- Tube in the respiratory system that connects the larynx to the bronchi
- Monomer of a nucleic acid
- Part of the blood responsible for transporting oxygen molecules
- Blood vessel that allows gas exchange to occur
- Tissue that connects bone to bone
- Type of bone marrow that makes red blood cells
- Type of signal that goes through the spinal cord, not the brain
- Shape of the femur
58 Clues: Shape of the femur • Contains many nuclei • Basic unit of muscle • Basic unit of spongy bone • Monomer of a nucleic acid • Basic unit of compact bone • Scientific word for chewing • Maintenance of a steady state • The junction between two neurons • Basic unit of the nervous system • Another name for a red blood cell • Tissue that connects bone to bone • ...
Biopsychology crossword 2025-04-08
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- Which cranial nerve is responsible for the motor function for tongue movements like protrusion and manipulation of food
- Which psychological response system is activated in response to perceived threats or stressors, by preparing the body for action
- What term describes the type of nerve that involves the transmission of signals from the central nervous system to effectors from the central nervous system to muscles and glands
- Which branch of the nervous system is often referred to as the “little brain” of the gut, and is responsible for regulating digestive processes, modulating gut motility
- Which type of neural signaling pathway is responsible for conveying information from peripheral receptors to the central nervous system for processing and integration
- Which nerve is known as CN IV
- Which group of spinal nerves are responsible for transmitting motor and sensory signals to the muscles and skin of the neck, shoulders, and facilitating movements such as neck rotations and extension
- Which nerve is also known as CN III
- Which cranial nerve is known as CN X
- Which nerve plexus, located in the lower back, plays a crucial role in regulating autonomic functions such as bowel and bladder control, as well as transmitting sensory information from the pelvic region
- The 12 pairs of spinal nerves which are responsible for transmitting sensory information from the chest and abdominal region as well as sending motor signals to the intercostal muscles
- Which branch of the peripheral nervous system is responsible for transmitting motor signals from the central nervous system to skeletal muscles, enabling voluntary movements and sensation
- Which spinal nerve bundle, named for its resemblance to a horse’s tail, originating from the lumbosacral region of the spine, is responsible for functions like locomotion, balance etc
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- Which cranial nerve mediates auditory perception and vestibular function, enabling sound detection and balance
- Dysfunction of which cranial nerve could lead to impaired ocular alignment, resulting in visual difficulties like optic neuritis
- Which cranial nerve from the pons carries somatic sensation from the face and helps your muscle of mastication
- Which physiological response system promotes relaxation, reducing stress, and conserves energy by slowing the heart rate; also called the rest and digest response
- Which cranial nerve, originating from the pons, is responsible for transmitting taste sensations from the anterior two-thirds of the tongue and also provides motor innervation to the muscles of facial expression
- Which is the only cranial nerve responsible for transmitting motor signals from neck and shoulder movements
- Which type of nerve that contains both sensory and motor fibers, allowing them to transmit and receive a wide range of signals
- Which cranial nerve originates from the pons which provides motor intervention to help with horizontal/ lateral gaze
- Which spinal nervie group is responsible for transmitting sensory information from the lower back, hip, and legs, as well as motor signals to the muscles of the lower extremities
- Which cranial nerve is crucial for the transmission of sensory information that enables the perception of scent particles to help you understand aromas
- Which small nerve, located at the base of the spine, plays a crucial role in transmitting signals to the muscles of the pelvic floor as well as balance, thereby contributing to overall posture stability
24 Clues: Which nerve is known as CN IV • Which nerve is also known as CN III • Which cranial nerve is known as CN X • Which is the only cranial nerve responsible for transmitting motor signals from neck and shoulder movements • Which cranial nerve mediates auditory perception and vestibular function, enabling sound detection and balance • ...
Science revision 2024-09-28
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- What is the name of a fracture that cracks on one side rather than fully breaking
- What process happens when a sperm and egg cell unite
- Where photosynthesis happens
- What is the type of joint where one bone has a spherical dent and one is spherical
- What is made up of cells
- What is the type of fracture that breaks diagonally
- When one muscle is relaxed the other is contracted what is this called
- What is the type of fracture is it when the bones sticks out the skin
- What is inside a bone
- What is the type of joint that allows your bones to move 180 degrees
- What do I have when I have a crack in my bone
- What is the type of joint between your skull and your neck
- What connects muscle to bone
- What creates strength and structure in a cell
- What are the organs that stores oxygen and allows us to breathe
- Where pollen tubes travel with sperm for the egg in a flower
- What organ send blood through the body and carries oxygen to cells
- What joins bones together
- What organ makes bile to help digest food
- What cell doesn't have a defined nucleus
- What creates protein in a cell
- What organ system allows oxygen around the body
- What do the tissue material in your body make
- What is the organ that controls the rest of your body
- What is an organism that contains one cell
- What creates energy through respiration
- What helps to collect pollen in a flower
- What provides protection for a cell
- What do bones make
- What organs removes waste from the blood and produces urine
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- What helps absorb energy for photosynthesis in a cell
- What organ system breaks down food
- What process makes flowering plant reproduce
- What organ system is used for protection, movement, structure, makes blood
- What joint occurs between two flat bones that are held together by ligaments, ankles, wrist
- What is the type of fracture that breaks straight across
- What type of fracture is caused by a repeated action
- What organ breaks down food to a liquid or paste
- What part of the body allows us to see
- What do bones do to help organs
- What prepares the ovules for fertilization and turns into fruit in a flower
- What is the only type of joint that doesn't move
- What organ system pumps blood around the body
- What produces pollen in a plant
- What stores water and nutrients in a cell
- What anchors the anther to the plant
- What do bones have on them to stop them clashing together
- What do bones provide for our body
- What organ system allows movement in the body
- What protects the reproductive structure in a plant
- What organ system lets you feel things
- What is an organism that contains multiple cells
- What cell has a defined nucleus
- What is the process which determines whether something is alive
- What organ system is used for reproduction
- What do bones help us do
- What contains DNA in the cell
- What stores the egg cells in a plant
- What is something in-between your bones that allows smoother movement
- What organ system produces hormones
- What attracts bugs to a flower
61 Clues: What do bones make • What is inside a bone • What is made up of cells • What do bones help us do • What joins bones together • Where photosynthesis happens • What connects muscle to bone • What contains DNA in the cell • What creates protein in a cell • What attracts bugs to a flower • What do bones do to help organs • What produces pollen in a plant • What cell has a defined nucleus • ...
ALL ABOUT JOSE RIZAL 2021-10-02
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- What is the type of wood that Jose Rizal used in his sculpture when he was only 14 years old?
- This surname is also meaning “Royal Blood”.
- the hometown of Jose Rizal.
- What was the maiden surname of Jose Rizal’s mother?
- Rizal cured himself in a severe disease on his time. What is it?
- The name of Jose Rizal’s mother.
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- One of Rizal’s favorite fruits.
- The only one skeletal remains that the family of Rizal was only claimed.
- What is the title of the unfinished work that Jose Rizal started when he was in Hongkong on the year of 1892?
- Sardinas secas, one of Jose’s favorite breakfasts is also known as what?
- Who was the only brother of Jose Rizal?
- This is where he constructed a water system that made him considered as a Sanitary Engineer.
- What is the title of the farewell song that Jose Rizal composed to one of his lovers just before his departure for Europe?
- What is the nickname of Jose Rizal?
- He is known as the “lucky seven” in the Rizal family.
15 Clues: the hometown of Jose Rizal. • One of Rizal’s favorite fruits. • The name of Jose Rizal’s mother. • What is the nickname of Jose Rizal? • Who was the only brother of Jose Rizal? • This surname is also meaning “Royal Blood”. • What was the maiden surname of Jose Rizal’s mother? • He is known as the “lucky seven” in the Rizal family. • ...
ALL ABOUT JOSE RIZAL 2021-10-02
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- What is the title of the farewell song that Jose Rizal composed to one of his lovers just before his departure for Europe?
- One of Rizal’s favorite fruits.
- The hometown of Jose Rizal.
- What was the maiden surname of Jose Rizal’s mother?
- Rizal cured himself in a severe disease on his time. What is it?
- What is the type of wood that Jose Rizal used in his sculpture when he was only 14 years old?
- The name of Jose Rizal’s mother.
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- What is the nickname of Jose Rizal?
- The only one skeletal remains that the family of Rizal was only claimed.
- Who was the only brother of Jose Rizal?
- What is the title of the unfinished work that Jose Rizal started when he was in Hongkong on the year of 1892?
- This is where he constructed a water system that made him considered as a Sanitary Engineer.
- He is known as the “lucky seven” in the Rizal family.
- Sardinas secas, one of Jose’s favorite breakfasts is also known as what?
- This surname is also meaning “Royal Blood”.
15 Clues: The hometown of Jose Rizal. • One of Rizal’s favorite fruits. • The name of Jose Rizal’s mother. • What is the nickname of Jose Rizal? • Who was the only brother of Jose Rizal? • This surname is also meaning “Royal Blood”. • What was the maiden surname of Jose Rizal’s mother? • He is known as the “lucky seven” in the Rizal family. • ...
ALL ABOUT JOSE RIZAL PUZZLE 1 2021-10-02
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- What is the title of the farewell song that Jose Rizal composed to one of his lovers just before his departure for Europe?
- One of Rizal’s favorite fruits.
- The hometown of Jose Rizal.
- What was the maiden surname of Jose Rizal’s mother?
- Rizal cured himself in a severe disease on his time. What is it?
- What is the type of wood that Jose Rizal used in his sculpture when he was only 14 years old?
- The name of Jose Rizal’s mother.
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- What is the nickname of Jose Rizal?
