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- 6. __ coats the alveoli, preventing water from collecting and causing them to collapse.
- 8. Photoreceptor that detects light/dark.
- 12. The __ nervous system is part of the PNS, it regulates involuntary responses like BP, heart rate, and breathing.
- 13. The bumps on the tongue, house the taste buds.
- 14. High pressure in the eye, damages the retina.
- 15. Without the __ neurotransmitter, muscle contractions would not occur.
- 17. An __ carries high pressure blood away from the heart.
- 19. The smallest blood vessels in the body.
- 20. The loss of your sense of smell.
- 21. A __ is found between an axon and a dendrite.
- 23. __ occurs when a several stimuli use the same neural pathway.
- 24. An __ is a diagram that represents the electrical activity of the heart. (3 words)
- 25. The connective tissue covering muscles.
- 26. The neuromuscular __ is where neurons meet a muscle cell.
- 27. The porous bone found in teeth.
- 29. A torn or over stretched muscle.
- 31. The bending of light by the lens.
- 33. __ are small bundles of skeletal muscle.
- 34. A __ produces antibodies once antigens are identified. (2 words)
- 36. The __ nervous system is part of the PNS, it regulates voluntary body functions.
- 37. __ causes blood vessels to increase in size, releasing heat and lowering pressure.
- 39. When you exhale as hard as possible, the remaining air left in your lungs is called the __ volume.
- 41. An __ neurotransmitter decreases neural impulses.
- 44. The thick protein fiber in muscle cells.
- 46. Photoreceptor that detects color.
- 50. A term for the overlapping stripes created by proteins in muscle cells.
- 52. The smaller part of the bronchial tree after the bronchi.
- 53. __ volume refers to the amount of air that comes in/out during a normal breath.
- 54. The __ stores extra bacteria for the digestive process in the large intestine.
- 56. As fascia extends beyond the muscle and attaches to bone, it forms a __.
- 57. __ is a genetic disorder that largely impacts the respiratory and digestive systems. (2 words)
- 58. __ is responsible for your fight or flight response.
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- 1. __ receptors are what your body uses to smell.
- 2. The smallest section of the bronchial tree, for external respiration of gases.
- 3. An __ neurotransmitter increases neural impulses.
- 4. __ muscle is branched, striated, and found in the heart.
- 5. A collection of lymph nodes on each sides of the throat.
- 7. __ causes blood vessels to decrease in diameter, increasing pressure.
- 9. A __ allows an impulse to travel between neurons.
- 10. The __ vibrate as air moves through them, generating sound. (2 words)
- 11. A wide, flat tendon attached to other muscles.
- 16. Automatic responses to stimuli.
- 18. The muscle cell membrane.
- 21. __ muscle is spindle shaped, involuntary, and is found in the organs.
- 22. __ corpuscles detect deep pressure.
- 28. The __ nervous system regulates your normal involuntary responses when at rest.
- 30. __ muscle has striations, many nuclei, and helps move the whole body.
- 32. The __ generates electricity for the heart. (3 words)
- 35. The hardens substance in the body, covers teeth.
- 38. A __ carries low pressure blood toward the heart.
- 40. The __ nervous system regulates your rapid, involuntary responses when stressed.
- 42. A __ identifies foreign antigens and destroys those objects. (2 words)
- 43. A __ will make mucous for the digestive, respiratory, and reproductive systems. (2 words)
- 45. The thin protein fiber in muscle cells.
- 47. __ cells are the taste receptors.
- 48. Nearsightedness
- 49. __ occurs when the stomach contracts on all sides, forcing food up and out.
- 51. __ is ultimately responsible for the direction of air movement in/out of the body. (2 words)
- 55. The tongue and stomach use __ motion to combine food with enzymes for digestion.