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What is one main function of bones related to movement?
bones provide an anchoring site for muscles
What "links" bone to bone?
ligament
Which body system is most directly affected if you become paralyzed after an accident??
Nervous system
Muscular and skeletal systems are responsible for locomotion. True or False?
True
What muscles are responsible for straightening body parts?
Extensors
Where is the cartilage and what is it's function?
What is the correct order of levels of organization in the body?
Cells, Tissue, Organs, Organ System, Organism
What part of the nervous system includes the brain and spinal cord?
What part of the nervous system includes the brain and spinal cord?
Somatic nervous system is responsible for what type bodily activities?
Voluntary actions like kicking a ball, throwing a frisbie, lifting weights
Dendrites → → Axon → Axon terminal → What is missing in the correct flow of electrical impulses in a neuron?
Cell body, Synapse
The myelin sheath's job is to slow down electrical impulse signals. True or False?
False- It speeds up electrical impulses
Multiple sclerosis is the thinning of the myelin sheath. True or False
True
Where are neurotransmitters transmitted?
Between neuron synapses
Which systems work directly together for body regulation and response?
Nervous and endocrine systems
What does the Pancreas regulate?
blood sugar
What two systems send information out to the body?
nervous and endocrine systems