- The only one skeletal remains that the family of Rizal was only claimed.
- Who was the only brother of Jose Rizal?
- What is the title of the unfinished work that Jose Rizal started when he was in Hongkong on the year of 1892?
- This is where he constructed a water system that made him considered as a Sanitary Engineer.
- He is known as the “lucky seven” in the Rizal family.
- Sardinas secas, one of Jose’s favorite breakfasts is also known as what?
- This surname is also meaning “Royal Blood”.
15 Clues: The hometown of Jose Rizal. • One of Rizal’s favorite fruits. • The name of Jose Rizal’s mother. • What is the nickname of Jose Rizal? • Who was the only brother of Jose Rizal? • This surname is also meaning “Royal Blood”. • What was the maiden surname of Jose Rizal’s mother? • He is known as the “lucky seven” in the Rizal family. • ...
Physiotherapy revision 1 2024-11-28
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- Immovable joints in the skull where cranial bones are tightly connected
- The skeletal muscle responsible for bending the arm at the elbow.
- The muscle group located at the back of the thigh, responsible for knee flexion
- The process of moving a joint through its full motion.
- The term for the body's ability to maintain stability through joint and muscle interaction
- The name for a tough band of fibrous tissue that connects muscles to bones
- The only movable bone of the skull
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- The term for the body's framework, consisting of bones and connective tissues
- The flexible tissue at the end of bones, reducing friction in joints
- A type of joint that allows movement in one plane, such as flexion and extension
- The connective tissue attaching bones to other bones.
- A pair of respiratory organs essential for breathing.
- The medical term for the narrow passages in the lungs where oxygen exchange occurs
- The system containing glands that secrete hormones for body regulation
- An assistive device to immobilize a joint or injury
15 Clues: The only movable bone of the skull • An assistive device to immobilize a joint or injury • The connective tissue attaching bones to other bones. • A pair of respiratory organs essential for breathing. • The process of moving a joint through its full motion. • The skeletal muscle responsible for bending the arm at the elbow. • ...
Body System Crossword 2024-05-13
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- Transports oxygen, nutrients, and hormones
- Provides physical protection
- Initiates and regulates vital functions
- Drains excess tissue fluid
- Produces hormones
- Filters blood, eliminates waste
- Provides structural support
- Facilitates gas exchange between the body
- Provides mechanical support
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- Comprises the heart, blood vessels,
- Produces reproductive cells
- Include testes (male) and ovaries (female)Endocrineglands
- breaks down food
- Defends against pathogens
14 Clues: breaks down food • Produces hormones • Defends against pathogens • Drains excess tissue fluid • Produces reproductive cells • Provides structural support • Provides mechanical support • Provides physical protection • Filters blood, eliminates waste • Comprises the heart, blood vessels, • Initiates and regulates vital functions • Facilitates gas exchange between the body • ...
happy friday! 2023-09-29
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- what is the strongest muscle in the human body
- travis scott released this album in 2023
- how many hearts does a worm have
- this part of the cell holds the cell's DNA
- the skin uses the sun to make this substance
- what company did Steve Jobs start?
- what is the California state flower?
- the skin allows the brain to understand information collected by this sense
- what was the first state in the United States
- this body system allows you to breathe
- what is the most common m&m color
- we have been learning about this body part for the last two weeks
- in what city can you find the Eiffel Tower?
- this is the layer of the skin that tattoo artists inject the ink into
- what is the California state fruit?
- this is the layer of the skin that you can see with your eyes
- this part of the cell works as a little protein factory
- this body system works to fight viruses and bacteria
- this artist is selling out stadiums on the renaissance tour
- this movie, released in July 2023, stars margot robbie and ryan gosling
- this body is made up of your bones and works to support the body structure
- this body system uses hormones to communicate with other cells
- this illness is caused by the herpes varicella virus
- fenty beauty was founded by this singer
- what music festival occurs in California's Indio valley every April
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- human cells have a nucleus and are known as this type of cell
- what is the world's largest ocean?
- this body system is made up of the hair, skin, and nails
- the subcutaneous fascia is primarily made of this material
- what is the largest mammal in the world
- this r&b singer will be performing at the Super Bowl 2024 halftime show
- how many twilight books are there
- a group of tissues working together is called a
- this body system assists with movement
- what is the California state animal?
- this is the pigment in skin that controls skin color
- this artist is currently performing on the wildly popular era's tour
- the dolphins are which city's football team
- this type of cell has no nucleus
- what is the most spoken language in the world
- cyanophobia is a fear of _____
- this forms after the skin is cut to separate the wound from the environment
- this system helps you gain nutrients from the food that you ate
- this body system is made up of the brain, spinal cord, and nerves
- how many bones do sharks have (spell the number out)
- what is Kylie Jenner's daughter's name
- these glands secrete oil
- sweat is 99%
- what rapper just released the album "scarlet" last week?
- a group of cells working together is called a
50 Clues: sweat is 99% • these glands secrete oil • cyanophobia is a fear of _____ • how many hearts does a worm have • this type of cell has no nucleus • how many twilight books are there • what is the most common m&m color • what is the world's largest ocean? • what company did Steve Jobs start? • what is the California state fruit? • what is the California state flower? • ...
Chapter 9 Maddie Digby 2021-04-05
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- A strong connective tissue.
- The thing that the endocrine system is made up of.
- muscles Attached to the bones of your skeleton and provides the force that moves your bones.
- The 26 bones that make up your backbone.
- tissue Tissues that direct and control the movement process.
- A signal in the environment that makes you react.
- Where strands of hair grow within the dermis.
- What your body does in reaction to a stimulus.
- Nutrients move from the digestive system into the blood stream.
- A condition in which bones are weak and break easily.
- bone Bones that are small and lightweight.
- system A group of organs that work together.
- The bones that are in movable joints.
- A pigment that colors the skin.
- tissue Tissues that make your body parts move.
- Clear, jelly-like structure that holds many cell functions.
- The outer layer of the skin.
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- openings that allow sweat to reach the surface.
- muscles Muscles that aren't under your conscious control.
- A group of similar organs that produce the same function.
- The chemical signals that are released by the endocrine system.
- A strong connective tissue that is more flexible than bone.
- The reaction of your body to possibly threatening, challenging, or uncomfortable events.
- muscles Muscles that are under your conscious control.
- tissue Tissues that covers the surface of your body, inside and out.
- The inner layer of the skin.
- membrane The outside border of a cell.
- All the bones in your body.
- tissue Tissues that provide support for your body and connects all it's parts.
- muscle These are involuntary muscles that work to control certain movies in your body.
- A structure that is made up of different kinds of tissue.
- bone Hard dense bones that aren't solid.
- A place in the body where two bones come together.
- The condition in which an organism's internal environment is kept stable in spite of changes externally.
- muscle A muscle found only in your heart.
- The basic unit and structure to make a living thing function.
- Soft connective tissue.
- Directs cell's activities and holds information.
- A substance that you get from food and that your body needs to function.
39 Clues: Soft connective tissue. • A strong connective tissue. • All the bones in your body. • The inner layer of the skin. • The outer layer of the skin. • A pigment that colors the skin. • The bones that are in movable joints. • membrane The outside border of a cell. • The 26 bones that make up your backbone. • bone Hard dense bones that aren't solid. • ...
Vitamins & Minerals 2025-04-14
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- Helps maintain normal blood sugar (glucose) levels
- Assists with immune function, reproduction, and nervous system functions
- Is present in bones and cells; assists with energy processing and other functions
- Helps the body use nutrients for energy
- Assists with bone formation, metabolism, and wound healing
- Protects cells from damage and regulates thyroid hormone action and other processes
- Promotes healing within the body; is essential for healthy teeth and gums and the production of collagen
- Contributes to bone health; required for several body processes, such as regulation of blood sugar and immune response
- Assists with maintaining proper amount of body fluids
- Helps fight infection and improve immune function, promotes bone health, supports reproduction, and maintains the health of the retina
- Assists with metabolism and the production of hormones and cholesterol
- Aids in the reactions that generate energy from food; is required for proper development of the brain, nerves, and skin
- Helps maintain healthy skin and nerves and improves circulation
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- Helps the body change carbohydrates into energy
- Helps the body absorb calcium, which leads to strong teeth and bones; involved in regulation of cell growth, immune function, nervous and muscular function, and reduction of inflammation
- Carries oxygen from the lungs to the body’s other tissues
- Assists with heart function, skeletal and muscle contraction, and digestive function
- Assists with metabolism and red blood cell formation; helps with the production of energy for cells
- Helps maintain normal blood pressure; regulates the body’s fluid balance
- Assists with making thyroid hormones
- Prevents dental cavities and stimulates new bone formation
- Aids in metabolism
- Helps form red blood cells, maintain the central nervous system, and regulate metabolism
- Is necessary for muscle, heart, and digestive system health; builds bone and supports the synthesis and function of blood cells
- Helps process proteins and other substances
- Promotes metabolism and communication between nerve cells; helps the body resist bacteria and protect against toxic substances
- Is essential to numerous body functions, including cell division and the growth and production of healthy red blood cells
- Protects red blood cells from changes caused by oxygen
- Helps with blood thickening and blood clotting
29 Clues: Aids in metabolism • Assists with making thyroid hormones • Helps the body use nutrients for energy • Helps process proteins and other substances • Helps with blood thickening and blood clotting • Helps the body change carbohydrates into energy • Helps maintain normal blood sugar (glucose) levels • Assists with maintaining proper amount of body fluids • ...
Lymphatic System 2025-04-13
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- 13 essential substances that the body needs to stay healthy
- foreign substance which starts an immune response in the body
- Recognizes and coordinates the body's response to changes in internal and external environments.
