Functional Anatomy Revision Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• veins: carry blood towards the heart
• systemic: the type of circulation that carries blood from the heart to the body (except the lungs) and back again.
• fast: rapid contraction speed – used for speed, strength and power-based activities
• extensibility: the capacity of the muscle to stretch to the normal resting length after contracting
• agonist: the prime mover involved in any movement is referred to as the
• pharynx: where the back of the mouth and nose meet.
• capillaries: allow the passing (diffusion) of oxygen to tissues and removal of co2.
• distal: further away from the attachment point of a limb
• contractibility: the ability to react to a stimulus by shortening the muscle which causes movement of the structures to which the muscles are attached.
• ribs: protect the heart, lungs and kidneys
• slow: slow contraction speed – used for endurance activities
• cardiac: is the muscle of the heart
• alveoli: cup shaped sacs at the end of the bronchioles.
• smooth: type of muscle located in the walls of hollow internal structures such as blood vessels, the stomach and intestines
• prosterior: towards the back
• hyperthermia: if the body becomes too hot.
• hypothermia: if the body becomes too cold.
• skeleton: provides framework for the body and gives it shape.
• skull: protects the brain