Study sets matching "medical chapter 10"
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ataxia
bradykinesia
cephalgia
cerebellar
a condition of no (decreased) activity
a condition of slow movement
pain in the head (headache)
pertaining to the posterior part of the brain that coordinates…
ataxia
a condition of no (decreased) activity
bradykinesia
a condition of slow movement
function of the nervous system
EEG
sensory input
motor output
sensory imput, motor output, evaluation and integration, homeo…
Electroencephalogram
Afferent
efferent
function of the nervous system
sensory imput, motor output, evaluation and integration, homeo…
EEG
Electroencephalogram
The musculoskeletal system includes wha…
is composed of contractile cells, or fi…
What do muscles do?
are muscles whose action is under volun…
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Muscle tissue
Muscles contribute to posture, produce body heat, and act as a…
Skeletal muscle (voluntary or striated muscle) ... Ex: voluntary…
The musculoskeletal system includes wha…
...
is composed of contractile cells, or fi…
Muscle tissue
Plasma
Erythrocytes
Leukocytes
Lymphatic system function
Liquid portion of blood
Red blood cells that carry oxygen
White blood cells that combat infection and respond to inflamm…
Return excessive tissue fluid to the blood defense against inf…
Plasma
Liquid portion of blood
Erythrocytes
Red blood cells that carry oxygen
myoneural
radiculitis
glioblastoma
causalgia
pertaining to muscles and nerves
inflammation of a spinal nerve root
highly malignant tumor of glial cells
burning sensation of pain after an injury to sensory nerve
myoneural
pertaining to muscles and nerves
radiculitis
inflammation of a spinal nerve root
central nervous system
peripheral nervous system
nerve
ascending nerve tracts
includes the brain & spinal cord
includes the 12 pairs of cranial nerves extending form the bra…
one or more bundles of neurons that connect the brain & the sp…
carry nerve impulses TOWARD the brain
central nervous system
includes the brain & spinal cord
peripheral nervous system
includes the 12 pairs of cranial nerves extending form the bra…
Homeostasis
Hormone
Metabolism
aden/o
Ability of the body to maintain a state a state of equilibrium…
Chemical substance produced by specialized cells of the body t…
Sum of all chemical and physical processes occurring within li…
Gland
Homeostasis
Ability of the body to maintain a state a state of equilibrium…
Hormone
Chemical substance produced by specialized cells of the body t…
acetylcholine
afferent nerve
-ferent
arachnoid membrane
neurotransmitter chemical released at the ends of nerve cells
carries messages toward the brain and spinal cord (sensory ner…
carrying
middle layer of the three membranes (meninges) that surround t…
acetylcholine
neurotransmitter chemical released at the ends of nerve cells
afferent nerve
carries messages toward the brain and spinal cord (sensory ner…