- Helps protect the body from disease, collects fluids lost from blood cells and returns the fluid back to the circulatory system.
- group of lymphocytes that express a receptor with the potential to recognize diverse antigens
- Provides oxygen needed for cellular respiration and removes excess carbon dioxide from the body.
- #1 on the diagram
- substance used to stimulate immunity to a particular infectious disease or pathogen
- Controls growth, development, metabolism, and maintains homeostasis.
- #8 on the diagram
- Brings oxygen, nutrients, and hormones to cells. Fights infections, removes cell wastes, helps regulate body temperature.
- Produces reproductive cells. In females, nurtures and protects developing embryos.
- Works with skeletal system to produce voluntary movement. Helps circulate blood and move food through the digestive system.
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- Serves as a barrier against infection and injury, helps regulate body temperature, provides protection against UV radiation from the sun.
- Eliminates liquid waste products from the body in ways that maintains homeostasis.
- #6 on the diagram
- #3 on the diagram
- tubes that carry lymph through the body to lymph nodes and back to veins
- #7 on the diagram
- Cells that remember specific antigens for future uses
- Converts food into simpler molecules that can be used by the cells of the body, absorbs food, eliminates waste.
- Group of lymphocytes that are responsible for producing antibodies
- Supports the body. Protects internal organs. Allows movement, stores mineral resources, provides a site for blood cell formation.
- protein produced in response to a specific antigen.
- medications that help your body fight off certain viruses
- #5 on the diagram
- #4 on the diagram
- #2 on the diagram
- used to treat or prevent some types of bacterial infection
- fluid that drains from cells and tissues in your body and isn't reabsorbed into your capillaries
30 Clues: #6 on the diagram • #3 on the diagram • #7 on the diagram • #1 on the diagram • #5 on the diagram • #4 on the diagram • #2 on the diagram • #8 on the diagram • protein produced in response to a specific antigen. • Cells that remember specific antigens for future uses • medications that help your body fight off certain viruses • ...
EXAM II CROSSWORD 2020-03-30
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- masculinizing hormone
- an anterior pituitary hormone
- cholinergic skeletal muscle receptor
- hormone, increases blood Ca++
- involuntary writhing movements
- skin distribution of a spinal nerve
- parasympathetic ganglia
- an antagonist of insulin
- adrenal cortical hormone
- decreases urine volume
- emotion and conscious motor control
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- from the hypothalamus
- milk let-down
- a sympathetic response
- same side
- increases metabolic rate
- hyper-reflexive paralysis
- hypophysis
- adrenal medullary hormone
- adrenergic receptor
- a gonadotropin
- potentiates actions of ACH
- identification by touch
- crossing over
24 Clues: same side • hypophysis • milk let-down • crossing over • a gonadotropin • adrenergic receptor • from the hypothalamus • masculinizing hormone • a sympathetic response • decreases urine volume • identification by touch • parasympathetic ganglia • increases metabolic rate • an antagonist of insulin • adrenal cortical hormone • hyper-reflexive paralysis • adrenal medullary hormone • ...
LECTURE EXAM II CROSSWORD PUZZLE 2020-03-30
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- maintains corpus luteum
- emotion and conscious motor control
- hyper-reflexive paralysis
- identification by touch
- skin distribution of a spinal nerve
- potentiates actions of ACH
- increases metabolic rate
- adrenal cortical hormone
- decreases urine volume
- cholinergic skeletal muscle receptor
- principle estrogen
- adrenal cortical control
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- a sympathetic response
- from the hypothalamus
- an antagonist of insulin
- hormone, increases blood Ca++
- hypophysis
- milk let-down
- masculinizing hormone
- involuntary writhing movements
- a gonadotropin
- crossing over
- same side
- parasympathetic ganglia
- adrenergic receptor
25 Clues: same side • hypophysis • milk let-down • crossing over • a gonadotropin • principle estrogen • adrenergic receptor • from the hypothalamus • masculinizing hormone • a sympathetic response • decreases urine volume • maintains corpus luteum • identification by touch • parasympathetic ganglia • an antagonist of insulin • increases metabolic rate • adrenal cortical hormone • adrenal cortical control • ...
dog 2022-12-21
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- tri colored dog
- original canine
- where whiskers are found
- the end of the dog
- type of skeletal structure of dog
- skin disorder of dogs
- mans best friend
- ration-how it is graded
- the emotional and mental qualities of animal
- neutering a female
- hands and feet of dogs
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- castrate a male
- giving birth to puppies
- time the female carries puppies
- waste from animals
- 101-102.5 for a dog
- scientific name for dogs
- how dogs cool off
- humane way to kill dogs
- immature dog
20 Clues: immature dog • castrate a male • tri colored dog • original canine • mans best friend • how dogs cool off • the end of the dog • waste from animals • neutering a female • 101-102.5 for a dog • skin disorder of dogs • hands and feet of dogs • giving birth to puppies • humane way to kill dogs • ration-how it is graded • where whiskers are found • scientific name for dogs • ...
Inktober 2025 2025-09-03
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- whoops!
- empty
- elephant feature
- Chim Chimney
- fancy detail
- Got Milk?
- ____ Rod Piper
- without care or concern
- Bronson
- adversaries
- Disco _____
- Doe
- Unclear water
- the class of the Serenity
- Bob and ___
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- Who’s got the ____?
- cheese in a bag
- Circles of both poles
- Great mass
- Patrick
- An online parody news source
- ___ off!
- prize
- Learn your ____
- Quizzical
- Unhealthy Skinny
- ____ or no ____
- Don’t steal my ____
- do this responsibly
- Fields of Gold
- run down and ____
31 Clues: Doe • empty • prize • whoops! • Patrick • Bronson • ___ off! • Got Milk? • Quizzical • Great mass • adversaries • Disco _____ • Bob and ___ • Chim Chimney • fancy detail • Unclear water • ____ Rod Piper • Fields of Gold • cheese in a bag • Learn your ____ • ____ or no ____ • elephant feature • Unhealthy Skinny • run down and ____ • Who’s got the ____? • Don’t steal my ____ • do this responsibly • Circles of both poles • ...
Chapter 12 2021-02-26
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- _________ cells forms myelin sheath in PNS
- When excitatory post synaptic potentials accumulate and raise membrane potential closer to threshold then a small stimulus can trigger action potential. We say this neuron is __________
- Neuroglial cell that forms the blood brain barrier
- When inhibitory post synaptic potentials accumulate and push membrane potential away from threshold so that we need a larger stimulus to trigger an action potential, we say this neuron is __________
- Structural classification of neuron with one long axon and multiple dendrites, example= motor neurons that control skeletal muscle
- Site of communication between a neuron and another cell
- Change in membrane potential that once initiated affects an entire excitable membrane, does not diminish as it moves away from the source = _____ potential
- Temporary, localized change in resting potential, caused by a stimulus which decreases as we move away from the stimulus= ______ potential
- Type of synapse where the neurotransmitter is acetylcholine= _________ synapse
- Division of the peripheral nervous system that brings sensory information into the CNS
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- Propagation of an action potential in a myelinated axon = __________ propagation
- Division of the peripheral nervous system that carries motor commands to peripheral effectors
- Neuroglial cell that lines the ventricles and central canal and helps produce CSF= ____________ cell
- Movement of _______ into the axon terminal triggers exocytosis of acetylcholine into the synaptic cleft
- Forms myelin sheath in CNS
- Shift in membrane potential to a less negative potential. For example, an influx of sodium ions will produce this effect
- At the synapse, the presynaptic neuron and postsynaptic cell are separated by a synaptic __________.
17 Clues: Forms myelin sheath in CNS • _________ cells forms myelin sheath in PNS • Neuroglial cell that forms the blood brain barrier • Site of communication between a neuron and another cell • Type of synapse where the neurotransmitter is acetylcholine= _________ synapse • Propagation of an action potential in a myelinated axon = __________ propagation • ...
Fitness Crossword 2013-04-17
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- Voluntary muscles are also known as ________ muscles.
- You should vary your activity levels to include exercise of light, moderate and ________ effort.
- The marathon started in 1896 to commemorate the run of messenger ____________ from Marathon to Athens in 490 BC.
- Throughout a lifetime, the resting heart will pump enough blood to fill ________ oil tankers.
- You burn ____ calories in the 23 hours you don’t exercise than the one hour you do.
- Fitness has four components: cardiovascular fitness, muscle strength, flexibility and body ___________.
- It takes roughly ______ weeks to see measurable changes to the body when starting an exercise routine.
- There is not such thing as targeting fat loss since fat loss is ________.
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- It is beneficial to spread out physical activity over ____ days of the week.
- Activities like yoga and stretching are important in maintaining ___________.
- Fit people produce more _____ than sedentary people.
- Endurance activities such as walking and cycling are beneficial to the heart, lungs and ___________ system.
- Carrying groceries, doing yard work or weight training are examples of ________ activities.
- You always wear a ______ when riding a bicycle or using rollerblades.
- There are over ___________ muscles in the human body.
15 Clues: Fit people produce more _____ than sedentary people. • Voluntary muscles are also known as ________ muscles. • There are over ___________ muscles in the human body. • You always wear a ______ when riding a bicycle or using rollerblades. • There is not such thing as targeting fat loss since fat loss is ________. • ...
