Anatomy/Physiology Lab 5,6,7 (Muscle System, Nervous, & Reflexes)

Lab Exam 3

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Front Back
Which end of a muscle is more stable?
The Origin
Which end of a muscle is less stable?
The Insertion
What is muscle "movement' called?
Action
What is the area of a muscle between the origin and insertion called?
The belly
What is the general term for a hinged joint's stiff rods?
Levers
What is the general term for a hinged joint's fixed point?
Fulcrum
What is a muscle that results in action called?
Agonist
(flexors)
What is a muscle that opposes action called
Antagonists or antagonistic
(extensors)
What muscles surround a joint in order to provide support? Ex?
Fixators
Ex. rotator cuff
One or more muscles that result in the same action
Synergists
3 weeks after fertilization, mitosis in this region help to form the neural tube
Neural plate
The brain forms from the cephalic end and the spinal cord form from the other end of this...
Neural tube
These cells are present in the ventricles of the brain and central canal of the spinal cord
Ependymal cells
What acts as a buffer or 'shock absorber' to the brain
Cerebrospinal fluid
Where is cerebrospinal fluid produced in the brain?
Choroid plexuses