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A&P 1-3
Body Tissues and Membranes
Description | Term |
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Produces movement under voluntary control | Skeletal muscle |
Most common loose connective tissue | Areolar |
Comprises most of intervertebral disc | Fibrocartilage |
Found in the heart | Cardiac muscle |
Covering and lining | Epithelial |
Support tissue for nervous system | Neuroglia |
Enlarged cells store fat | Adipose |
Contains tightly packed bundles of collagen | Fibrous connective |
Found in the viscera and blood vessels | Smooth muscle |
Found in the nose | Hyaline cartilage |
Membrane that secretes fluid into the joint cavities | Synovial |
Freely moving joints contain what | Synovial fluid |
The only tissue cells that can conduct electrical impulses | Neurons |
Tissue that can not produce movement | Connective |
epithelium with a single layer of cells | Simple |
Ligaments are what type of connective tissue | Fibrous |
Trapezius origin | Occiput |
Rhomboids insert | Medial border of the scapula |
Levator scapulae inserts | Superior angle of scapula |
Most superficial back muscle | Trapezius |
Multiple actions depending on fibers activated | Trapezius |