The Great Depression 2021-09-29
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- Aid for the needy; welfare
- The act of buying stocks at a great risk with the anticipation that the prices will rise
- A monthly plan made to pay off the cost of an item when buying it on credit
- A system for buying and selling stocks in corporation
- abbreviated term for poliomyelitis, an acute infectious disease affecting the skeletal muscles, often resulting in permenant disability and deformity
- A serial drama on television or radio using melodramatic situations
- A penniless wanderer
- Buying a stock by paying only a fraction of the stock price and borrowing the rest
- A long period of rising stock prices
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- Minor officer of the courts
- Projects such as highways, parks, and libraries built with public funds for public use
- To take possession of a property from a mortgagor because of defaults on payments
- Demand by a broker that investors payback loans made of stocks purchased on margin
- a monetary standard in which one ounce of gold equals a set number of dollars
- Persistent and heavy demands by a bank's depositors, creditors, or customers to withdraw money
15 Clues: A penniless wanderer • Aid for the needy; welfare • Minor officer of the courts • A long period of rising stock prices • A system for buying and selling stocks in corporation • A serial drama on television or radio using melodramatic situations • A monthly plan made to pay off the cost of an item when buying it on credit • ...
Muscular System 2026-01-08
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- Muscle responsible for producing specific movement
- Muscles that aid in producing movement
- Relaxed during movement
- 40-50% of body weight
- Gives the burning sensation
- In hollow muscles
- Under conscious control
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- Main part of the muscle
- Attachment to bone
- Waste from conterting chemical energy into mechanical
- Decresed strength
- Not under conscious control
- Low strength muscle contraction
- rubber band-like structure
- Heart
- Energy to contract muscles
16 Clues: Heart • Decresed strength • In hollow muscles • Attachment to bone • 40-50% of body weight • Main part of the muscle • Relaxed during movement • Under conscious control • rubber band-like structure • Energy to contract muscles • Not under conscious control • Gives the burning sensation • Low strength muscle contraction • Muscles that aid in producing movement • ...
Dallon crossword 2016-12-06
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- consumes to get energy
- uses oxygen
- no oxygen
- Autotroph chemical energy substance
- plants turn light into energy
- has only two phosphate molecules
- captures light energy
- A form of stored energy
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- make their own energy
- most common pigment in plants
- occurs in cytoplasm
- sac like membrane
- Powerhouse of the cell
- Cycle Energy gets stored in organic molecules
- Cycle cycle for cellular respiration
- Acid occurs in animal skeletal muscles
16 Clues: no oxygen • uses oxygen • sac like membrane • occurs in cytoplasm • make their own energy • captures light energy • consumes to get energy • Powerhouse of the cell • A form of stored energy • most common pigment in plants • plants turn light into energy • has only two phosphate molecules • Autotroph chemical energy substance • Cycle cycle for cellular respiration • ...
Bone scanning 101 2019-04-04
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- A compound having a structure similar to that of another compound.
- One of the most commonly used diphosphonates is methylene disphosphonate.
- Refers to a radiation emitting compound that is used for the diagnosis and treatment of disease.
- the process that causes diphosphonates to localise in the bones.
- An increase in this causes an increase in radiopharmaceutical localisation.
- A Nuclear Medicine bone scan allows imaging of the body’s skeletal _________________.
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- ______________-99m is chemically versatile allowing it to be used with a wide range of chemical compounds.
- The area of the Nuclear Medicine department that is used to prepare radiopharmaceuticals for administration.
- The system that performs excretion of a bone radiopharmaceutical.
- The most commonly used class of pharmaceuticals for bone scanning.
- The process of adding Tc-99m sodium pertechnetate to a cold kit.
- The phase of imaging commenced 2-3 hours following injection of a radiopharmaceutical localising in the bones.
- The ________ scan is the most performed Nuclear Medicine procedure worldwide.
13 Clues: The process of adding Tc-99m sodium pertechnetate to a cold kit. • the process that causes diphosphonates to localise in the bones. • The system that performs excretion of a bone radiopharmaceutical. • A compound having a structure similar to that of another compound. • The most commonly used class of pharmaceuticals for bone scanning. • ...
Bio crossword 2025-04-08
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- Which cranial nerve is responsible for the motor function for tongue movements like protrusion and manipulation of food
- Which psychological response system is activated in response to perceived threats or stressors, by preparing the body for action
- What term describes the type of nerve that involves the transmission of signals from the central nervous system to effectors from the central nervous system to muscles and glands
- Which branch of the nervous system is often referred to as the “little brain” of the gut, and is responsible for regulating digestive processes, modulating gut motility
- Which type of neural signaling pathway is responsible for conveying information from peripheral receptors to the central nervous system for processing and integration
- Which nerve is known as CN IV
- Which group of spinal nerves are responsible for transmitting motor and sensory signals to the muscles and skin of the neck, shoulders, and facilitating movements such as neck rotations and extension
- Which nerve is also known as CN III
- Which cranial nerve is known as CN X
- Which nerve plexus, located in the lower back plays a crucial role in regulating autonomic functions such as bowel and bladder control, as well as transmitting sensory information from the pelvic region
- The 12 pairs of spinal nerves which is responsible for transmitting sensory information from the chest and abdominal region as well sending motor signals to the intercoastal muscles
- Which branch of the peripheral nervous system is responsible for transmitting motor signals from the central nervous system to skeletal muscles, enabling voluntary movements and sensation
- Which spinal nerve bundle, named for its resemblance to a horse’s tail, originating from the lumbosacral region of the spine, is responsible for functions like locomotion, balance etc
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- Which cranial nerve mediates auditory perception and vestibular function, enabling sound detection and balance
- Dysfunction of which cranial nerve could lead to impaired ocular alignment, resulting in visual difficulties like optic neuritis
- Which cranial nerve from the pons carries somatic sensation from the face and helps your muscle of mastication
- Which physiological response system promotes relaxation, reducing stress, and conserves energy by slowing the heart rate? also called as rest and digest response
- Which cranial nerve, originating from the pons, is responsible for transmitting taste sensations from the anterior two-thirds of the tongue and also provides motor innervation to the muscles of facial expression
- Which is the only cranial nerve responsible for transmitting motor signals from neck and shoulder movements
- Which type of nerve that contains both sensory and motor fibers, allowing them to transmit and receive a wide range of signals
- Which cranial nerve originates from the pons which provides motor intervention to help with horizontal/ lateral gaze
- Which spinal nerve group is responsible for transmitting sensory information from the lower back, hip, and legs, as well as motor signals to the muscles of the lower extremities
- Which cranial nerve is crucial for the transmission of sensory information that enables the perception of scent particles to help you understand aromas
- Which small nerve, located at the base of the spine, plays a crucial role in transmitting signals to the muscles of the pelvic floor as well as balance, thereby contributing to overall posture stability
24 Clues: Which nerve is known as CN IV • Which nerve is also known as CN III • Which cranial nerve is known as CN X • Which is the only cranial nerve responsible for transmitting motor signals from neck and shoulder movements • Which cranial nerve mediates auditory perception and vestibular function, enabling sound detection and balance • ...
Healthy muscles 2021-02-16
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- muscles are responsible for almost all of the body’s movements
- can have stronger muscles and prevent injuries
- muscle can only be found in the heart.
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- and cardiac muscles move without you controlling them
- smooth and cardiac muscles
- make up about 40 percent of your body weight
- body has more than 650 skeletal muscles
7 Clues: smooth and cardiac muscles • muscle can only be found in the heart. • body has more than 650 skeletal muscles • make up about 40 percent of your body weight • can have stronger muscles and prevent injuries • and cardiac muscles move without you controlling them • muscles are responsible for almost all of the body’s movements
Skeletal 2025-03-29
6 Clues: Protects the brain. • Also known as the kneecap. • The longest bone in the body. • Protects the heart and lungs. • Another name for the collarbone. • Small bones that make up the spine.
New Jersey and the Brain 2012-10-21
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- hippocampus contributes to memory
- corpus callosum, passes information from left to right hemisphere
- reticular formation, modulates muscle reflexes, breathing, and pain perception
- primary sensory cortex, registers sense of touch
- GABA, neurotransmitters are linked with regulation of anxiety
- primary visual cortex, where visual processing begins
- Norepinephrine, contribute to levels of mood and arousal.
- dendrites, branch like structures that receive information
- medulla, controls unconscious vital functions
- wernicke's area, responsible for language comprehension
- thalamus, relay center in which sensory information is relayed to particular parts of cortex
- brainstem, controls vital life functions
- axons, long fiber that transmit signals away from soma to other neurons, muscles, or glands
- endorphis, contributes to pain relief and possibly some pleasurable emotions
- frontal lobe, largest lobe in the brain
- adrenal glands produce adrenaline
- somatic nervous system, made up of nerves that connect to voluntary skeletal muscles and sensory receptors
- inhibitory post-synaptic potential is a negative voltage shift
- neurons, cells that receive, integrate, and transmit information
- pituitary gland, "master gland"
- amygalda, involved with aggression and emotion
- right hemisphere of the brain.
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- broca's area, responsible for the production of speech
- cerebellum, coordinates fine muscle movement, and balance
- pineal gland, influences sexual development
- Glia cells, provide support of neurons
- terminal buttons, small knobs at the ends of axons that secrete neurotransmitters
- optic chiasm, nerve fibers from half of each retina cross over to the opposite side of the brain
- nervous system, complex communication network in which signals are constantly being transmitted
- limbic system, involved in the regulation of emotion, memory, and motivation
- exictatory post-synaptic potential, positive voltage shift
- left hemisphere of the brain
- soma, cell body
- cerebrum, responsible for sensing, thinking, learning
- hypothalamus, regulates basic biological needs
- pre-frontal cortex, contributes to variety of higher-order functions such as working memory, reasoning of relations of objects and events
- temporal lobe, contains the primary auditory cortex
- pons, involved in sleep and arousal
- primary auditory cortex, devoted to auditory processing
39 Clues: soma, cell body • left hemisphere of the brain • right hemisphere of the brain. • pituitary gland, "master gland" • hippocampus contributes to memory • adrenal glands produce adrenaline • pons, involved in sleep and arousal • Glia cells, provide support of neurons • frontal lobe, largest lobe in the brain • brainstem, controls vital life functions • ...
