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18 Cards in this Set
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What is compact bone?
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Outer most part of the bone. Strong and made of many layers. Yellow marrow is found within the hallowed out walls within compact bone
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What in spongy (cancellous) bone?
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Found at ends of bone and has lots of holes. The is where red marrow is located and where blood production occurs
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What is a neuron?
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highly speacilized nerve cells that generate and conduct nerve impulses
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What is the purpose of neurons?
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they respond to stimuli...and transmit electrical impulses over substantial distances within the body
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What is the function of neurons?
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transmit electrical signals to muscles and glands
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What is the location of neurons?
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brain, spinal cord, nerves
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What is a neuroglial cell?
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Neurons associate closely with these much smaller cells. 6 types. Provide a supportive scalfolding for neurons. some produce chemicals that guide young neurons to the proper connections and promote neuron health and growth. Also, speed up actions
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What is prehensile?
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Adapting for grasping and holding, especially by wrapping around an object. Examples would be elephant trunks, monkey tails and birds feet
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What is aboreal?
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the locomotion of animals in trees
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What is opposable?
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of the thumb in primates. capable of moving the thumb into a position that it can touch the other digits
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What is reductionism
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Reductionism is a method of understanding in science and philosophy that involves breaking down complex systems into their simpler parts and observing and understanding the interactions of those parts
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What is caudal
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synonymous with "posterior". Generally used to refer to the "tail" in vertebrate animals. AKA "dorsal"
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What is rostral
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synonymous with "anterior". Generally used to refer to the "head" in vertebrate animals. AKA "ventral"
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What is coronal?
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AKA frontal plane, spearating front and back of body (anterior and posterior)
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What is the pericardium?
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double layered sac enclosing the heart. This forms the OUTSIDE layer of the sac
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What is the visceral and parietal?
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Parietal is the outside of the sac
Visceral is the inside of the sac |
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What is pleural?
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The cavity in which the lungs sit
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What is peritoneal
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the serous membrane lining the interior of the abdominal cavity and covering the surface of the abdominal organs
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