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Anatomy Test 4-15

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copy deck
same length
isometric
only structur of the inner ear concerned with hearing is the
cochlear duct
anterior portion of the sclera
cornea
fasciculus
several muscle fibers grouped together into a bundle
multipolar neruron
neuron with one axon and several dendrites
circumduction
movement of an appendage held completely straight in a circuler motion around a joint
neuron
conducting cells of the nervous system
cerebrospinal fluid is formed in the
choroid plexuses
perimysium
each fasciculus is surrounded by an envelope of fibrous connective tissue
bleaching
opening+separation of opsin+retina in the presence of light
synaptic knobs are located on the
axons
Chemoreceptors
olfactory receptors and taste buds
axons from the anterior gray horn of the spinal cord terminates in the
cerebral cortex
Arbor Vitae
internal white matter of the cerebellum
afferent
sensory
later ventricles are located in the
cerebrum
Cerebrospinal fluid is in the
subarachnoid space
auditory tube connects the
middle ear and the nasopharynx
same tensoin
isotonic
Meninges order
dura mater, arachnoid membrane, Pia Mater
Golgi tendon receptors
are stimulated by excessive muscle contraction
dendrites
conduct impulses toward cell body
hypothalamus
part of the barin that secretes releasing hromones
passageway leading to the tympanic membrane is the
external auditory canal
epimysium
the fibers that surrond each muscle
aeribic traning
is also called endurance training
thermoreceptors are activated by
pressure
muscles of the quadriceps femoris
vastus intermeclius, vastus medialis, vastus lateralis
retina contains microscopic receptor cells
rods+cones
adduction
movement of an appendage medically or toward the body's midline
limbic system
emotions
The Central sulcus divides the
frontal + parietal lobes
intrinsic eye muscle
iris
simple squamous tissues
single layer of flay, scalelike cells
pineal body
regulates the body's biological clock+produces melatonin
the larger the diameter of a nerve fiber
the faster the speed of conduction
sense organ responsible for balance are in the
semicircular canals
20-200 vision is consisdered
legally blind
during a relative refactory period
Action pontential is possible only in response to very strong stimuli
first-class levers
placement of the fulcrum lies between the effort and the resistance
hypertophy
increase in muscle size
refraction
deflection or bending of light rays
neurons of the retina
photoreceptor, bipolar, and ganglion neurons
retinopathy
cuased by diabetes
proprioceptors
function in relation to movements and body positions
the white of the eye
sclera
free nerve endings
simplest, most common, most widely distributed sensory receptors
Anterior spinothalamic tract
Transmits impluses of crude touch and pressure
Spinocerebellar tract
transmits impluses of subconscious kinesthesia
hyperopia
farsightedness
nyctalopia
night blindness
chlamydia conjunctivits
trachoma
cataracts
cloudy spots in the eye's lens
function of the lacrimal glands
secrete tears
basement menbrane
epithelical tissues attached to an underlying layer of connective tissue
0-10 law
chemical teactions occure 2.5times faster for each 1 degree centigrade increase in temp
encapsulated nerve endings
pacinian corpuscles
myopia
nearsightedness
Nerve fibers
axon + dendrites
motor unit
group of fasciculi that are bound together
taste sensations are interperted in the
cerebral cortex
neurotransmitters are released in a synapse to bind to
receptors on the postsynaptic terminal
synergist
contracts simultaneus with the prime mover
parts of the external ear
auricl and the auditory canal
kinesiology
science that explains the movement of levers
smooth, sustained muscle contraction
tetanus
medulla
joins the brain stem +spinal cord
pronation
rotating the hand with the plam downward
accommodation of the lens for near vision necessitates
increaed curvature of the lens
axons of ganglion neurons extend back to the
optic disc
the layers of tissue that compose the eyeball
sclera, choroid, retina
efferent
motor
membrane potential
difference in electrical charge across a plasma membrane
supination
rotation of the hand with palm upward
a structure of the middle ear
incus
falx cerebri separates the
2 hemispheres of cerebrum
muscles of the totator cuff
infraspinatus, supraspinatus, teres minor
the neronal pathways of hearing begins at the
cochlear nerve
cerebrum
largest section of the brain
benign tumor that arises from epithelial tissues
papilloma
a discshaped nerve ending that is responsible for discerning light touch
merkel discs

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