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