Neuromusculoskeletal System

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Across
  1. 3. The brain is approximately 75 percent _____ and is the fattest organ in the body.
  2. 10. The chemical neurotransmitter through which the neuron communicates to the muscle fiber.
  3. 12. An event in the external or internal environment that registers as activity in a sensory neuron.
  4. 16. Finger and toe bones.
  5. 17. Condition of slow movement.
  6. 18. Narrow junction across which a chemical signal passes from neuron to the next.
  7. 22. Type of muscle responsible for involuntary muscle movement.
  8. 24. Abnormal, lateral curvature, accompanied by twisting of the vertebral column.
  9. 30. A type of stroke characterized by bleeding into the brain because of a damaged blood vessel.
  10. 31. A medical specialty concerned with the study of the structures, functions, and diseases of the nervous system
  11. 33. A growth or lump that may be malignant or benign.
  12. 34. A muscle that works in opposition to the agonist during movement.
  13. 35. The sense of smell.
Down
  1. 1. The _____ is the hardest working muscle in the body.
  2. 2. The longest and strongest bone of the body.
  3. 4. Inflammation of the tissues of the brain.
  4. 5. The _____ supports the face and protects the brain.
  5. 6. Joints that allow no movement.
  6. 7. Incision into a nerve root.
  7. 8. The cerebellum is covered in _____.
  8. 9. The bundle of nerve fibers making up the spinal cord is no thicker than the human _____.
  9. 11. Bundle of fibers that receives and sends messages between the body and brain.
  10. 13. Inflammation of the tendon.
  11. 14. The loss of language functioning.
  12. 15. A partial paralysis wherein there is a moderate degree of muscular weakness.
  13. 19. A nerve cell.
  14. 20. The _____ skeleton includes all bones of the upper and lower limbs.
  15. 21. Bone loss that causes bones to become weak and thin over time.
  16. 23. Number of sets of ribs.
  17. 25. Type of muscle responsible for voluntary muscle movement.
  18. 26. Diagnostic tests used to confirm or rule out broken bones.
  19. 27. A fibrous chord that connects muscle to bone.
  20. 28. Skeletal muscles contribute to the maintenance of homeostasis in the body by generating _____.
  21. 29. The main connection between the cerebellum and the brain stem.
  22. 32. Pertaining to the bones.