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11 Cards in this Set
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Smooth Muscles
Striated Muscles |
Control internal organs
Control movement of the body |
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Striated Muscles also know as
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Skeletal Muscles
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Why is eye muscle movement more precise?
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Because of the lower ratio of muscle fibers to axons
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What is it called where a synapse and a motor neuron meets a muscle fiber?
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Neuromuscular Junction
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What is Relesed at the junctions with skeletal muscles by axons?
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Acetylcholine
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What causes Myasthenia?
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the immune system attacks the individual's own body
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Which muscle fatigues rapidly?
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White Muscles
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When taped on the the knee what kind of reflex is being tested?
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stretch reflexes
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What is the role of the Golgi tendon organ?
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it acts as a brake against an excessively vigorous contraction
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What kind of damage is a doctor looking for if he test an adult for infant reflexes?
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evidence of brain damage
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A ballistic movement...
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Is executed as a whole: Once initiated, it cannot be altered or corrected while it is in progress.
Ex. a reflex such as the stretch reflex or the contraction of the pupils in response to light |
