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Anatomy and Physiology: Terms Relating to Muscles, Nerves, and Endocrine System, Quizzes of Geriatrics

Definitions for various terms related to muscles, nerves, and the endocrine system. Topics include the order of nurses and doctors, levels of medical education, different types of cells, muscle fibers and contractions, and various muscles and their functions. It also covers the process of recruitment, muscle atrophy, hypertrophy, and muscle breakdowns.

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Uploaded on 03/03/2011

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Download Anatomy and Physiology: Terms Relating to Muscles, Nerves, and Endocrine System and more Quizzes Geriatrics in PDF only on Docsity! TERM 1 order of nurses DEFINITION 1 head nurse>>charge nurse>>nurses>>nursing students TERM 2 doctor order DEFINITION 2 chief>>attendings>>chief resident>>residents>>interns>>med students TERM 3 interns DEFINITION 3 1st year residency TERM 4 levels of med education DEFINITION 4 learning whats normal learning whats abnormal rotations (following different specialists) TERM 5 3 different types of cells DEFINITION 5 cardiac, skeletal, smooth TERM 6 order of muscles DEFINITION 6 muscle>>fascicles>>muscle fibers>>myofibrils>>myofilaments TERM 7 process of recruitment (first) DEFINITION 7 smaller muscle fibers are recruited first and used for precision bigger muscle fibers are used for bigger movements (throwing) TERM 8 as neurons start to die.. DEFINITION 8 the muscle fibers atrophy (die) OR attach to another neuron TERM 9 more muscle fibers attached to 1 neuron? DEFINITION 9 less precision TERM 10 biceps muscles contract? DEFINITION 10 triceps stretch TERM 21 rhomboids DEFINITION 21 helps hold shoulders back TERM 22 levator scapulae DEFINITION 22 scapula to neck shrugging shoulders TERM 23 latissimus dorsi DEFINITION 23 prominent in swimmers TERM 24 rotator cuff DEFINITION 24 moves humorous around TERM 25 rectus abdominus DEFINITION 25 verticle covers abs what we see TERM 26 serratus anterior DEFINITION 26 side blades coughing pains on your sides TERM 27 obliques DEFINITION 27 what you feel with sideway crunches on the sides of the abdomen TERM 28 pectoralis major DEFINITION 28 brings the scapulae forward TERM 29 scalenes DEFINITION 29 help you breathe by lifting ribs TERM 30 intercostals DEFINITION 30 between the ribs also helps lift them TERM 31 diaphragm DEFINITION 31 its the upper dome of the abdomen breathing TERM 32 psoas DEFINITION 32 attaches to the femur long and verticle TERM 33 quadriceps femoris DEFINITION 33 straightens the knee TERM 34 gluteals DEFINITION 34 helps us stand up TERM 35 hamstrings DEFINITION 35 back of the thigh bends the knee TERM 46 brachioradialis DEFINITION 46 goes all the way up to humorous wraps around TERM 47 flexor carpi radialis/ulnaris DEFINITION 47 stop at wrist thumb side pinkie side TERM 48 pronator teres DEFINITION 48 poop, flipping forearm over TERM 49 pons DEFINITION 49 lost of involuntary stuff cardiac function TERM 50 injure brainstem? DEFINITION 50 BAD will effect brain function breathing heart beat BV contracting, dialating, etc TERM 51 midbrain DEFINITION 51 lots of motor function TERM 52 hypothalamus DEFINITION 52 temp control hormone functions TERM 53 thalamus DEFINITION 53 moves fibers (signals them)--track through the system-- connection TERM 54 diencephalon DEFINITION 54 actually the walls of the 3rd ventricle TERM 55 Limbic system DEFINITION 55 memory and emotions TERM 56 spermatogonia DEFINITION 56 round cells on the outside of the cell TERM 57 spermatozoa DEFINITION 57 spermatogonia moving in TERM 58 sertoli (nurse cells) DEFINITION 58 helper cells nourish developing sperm TERM 59 Leydig cells DEFINITION 59 in between the seminiferous tubules intersticial cells produce testosterone TERM 60 proliferative phase DEFINITION 60 glands form
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