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