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Voluntary muscles that move bone
Skeletal muscles
Thick bands of tissue that attach muscle to bone
tendons
This type of muscle is found only in the heart
Cardiac muscle
This type of muscle is found in the
intestines, stomach, bladder, blood
vessels
smooth
Name two functions of the skeletal system
Shape, support, protect organs, muscles attached to
bones, blood cells form, calcium and phosphorous
stored
A tough, tightfitting membrane that covers the
bones surface
periosteum
Covers the end of bones, a smooth, slippery, thick layer of tissue
cartilage
The four types of movable joints
Pivot, ball and socket, gliding,
hinge
What type of joint is in elbows, knees,
and fingers?
hinge
What type of joint is found in your
wrists and ankles?
gliding
What are the basic functioning units of
the nervous system?
neurons
A small space in between neurons
synapse
This part of the nervous system
includes the brain and spinal cord
Central nervous system
Which part of the peripheral nervous
system controls voluntary actions?
Somatic
The peripheral nervous system
includes these two types of nerves
Cranial nerves and spinal nerves
What are rods and cones used for?
To detect shape and movement
The cochlea and the semicircular
canals can be found in what part
of the ear?
The inner ear
The three tiny bones in the ear
can be found here.
Middle ear
What controls our balance?
Structures in inner ear: cristae
ampullaris and maculae
How are smell and taste related?
Saliva mixes with food, odors travel up the
nasal passages, olfactory cells in nose
are stimulated.
Any substance that speeds up the activity of the
central nervous system
stimulant
Name one function of the endocrine
system
Regulation of internal environment, adaptation to stressful situations, growth
and development, coordinate digestion, circulation, and
food absorption
A structure in the brain that produces
hormones that a wide range of body activities
Pituitary gland
Found on top of each kidney, help your
body adapt to stressful situations
Adrenal glands
The male sex cells
sperm
The mixture of sperm and fluid
semen
Female sex organs
Ovaries
Also called the birth canal
vagina
Menstrual flow that continues for
4-6 days
menstruation
When an egg is released from an
ovary
ovulation
Make your wager
Hollow, pear shaped muscular organ with
thick walls
uterus