Biology 1120 Cell Biology 2021-01-27
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- fibres that stretch and recoil like a rubber band
- a type of gland that produces a thin, watery secretion
- a type of epithelial tissue found lining villi in the intestines
- cells in loose connective tissue that produce fibres
- a kind of muscle which moves bones
- A type of protein found in hair, skin cells, and nails
- a kind of muscle which pumps blood
- A type of epithelial tissue that is falsely layered, found in the respiratory system
- tissue that transmits signals via neurotransmitters from one cell to another
- a dense regular connective tissue that holds bones together
- a type of tissue contained chondroblasts
- cells that store triglycerides
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- meaning below the outer layer of skin
- tissue that is tightly packed and generally on an internal or external surface (eg skin)
- 2 words, a complex arrangement of lamellae, haversian canal and osteocytes which stores minerals
- a type of junction which anchors cells but leaves a gap between them
- a loose arrangement of collagenous and elastic fibres
- a description of cells that are layered
- a kind of muscle which contracts around the intestines in peristalsis
- a type of epithelial tissue that could be simple or stratified and is found in alveoli
- a type of cell found in the nervous system which transmits signals
- name given to fluid also known as ECF, tissue gel or ground substance
- a type of junction through which materials can flow from one cell to another
- fibres that form a framework for spleen and lymph nodes
- cells that wander through connective tissue and phagocytize foreign material
- a type of epithelial tissue that is responsible for absorption and secretion and often surrounds ducts, found in the liver and mammary glands
- a connective tissue which contains RBCs and WBCs and platelets
- tissue that is contractile
- tissue that has sparse cells within a fluid or solid matrix
- a dense regular connective tissue that holds muscles to bones
- cells which support the nervous system
31 Clues: tissue that is contractile • cells that store triglycerides • a kind of muscle which moves bones • a kind of muscle which pumps blood • meaning below the outer layer of skin • cells which support the nervous system • a description of cells that are layered • a type of tissue contained chondroblasts • fibres that stretch and recoil like a rubber band • ...
Muscular system 2018-03-28
9 Clues: contract muscle • function of muscle • controls the heart • connect bone to bone • connect muscle to bone • controlled intentionally • largest portion of muscle • controlled unintentionally • controls internal movement
Bones, Joints, and Muscles 2023-11-13
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- The involuntary muscle found in the heart. ……….. muscle.
- The tissue that connects muscles to bones.
- The muscle group in the upper arm which straightens the arm.
- A piece of hard tissue that makes up part of the skeleton in a vertebrate and provides stability to the body.
- The name given to a pair of muscles which act against one another
- The name given to muscles which can be controlled voluntarily and are used to move the body. …………… muscle.
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- The flexible tissue that connects one bone to another.
- When a muscle is shorter and active it is …………….. .
- When a muscle is longer and inactive it is …………. .
- The name given to the involuntary muscle found in the walls of internal organs such as the stomach. ………… muscle.
- The point where two bones meet allowing for motion.
- The muscle group in the upper arm which causes the arm to bend.
- The soft tissue found inside bones that produces red blood cells and cells used by the immune system.
13 Clues: The tissue that connects muscles to bones. • When a muscle is longer and inactive it is …………. . • When a muscle is shorter and active it is …………….. . • The point where two bones meet allowing for motion. • The flexible tissue that connects one bone to another. • The involuntary muscle found in the heart. ……….. muscle. • ...
Skeletal and Muscular Systems 2024-10-09
10 Clues: knee • femur • scapula • vertebrae • acts slower • muscle found in the heart • under control of the animals will • function when your provide movement • not under control of the animals will • function when protect vital body organs
Word Power Session 6 2020-10-22
10 Clues: nerve pain • mental unbalance • record of heartbeats • emotional disturbance • straightening of teeth • inflammation of the nerves • treatment of skeletal deformities • treatment of personality disorders • instrument for recording heartbeats • specialty dealing with elder medical problem
Body System 2022-04-05
11 Clues: Causes Movement • Skin,Hair,nails • Fights Pathogens • Absorbs Nutrients • Electrical signals • Testes=male Ovaries= female • Gas exchange of CO2 and Oxygen • Hormone regulation/ production • Structure and organ protection • Transports nutrients around body • Kidneys get rid of waste = sweat/urine
Body System 2022-04-05
11 Clues: Causes Movement • Skin,Hair,nails • Fights Pathogens • Absorbs Nutrients • Electrical signals • Testes=male Ovaries= female • Gas exchange of CO2 and Oxygen • Hormone regulation/ production • Structure and organ protection • Transports nutrients around body • Kidneys get rid of waste = sweat/urine
C2 2020-05-23
11 Clues: accumulate • to give up • to make full • sensibly careful • skeletal looking • to make promises • to avoid something • to spread through out • to lose something by error • challenging somebody by refusing to obey • to bring about something unpleasant to oneself
Hypoxia Tolerance in Mammals 2016-11-20
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- The nerves involved in branching of the cranial cervical ganglion are thought to be important in the survival of yaks at high altitudes for the ____________ of the central nervous system with effector organs.
- Chronic and acute hypoxia tolerant mammals have the same adaptations regarding what type of muscles?
- Newborn seal pups have a high aerobic capacity, which is not an adaptation towards diving but is due to their high_______diet.
- Seals are capable of cooling what organ?
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- Seals have a ________ heart rate when diving.
- Increases the regulation of genes that increase survival in hypoxic conditions.
- Which mammal faces chronic hypoxia?
- Seal have a larger______ in order to store a large volume of blood.
- Which mammal faces acute hypoxia?
9 Clues: Which mammal faces acute hypoxia? • Which mammal faces chronic hypoxia? • Seals are capable of cooling what organ? • Seals have a ________ heart rate when diving. • Seal have a larger______ in order to store a large volume of blood. • Increases the regulation of genes that increase survival in hypoxic conditions. • ...
Muscle Physiology 2023-04-13
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- According to Hennenman's size principle, __________ motor units are recruited first
- Cytoplasm of muscle cell that is under the sarcolemma
- skeletal muscle fivers are generally classified according to the primary dependence on different metabolic pathways for production of _____.
- Slow twitch muscle fibers are fatigue resistant, and good for __________ exercise.
- Type I muscle fivers, or ____ fibers, are slow oxidative fibers
- A T-tubule and two terminal cisternae
- ACH is decomposed by ____________.
- Muscular action performed at a constant angular velocity without controlled resistance
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- Increase in fiber number
- Golgi tendon organs respond to ________
- Muscle cells are _________ in appearance
- Primary protein in thin filament that forms the backbone
- The two shapes of actin are _________ and fibrous
- A myosin molecule is composed of 6 _____________ chains, 2 heavy and 4 light
- ________ contractions cause the most damage to muscles
- ______ muscle contains two binding sites for Ca++
- Nomenclature of muscle types is done through histochemical ___________
- Type IIb muscle fibers, or ______ fibers, are fast glycolytic fibers
- Excitation contraction coupling is the process by which myofibrils translate _______ impulses into muscle contraction.
- At rest, ________________ molecules lie on top of the actin active sites, inhibiting interaction between actin and myosin.
- The capacity of skeletal muscle for adaptive change due to training, nutrition, or endocrine milieu
- ATP-utilizing motor protein that generates movement by interaction with actin filaments.
22 Clues: Increase in fiber number • ACH is decomposed by ____________. • A T-tubule and two terminal cisternae • Golgi tendon organs respond to ________ • Muscle cells are _________ in appearance • The two shapes of actin are _________ and fibrous • ______ muscle contains two binding sites for Ca++ • Cytoplasm of muscle cell that is under the sarcolemma • ...
TISSUES (Crossword Puzzle) 2019-09-08
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- Type of connective tissue that is soft and pliable and underlies the skin
- Cells of connective tissue “live” in a cavity
- Columnar epithelia that appears to be in multiple layers
- Type of connective tissue that makes up tendons and ligaments
- Voluntary muscle tissue
- Structure that the lower surface of epithelial cells rest upon
- Flat epithelia that is in multiple layers
- Dark and light areas and can be seen in skeletal muscle
- Type of cartilage that is found in the larynx, ribs p, and ends of bones
- Tissue that receives and conducts electrochemical impulses
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- Type of connective tissue that is less hard and more flexible than bone
- Type of connective tissue that insulates the body from temperature changes and protects from mechanical damage
- Type of connective tissue that surrounds and protects the soft organs
- Nonliving substance found outside connective tissue cells and is made of structureless ground substance and fibers
- Type of cell found within columnar epithelia secretes mucus
- Tissue type that lines organs and is responsible for protecting, secretion, absorption, and filtration
- Type of epithelia that is found in the urinary bladder
- Involuntary muscle tissue found in the heart
- Type of tissue that is specialized to contract to produce movement
- Type of connective tissue that forms the framework of filter organs like the spleen and lymph nodes
20 Clues: Voluntary muscle tissue • Flat epithelia that is in multiple layers • Involuntary muscle tissue found in the heart • Cells of connective tissue “live” in a cavity • Type of epithelia that is found in the urinary bladder • Dark and light areas and can be seen in skeletal muscle • Columnar epithelia that appears to be in multiple layers • ...
