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| The combination and interrelation of the nervous, muscular, and skeletal systems. |
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| The communication network within the body. |
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| The ability of the nervous system to sense change in either the internal or external environment. |
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| The ability of the nervour system to analyze and interpret sensory information to allow for proper decision making, which produces the appropriate response. |
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| The neuromuscular response to sensory information. |
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| The functional unit of the nervous system. |
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| Sensory (afferent) neurons |
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| Transmit nerve impulses from effector sites to the brain or spinal cord. |
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| Transmit nerve impulses from one neuron to another. |
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| Transmits nerve impulses from the brain and spinal cord to the effector sites. |
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| Peripheral nervous system |
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| Cranial and spinal nerves spread throughout the body. |
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| Sensory receptors responsible for sensing distortion in body tissues. |
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| Receptors sensitive to change in length of the muscle and the rate of that change. |
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| Golgi tendon organs (GTO) |
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| Receptors sensitive to change in tension of the muscle and the rate of that change. |
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| Receptors that respond to pressure, acceleration, and deceleration in the joint. |
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| The body's framework, composed of bones and joints. |
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| Provide a resting ground for muscles and protection of vital organs. |
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| The movable junction where two or more bones meet. |
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| Portion of the skeletal system that consists of the skull, rib cage, and vertebral column. |
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| Portion of the skeletal system that includes the upper and lower extremities. |
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| Flattened or indented portion of bone, which can be a muscle attachment site. |
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| Projection protruding from the bone where muscles, tendons, and ligaments can attach. |
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| Joints that are held together by a joint capsule and ligaments and are most associated with movement of the body. |
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| Joints that do not have a joint cavity, connective tissue, or cartilage. |
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| Primary connective tissue that connects bones together and provides stability, input to the nervous system, guidance, and the limitation of improper joint movement. |
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| Series of muscles that move the skeleton. |
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| Connective tissues that attach muscle to bone and provide an anchor for muscles to produce force. |
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| The functional unit of muscle that produces muscular contraction and consists of repeating sections of actin and myosin. |
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| The contraction of a muscle generated by neural stimulation. |
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| A motor neuron and all of the muscle fibers it supplies with nerves (innervates). |
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| Chemical messengers that cross synapses to transmit electrical impulses from the nerve to the muscle. |
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