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32 Cards in this Set
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provides an internal framework for the body, protects organs by enclosure, and anchors skeletal muscles so that muscle contraction can cause movement |
function of the skeletal system |
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what is a disease in the skeletal system |
osteomalacia- softening of bones |
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provides for movement of the body and its parts, maintains posture, generates heat, and stabilizes joints |
function of the muscular system |
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what is a disease in the muscular system |
muscular dystrophy- muscles progressively degenerate |
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maintains body homeostasis with electrical signals; provides for sensation, higher mental function, and emotional response, and activates muscles and glands |
function of the nervous system |
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what is a disease of the nervous system |
meningitis- inflammation of the meninges caused by bacterial infections |
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respond to different types of energetic stimuli involved in vision, hearing, balance, smell, and taste |
function of the special senses |
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what is a disease of the special senses |
glaucoma- too much intraoccular pressure built up in the eye |
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what is the external ear |
auricle (pinna) |
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what is another name for the eardrum |
tympanic membrane |
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what is another name for the auditory canal |
external acoustic meatus |
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what is another name for the hammer |
malleus |
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what is another name for anvil |
incus |
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what’s another name for the stirrup |
stapes |
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what is the shell like structure in the ear |
cochlea |
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what is the outermost portion of the eye |
cornea |
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what is the colored portion of the eye |
iris |
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what is the center portion of the iris |
pupil |
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what’s the bone on the pinky side |
ulna |
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what is the bone on the thumb side |
radius |
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what is the bone on the thumb side |
radius |
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what is the upper arm bone |
humerus |
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what’s the shin bone |
tibia |
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what’s the shin bone |
tibia |
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what’s the smaller bone beside shin bone |
fibula |
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what’s the shin bone |
tibia |
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what’s the smaller bone beside shin bone |
fibula |
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what’s the skull bone |
cranium |
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what’s the shin bone |
tibia |
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what’s the smaller bone beside shin bone |
fibula |
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what’s the skull bone |
cranium |
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what’s the collar bone |
clavicle |