Muscle Review 2015-03-31
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- combined lengthening of all sarcomeres in a muscle fibers (2 words, no spaces)
- Protein present on actin filament that blocks cross-bridge binding sites, therefore preventing muscle contraction
- Another name for a skeletal muscle (2 words, no spaces)
- to extend; movement that increases the angle
- muscle or muscle group that directly opposes action of prime mover
- Cytoplasm of skeletal muscle fiber
- tough, fibrous connective tissue bands
- Myofibrils made up of _____
- Basic contractile unit of muscle fiber
- separates the thoracic cavity from abdominal cavity, flattens when contracted allowing air to enter lungs
- Muscle or muscle group that directly produces a desired movement
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- Muscle cell membrane
- Muscle fibers cluster into ______
- To Bend; Movement that decreases angle
- Muscle that contracts at same time as the prime mover, assists in carrying out action
- To pull away from the body
- both inspiration and expiration; increase and decrease thoracic cavity to draw air into and push air out of lungs
- Chemical nuerotransmitter found in the synaptic vesicles
- drawing air into the lungs
- pushing air out of the lungs
- Protein present on actin filament that acts as a receptor for calcium
- prefix for muscle
- Muscle that contracts to stabilize joints and/or the origin
- muscle fiber is made up of ______
- To pull towards the body
- Produced by the mitochondria, energy is supplied by it (Abbreviation)
26 Clues: prefix for muscle • Muscle cell membrane • To pull towards the body • To pull away from the body • drawing air into the lungs • Myofibrils made up of _____ • pushing air out of the lungs • Muscle fibers cluster into ______ • muscle fiber is made up of ______ • Cytoplasm of skeletal muscle fiber • To Bend; Movement that decreases angle • tough, fibrous connective tissue bands • ...
Muscular System 2024-05-21
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- Ion that uncovers the cross-bridge binding site
- Which type of muscle is voluntary?
- Which type of muscle is unstriated?
- Calcium binds to in order to reveal actin binding sites
- Type of motor unit recruited when lifting heavy things
- What type of muscle fiber uses energy from glycolysis
- Degrades acetylcholine
- An alpha motor neuron and all the muscle fibers it innervates
- Part of the sarcomere that contains only thin filament
- Also known as thin filament
- Parts of the sarcomere that consists of both myosin and actin
- Muscle fibers are composed of
- What is stored in vesicles that get released into to neural muscular junction?
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- Where is calcium stored and actively transported?
- Type of motor unit recruited for precise movement
- Contractile protein in skeletal muscle that binds to ATP
- One of the energy sources available to muscle
- Blocks the actin binding site for myosin head
- What type of phosphorylation does slow oxidative get it's energy from?
- The smallest unit of the muscle
- Part of the sarcomere that contains only thick filament
- What type of muscle fiber produces a lot of ATP but also gets fatigue faster
- Causes the sarcomere to shorten and contract as ADP and Pi gets released
- Where does smooth muscle get its calcium from?
- Receptor located in the membrane of the SR and releases calcium
25 Clues: Degrades acetylcholine • Also known as thin filament • Muscle fibers are composed of • The smallest unit of the muscle • Which type of muscle is voluntary? • Which type of muscle is unstriated? • One of the energy sources available to muscle • Blocks the actin binding site for myosin head • Where does smooth muscle get its calcium from? • ...
Unity Health Education Brianna Blakley 2022-05-11
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- a group of organs that produce, maintain, and transport sperm
- health condition of the heart+blood vessels
- a person that is looked to by others to be imitated
- a chronic bacterial disease that includes small painful sores
- group of cells that function together as a unit
- green,brown,or grey mixture of dried,shredded leaves
- bending/cracking of bone
- wrench/twist the ligaments of a joint
- practice of avoiding all sexual activity
- depressant that gives a certain "buzz"
- bone shatters into a bunch of pieces
- when a user's body or mind becomes adjusted to a drug and they need it to function in everyday life
- groups of organs and tissues that work together to perform important jobs for the body
- bones no longer touching
- process by which the body takes in and uses food
- building block of life
- protects those who decide to help someone in a situation where they die
- painful stiffness in the joints
- any form of movement that requires energy
- injury to the body and tissues caused by extreme cold
- dangerous highly toxic addictive chemical found in vapes/tobacco
- diseases caused by direct or indirect spread of pathogens from a person or thing to another
- a long-term of condition of repetitive seizures
- microorganisms that invade tissues
- organ that filters blood
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- common type of irreversible dementia
- the fact of being affected/contaminated with poison
- the power of enduring or resisting the action of drug or substance
- main reason why teenagers drink
- drugs that cause one to see visions and sensory illusions
- a virus that attacks the body's immune system
- drugs that alter the activity of the brain cells and alter perceptions,thoughts,and moods
- the combination of mental,physical,and social well being
- common type of pathogen
- a variety of drugs that slow down the CNS
- type of burn that goes through all three layers of skin
- the passing of disease through sexual contact
- tissue damage caused by acid/chemicals
- group of tissues that perform a certain body task
- events causing blood pressure to plummet
- bone break where bone breaks skin with no alignment
- fracture of bone only where alignment stays normal
- an organ system consisting of skeletal, smooth, and cardiac muscle
- type of bleeding that has flowing blood
- difficulty breathing, tightness in chest
- group of about 20 flat skeletal muscles lying underneath the skin of the face and scalp
- when the body does not get the drug
- cancer causing agent
- a stretching or tearing of a muscle of a tissue connecting muscle to bone
- a variety of drugs that speed up the CNS
- tramatic brain injury
- occurs when the body cannot control its temperautre
52 Clues: cancer causing agent • tramatic brain injury • building block of life • common type of pathogen • bending/cracking of bone • bones no longer touching • organ that filters blood • main reason why teenagers drink • painful stiffness in the joints • microorganisms that invade tissues • when the body does not get the drug • common type of irreversible dementia • ...
A+P chest+back muscle 2021-12-12
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- Muscle found by armpits
- Muscle found by spine
- Muscle on top of pectoralis
- Muscle below levator scapulae
- Muscle beneath pectoralis
- Striated type of muscle
- type of muscle found in heart
- Muscle near the abs
- Muscle by rectus
- digestive type of muscle
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- muscle below teres minor
- Found between neck and shoulder
- muscle below infraspinatus
- Found in front of throat
- Muscle outside of abdominal
- Muscle behind shoulder
- Muscle found in lower back
- Muscle found next to Transverse
- Muscle on the shoulder
- Muscle below supraspinatus
20 Clues: Muscle by rectus • Muscle near the abs • Muscle found by spine • Muscle behind shoulder • Muscle on the shoulder • Muscle found by armpits • Striated type of muscle • muscle below teres minor • Found in front of throat • digestive type of muscle • Muscle beneath pectoralis • muscle below infraspinatus • Muscle found in lower back • Muscle below supraspinatus • Muscle on top of pectoralis • ...
Monday 2 2020-05-24
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- town
- supply, delivery, providing
- restricted
- bravery or fearlessness
- misleading or lying
- joyful or ecstatic
- tight
- fraud, cheating or scam
- shaking or nervous
- impressive, splendid
- skinny or skeletal
- loose
- ordinary, common
- a lack or shortage
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- the highest point of a hill or mountain
- bright
- never ending, continuous
- accuracy, strictness
- hate
- hinder, obstruct, disrupt
- protect from harm
- hard, challenging
- out of date
- thinking, reflection or dreaming
- frightening, dreadful
- Imagine
- fat
- money, supplies or opportunity
- weak
29 Clues: fat • town • hate • weak • tight • loose • bright • Imagine • restricted • out of date • ordinary, common • protect from harm • hard, challenging • joyful or ecstatic • shaking or nervous • skinny or skeletal • a lack or shortage • misleading or lying • accuracy, strictness • impressive, splendid • frightening, dreadful • bravery or fearlessness • fraud, cheating or scam • never ending, continuous • ...
Muscles of the Body 2022-03-30
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- Muscle found in the heart
- Exercises that prevent stiffness
- Back of arm muscles
- Front of thigh muscles
- Heart's protective "bag"
- Movements that require no assistance to perform
- Muscle found in the digestive tract
- Muscles under conscious control
- Chest muscles
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- Front of arm muscles
- Upper heart chambers
- Stomach muscles
- Breaking a tendon
- Shoulder muscles
- Lower heart chambers
- Buttock muscles
- Upper back muscles
- Exercises that strengthen muscle tissues
- Back of thigh muscles
- Movements that require assistance to perform
20 Clues: Chest muscles • Stomach muscles • Buttock muscles • Shoulder muscles • Breaking a tendon • Upper back muscles • Back of arm muscles • Front of arm muscles • Upper heart chambers • Lower heart chambers • Back of thigh muscles • Front of thigh muscles • Heart's protective "bag" • Muscle found in the heart • Muscles under conscious control • Exercises that prevent stiffness • ...
Muscular System 2023-02-02
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- sub
- trapizium
- laterals
- supra
- short
- muscles whats the name of the muscles in the heart
- large
- triangle
- prime
- end of muscle
- muscles help
- longus
- tissue
- attachs to the end of something
- rhumboid
- what muscle is the prime mover
- vagus
- round
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- most common
- one function
- minimus
- medias
- brachii
- pects
- what is the synergist
- glutes
- wide
- infra
- no strains
- what is one function of the muscles
- betweeen
31 Clues: sub • wide • supra • short • pects • large • prime • infra • vagus • round • medias • glutes • longus • tissue • minimus • brachii • laterals • triangle • betweeen • rhumboid • trapizium • no strains • most common • one function • muscles help • end of muscle • what is the synergist • what muscle is the prime mover • attachs to the end of something • what is one function of the muscles • ...
