WeeklyVocab List and concept list for muscles and Brains---which is way more fun to say in a Zombie voice

Muscular system

Striated
3 types of muscle tissue
Actin/myosin protein combination reaction
Tendon
cartilage
ligaments

fast twitch/slow twitch

What does a muscle cell do?  (it uses nutrients to release two products)
Why are muscle cells "weird" cells?  (3 reasons)


Nervous system
Central and peripheral nervous system

Neurons
Axons
Dendrites
Myelin sheath
Structure of the nerve cell
How nervous system communicates with itself


Structure of the brain
Brain Stem
Cerebellum
Cerebrum

(also good to know diencephalon: hypothalamus, thalamus)