LECTURE EXAM II CROSSWORD PUZZLE 2020-03-30
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- same side
- adrenal medullary hormone
- milk let-down
- hormone, increases blood Ca++
- adrenergic receptor
- increases metabolic rate
- involuntary writhing movements
- masculinizing hormone
- crossing over
- parasympathetic ganglia
- a gonadotropin
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- a sympathetic response
- potentiates actions of ACH
- adrenal cortical hormone
- skin distribution of a spinal nerve
- hypophysis
- from the hypothalamus
- hyper-reflexive paralysis
- cholinergic skeletal muscle receptor
- an antagonist of insulin
- an anterior pituitary hormone
- decreases urine volume
- identification by touch
- emotion and conscious motor control
- maintains corpus luteum
25 Clues: same side • hypophysis • milk let-down • crossing over • a gonadotropin • adrenergic receptor • from the hypothalamus • masculinizing hormone • a sympathetic response • decreases urine volume • identification by touch • parasympathetic ganglia • maintains corpus luteum • adrenal cortical hormone • an antagonist of insulin • increases metabolic rate • hyper-reflexive paralysis • ...
zak's crossword 2022-11-14
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- serious and depressing
- a promise to be married
- gas and smoke
- to walk very wobbly
- perfect
- very dangerous
- very good and tasty
- moving a lot very quickly
- joining two metal things together
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- very expensive
- painful movement
- to lie about yourself
- to take lots for yourself
- clear and see through
- to be much taller than someone else
- to laugh evily
- moving very slow
- forever
- you can see peoples bones, skeletal like
- very long and thin
- to lite some thing on fire
21 Clues: perfect • forever • gas and smoke • very expensive • to laugh evily • very dangerous • painful movement • moving very slow • very long and thin • to walk very wobbly • very good and tasty • to lie about yourself • clear and see through • serious and depressing • a promise to be married • to take lots for yourself • moving a lot very quickly • to lite some thing on fire • ...
take home task chapter 2 (neuroscience) and chapter 4 (perception) 2014-07-14
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- this part of the hindbrain controls automatic bodily functions such as breathing
- low levels of this neurotransmitter can affect your mood and make you depressed
- this neurotransmitter is known as the happy hormone, but too much of this neurotransmitter, you may suffer from schizophrenia.
- ________ means "whole" or "pattern" in German
- Process of receiving, converting & transmitting information raw sensory information from the external and internal environments to the brain
- Normally, our perceptions agree with our sensations, but sometimes, they do not. This results in _________.
- the parietal lobe consists of the somatosensory cortex and ______ cortex.
- between neurons, communication occurs through transmission of neural information which is called ________.
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- when you are in a calm and relaxed state, your _______ nervous system is working.
- if you "tak paham bahasa" or if you have difficulty in understanding language, the ________ 's area in your temporal lobe could be the problem
- the ______ nervous system connects sensory receptors and control skeletal muscles
- if the _______ formation is taken out from your brain, you will be in a permanent coma
- the corpus callosum ______ the two hemispheres in our brain. but if the individual have severe epilespy, the doctors may take it out to help control the epilepsy.
- this neurotransmitter produces a similar effect to morphine.
- habituation is the brain's tendency to ignore the environmental factors that remain __________.
- Sensory data is organized in the terms of _______, constancy, depth & color
- Babies have this ability. _______ perception allow us to accurately estimate the distance of perceived objects & thereby perceive the world in three dimensions
17 Clues: ________ means "whole" or "pattern" in German • this neurotransmitter produces a similar effect to morphine. • the parietal lobe consists of the somatosensory cortex and ______ cortex. • Sensory data is organized in the terms of _______, constancy, depth & color • low levels of this neurotransmitter can affect your mood and make you depressed • ...
skeletal and muscular systems 2020-04-28
4 Clues: Smooth, Skeletal 3 Types of Muscles • of Blood cells What is the function of bone marrow? • movement in the body ,Maintain posture Major functions of the system • minerals (calcium, phosphorus)and chemical energy (fatty acids). What do bones store?
Unity Health Education Molly Baxley 2022-05-11
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- help given to sick/injured person until professional help arrives
- substance that causes heart disease
- what type of blood oozes dark red blood
- building block of life
- health condition of the heart + blood vessels including clots + disease
- organ system consisting of skeletal, smooth, cardiac muscle. It permits movement of the body, maintains posture, and circulates blood throughout the body
- pumps blood throughout your body
- a stretching or tearing of a muscle or a tissue connecting muscle to bone
- dangerous, toxic, addictive chemical in vapes
- slow down the central nervous system
- main source of calories for the body
- acronym for ways to notice early signs of cancer
- support structure for the body
- Recommended Daily Allowance
- builds muscle, bones, and organs
- complex network of cells, tissues, organs, and the substances that helps the body fight diseases
- what type of blood is dark red, slow and flowing
- injury to the body tissues caused by extreme cold
- most important mineral for teens
- 60-65% of your body is made up of ________
- The combination of mental, physical, and social
- a complex network of glands and organs that uses horomones to control the body's metabolism, energy level, reproduction, growth and development, and response to injury, stress, and mood
- network of nerve cells and fibers which transmits between parts of the body
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- a person that is looked at to be imitated
- the sensory system for the sense of hearing
- substance that severely damages your liver
- causes one to see visions and illusions
- alters the activity of the brain cells
- the sensory system for the sense of sight
- occurs when the body can't control its temperature
- moves fresh oxygen into your body while removing waste gases
- most concentrated energy source
- the fact of being affected or contaminated with poison
- trying to make your community a better place
- group of tissues that preform a certain body task
- group of cells that function together as a unit
- process when the body takes in and uses food
- delivers oxygen, nutrients, hormones and other important substances to cells and organs in the body.
- purposely taking substance for not intended use
- when a user's body becomes adjusted to a drug
- disease causing agents (bad germs)
- events causing blood pressure to plummet
- what type of blood is bright red, shooting out
- cracking/breaking of a bone
- group of organs and tissues that work together to create the human body
- wrench or twist the ligaments violently so as to cause pain
- there are how many levels of the immune system?
- speeds up the central nervous system
- mixture of dried shredded leaves of camibis
- acronym for setting good goals
- your white blood cells protect your body against what?
51 Clues: building block of life • cracking/breaking of a bone • Recommended Daily Allowance • support structure for the body • acronym for setting good goals • most concentrated energy source • pumps blood throughout your body • builds muscle, bones, and organs • most important mineral for teens • disease causing agents (bad germs) • substance that causes heart disease • ...
CROSS WORD PUZZLE 2020-04-28
Across
- Take a sheet of paper and draw the horizontal axis (x-axis) and the vertical axis (y-axis). These two axes divide the paper into 4 parts. Each part is called a ______
- is a change from one thing to the next, either in action or state of being
- A shape, formed by two lines or rays diverging from a common point
- A building or other object constructed from several parts.
- It is a part of the digestive system and connects your mouth to your stomach.
- It is a measure of how hot or cold something is
- Capable of being physically or emotionally wounded.
- commonly known as the windpipe, is a tube about 4 inches long and less than an inch in diameter in most people.
- A food, drink, or medicine that aids or promotes the digestion of food.
- Two bean-shaped organs in the renal system. They help the body pass waste as urine.
- It also means the ability or power to do, experience, or understand something.
- A unit of length, the common measure of distances equal to 1000 meters
Down
- The portion of the central nervous system that is located within the skull.
- The framework of the body, consisting of bones and other connective tissues, which protects and supports the body tissues and internal organs.
- It is usually developed with age, serves as a useful and fundamental tool for communication and acquiring knowledge.
- When you breathe, you are taking in oxygen with each inhale and releasing carbon dioxide with each exhale
- A wheel with a grooved rim around which a cord passes, which acts to change the direction of a force applied to the cord and is used to raise heavy weights.
- A type of literature, or artistic writing, that attempts to stir a reader's imagination or emotions.
- A humorous poem consisting of five lines
- A measuring device used to gauge the level, position, speed, etc. of something, especially a motor vehicle or aircraft.
- Plane A sloping ramp up which heavy loads can be raised by ropes or chains.
- not consistent or having a fixed pattern; liable to change.
22 Clues: A humorous poem consisting of five lines • It is a measure of how hot or cold something is • Capable of being physically or emotionally wounded. • A building or other object constructed from several parts. • not consistent or having a fixed pattern; liable to change. • A shape, formed by two lines or rays diverging from a common point • ...
Anatomy Unit 1 Crossword 2025-01-26
Across
- Junction between two nerve cells (1E)
- Directional term meaning away from the body's midline (1B)
- System that allows movement and maintains posture (1A)
- Supinates forearm at elbow (1I)
- A bone in which the length equals the width (1B)
- Connects muscles to bones (1A)
- Refers to connections between components of the skeletal system (1F)
- Part of scapula that divides the surface into the infraspinous and supraspinous fossa (1E)
- 2 holes located on your mandible bone (1D)
- One vertical plane passing through the body, dividing it into equal right and left parts (1A)
- Cartilage cell that maintains the cartilage matrix (1B)
- Bending joint making the angle become acute (1F)
- Working in opposing pairs (1G)
- Organ system that transports nutrients and oxygen to cells, and removes waste molecules that are excreted from the body (1A)
- Type of rib that connects to the sternum via its own costal cartilage (1D)
- Make up our wrist (1E)
- Makes up 20% of our skins thickness (1B)
Down
- Spongy bone tissue located at the junction of the diaphysis and the epiphyseal disc (1C)
- A type of biology concerned with morphology, structure and form of the body (1A)
- Tissue that connects bone to bone (1F)
- Inflammation of the bursa (1F)
- Derived from epidermis and goes down to dermis and subcutaneous tissue (1B)
- Part of the skeleton that comprises the appendages (1C)
- The process of blood cell formation in the bone marrow (1C)
- Dense bone tissue that forms the outer layer of bone (1D)
- Inflammation of the joints (1F)
- Attaches muscle to bone (1G)
- Membrane lining the abdominal cavity (1I)
- Has a total of 5 vertebrae (1D)
- Has a deltoid tuberosity (1E)
- Outer layer of an organ or structure (1C)
- Closest to your upper end nearer to your head (1A)
- Mature bone cell embedded in the bone matrix (1G)
- Small connective tissue sac that is lined with synovial membrane and synovial fluids (1F)
- Layer deep to the epidermis and is composed of dense, irregular connective tissue
- Directional term meaning closer to the center of the body (1B)
36 Clues: Make up our wrist (1E) • Attaches muscle to bone (1G) • Has a deltoid tuberosity (1E) • Inflammation of the bursa (1F) • Connects muscles to bones (1A) • Working in opposing pairs (1G) • Supinates forearm at elbow (1I) • Inflammation of the joints (1F) • Has a total of 5 vertebrae (1D) • Junction between two nerve cells (1E) • Tissue that connects bone to bone (1F) • ...
Muscle Crossword 2015-10-28
Across
- Tissue that surrounds muscle fibers
- A bundle of muscle fibers are found in this
- thread found in a muscle fiber
- head The key to a muscle contraction,extending from the Myosin filaments is:
- What is the basic unit of striated muscle tissue?
- The thin layer that surrounds each and every muscle fiber
- the most important functions as the mobility and contraction of cells
- Filament Actin
- Muscle Muscle that is connected to the bone
- What is one of the contractile elements in Skeletal,Cardiac and smooth muscle fibers?
- Globular actin
- Disc Sarcomere is found between these two bodies or lines?
Down
- What is the membrane that surrounds a striated muscle fiber?
- Fiber Composed of Myofibrils
- Reticulum Also called SR
- Appears Dark in microscopic Light and appears light in polarized light(found in sarcomere)
- What connects the muscle to the bone
- Muscle Muscle that surrounds the heart.
- Contractile filament of a muscle cell
- Muscle This muscle is found in involuntary muscle groups?
- What is the elastic tissue that surrounds the Muscle?
- Cytoplasm of muscle cells
- Binding Site Site where calcium is found
- a thin line in the center of the A-Band
- Occurs with tropomyosin in the thin filaments of muscle tissue
- The zone of the muscle were the contraction of a muscle happens
26 Clues: Filament Actin • Globular actin • Cytoplasm of muscle cells • Reticulum Also called SR • thread found in a muscle fiber • Fiber Composed of Myofibrils • Tissue that surrounds muscle fibers • What connects the muscle to the bone • Contractile filament of a muscle cell • a thin line in the center of the A-Band • A bundle of muscle fibers are found in this • ...
Muscular System 2024-02-22
Across
- This movement is a combination of flexion, extension, abduction, and adduction.
- A filamentous network of proteins that form a structure for the attachment of myosin filaments.
- This movement is to bend.
- This type of myofilament is thick and is arranged in an overlapping pattern that produces striations.
- This cellular organelle is found in muscle fibers.
- This type of rotation is away from the midline of the body.
- This type of rotation is towards the midline of the body.
- This is part D on the diagram.
- Skeletal muscles are connected to bones by this tough connective tissue.
- This is part A on the diagram.
Down
- This is part B on the diagram.
- This is part C on the diagram.
- This type of myofilament is thin and is arranged in an overlapping pattern that produces striations.
- Skeletal muscle cells are filled with these tightly packed filament bundles.
- As part of the myosin heads, they can bind to active sites on the actin molecules to form this.
- This movement is to stretch out.
- This movement is toward the midline of the body.
- When a neuron is stimulated, this neurotransmitter is released that results in an impulse (action potential) in the cell membrane of the muscle fiber.
- This movement is away from the midline of the body.
- In muscle fibers, two Z lines and myofilaments between them make up this unit.
20 Clues: This movement is to bend. • This is part B on the diagram. • This is part C on the diagram. • This is part D on the diagram. • This is part A on the diagram. • This movement is to stretch out. • This movement is toward the midline of the body. • This cellular organelle is found in muscle fibers. • This movement is away from the midline of the body. • ...
Magical Beasts 2023-08-26
Across
- To be found in the school kitchens
- Dwells in the Chamber of Secrets
- Harry stole one of their eggs
- Ron's garden was infested with them
- Eight legged giants
- Club wielding semi-giants
- Guards of Azkaban
- Merfolk sometimes have them for pets
Down
- Has sliver blood
- Skeletal horse
- Affected by the full moon
- Half horse half eagle
- Asker of riddles
- One legged lantern bearer
- Associated with bringing gold
- Good astrologers
- Hunter of shiny things
- Saved Harry from the Basilisk
18 Clues: Skeletal horse • Has sliver blood • Asker of riddles • Good astrologers • Guards of Azkaban • Eight legged giants • Half horse half eagle • Hunter of shiny things • Affected by the full moon • One legged lantern bearer • Club wielding semi-giants • Associated with bringing gold • Harry stole one of their eggs • Saved Harry from the Basilisk • Dwells in the Chamber of Secrets • ...
major organ systems of the body 2023-09-08
11 Clues: spinal cord • skin and hair • bones and joints • white blood cells • gametes and offspring • cardiac muscular tissue • removes waste from blood • lungs mouth and breathing • regulates the body temperature • maintains water and chemical balances • Transports nutrients and waste and gasses
Chapter 13 - Neural communication 2022-12-09
Across
- The neurone after the synapse which contains specific receptor proteins on its membrane, complementary to the neurotransmitter.
- The drop in membrane potential below the resting potential after repolarization due to open potassium ion channels.
- The potential difference across the cell membrane of a neurone at rest which is typically between -60 and -70 millivolts (mV). (7,9)
- The region of the brain that serves as the control centre for the autonomic nervous system. It is responsible for production of hormones, the regulation of the water potential of body fluids and the control of behavioural patterns.
- The physiological reaction of the body in response to a potentially dangerous situation. (5,2,6)
- Unmyelinated sections of nerve cells which allow for the propagation of an action potential due to their many ion channels. (5,2,7)
- The largest region of the brain, consisting of two hemispheres, that receives sensory information from receptors and sends information via the motor neurones to effectors.
- Chemicals that are used for communication between neurones and their target cells.
- A small, hormone-producing gland located at the base of the brain. It is divided into two regions, the anterior pituitary and the posterior pituitary. (9,5)
- A type of neurotransmitter that is used for communication between neurones.
- An excitatory synapse formed between a motor neurone and a muscle fibre that uses the neurotransmitter, acetylcholine. (13,7)
- The region of the brain that controls muscle coordination and non-voluntary movement (e.g. balance, posture).
- The combination of many impulses that can cumulatively stimulate the generation of an action potential in a postsynaptic neurone.
- Pairs of nerves that originate from the CNS and carry nerve impulses into and out of the CNS. It is divided into the sensory nervous system and motor nervous system.
Down
- The setting up of localised circuits between nodes of Ranvier which allows for the rapid propagation of an action potential. (9,10)
- The neurone before the synapse which releases neurotransmitters from synaptic vesicles into the synaptic cleft.
- The principle that describes how any generator potential which reaches or exceeds the threshold potential will produce an action potential of equal magnitude. (3-2-7)
- Specialised structure that detects a specific type of stimulus. Reflex: A rapid, automatic response to a sensory stimulus by the body.
- A branch of the autonomic nervous system that is active under normal, resting conditions. It inhibits effectors, slowing down activity.
- An organ, tissue, or cell that produces a response to a stimulus.
- A branch of the nervous system that carries impulses to the skeletal muscles. It controls voluntary activities.
- A branch of the nervous system that carries nerve impulses to muscles and glands. It controls involuntary activities and has two divisions: the sympathetic nervous system and the parasympathetic nervous system.
- An extension from a nerve cell that carries impulses towards the cell body.
- A neurone that carries nerve impulses from the receptors to the CNS.
- An extension from a nerve cell that carries impulses away from the cell body.
- The brain and spinal cord.
- A neurone located in the spinal cord that links the sensory neurone to the motor neurone.
- A neurone that carries nerve impulses from the CNS to the effectors.
- A type of sensory receptor which detects changes in pressure on the skin. (8,9)
- The rapid influx of sodium ions into the cell which cause it to lose its negative charge and the membrane potential to increase.
- Cells that form the myelin sheath around nerve cells in the peripheral nervous system. (7,5)
- A branch of the autonomic nervous system that is active under stressful conditions. It stimulates effectors, speeding up activity. Synapse: The junction between two nerve cells or a nerve cell and an effector.
32 Clues: The brain and spinal cord. • An organ, tissue, or cell that produces a response to a stimulus. • A neurone that carries nerve impulses from the receptors to the CNS. • A neurone that carries nerve impulses from the CNS to the effectors. • An extension from a nerve cell that carries impulses towards the cell body. • ...
Skeletal 2023-11-13
Across
- the process of creating bone, that is transforming cartilage into bone
- the areas where two or more bones meet
- the activity of cells throughout the body to maintain the physiological state within a narrow range that is compatible with life
Down
- involves the replacement of sheet-like connective tissue membranes with bony tissue
- a system of causally interacting parts and processes that produce one or more effects
- involves the replacement of hyaline cartilage with bony tissue
6 Clues: the areas where two or more bones meet • involves the replacement of hyaline cartilage with bony tissue • the process of creating bone, that is transforming cartilage into bone • involves the replacement of sheet-like connective tissue membranes with bony tissue • a system of causally interacting parts and processes that produce one or more effects • ...
