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Adriana Rosales
Anatomy Weeks 1-5
Question | Answer |
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cell theory | idea that all living things are composed of cells, cells are the basic units of structure and function in living things, and new cells are produced from existing cells |
Golgi apparatus | set of sacs that provides a "packaging" service to the cell by storing material for future internal use or for export from the cell |
ednoplasmic reticulum | network of channels within the cell that act as "highways" for the movement of chemicals and as sites for chemical processing |
Eleven major organ systems | Integumentary, skeletal, muscular, nervous, endocrine, cardiovascular, lymphatic/immune, respiratory, digestive, urinary, and reproductive systems |
skeletomuscular system | combination of the skeletal and muscular systems |
Neuroskeletomuscular system | Combination of nervous control of movement |
Seven levels of organization | atom, molecule, cell, tissue, organ, organ system, organism |
Ipsilateral | same side |
Contralateral | opposite side |
Ventral | Toward the belly Can also be used in place of anterior |
Dorsal | toward the back Can also be used for posterior |
lumen | space within a tubular part or organ, such as the space within a blood vessel |
sagital plane | Plane running from front to back and top to bottom |
median sagittal section | Creates two mirror images of the body |
coronal plane | Lengthwise plane running from side to side and top to bottom dividing the body or any of its parts into anterior and posterior portions |
transverse plane | horizontal division of the body into upper and lower portions |
Diaphysis. | The main shaft-like portion of a long bone is the epiphysis. articular cartilage. periosteum Diaphysis. |
Thumb | Of the five metacarpal bones that form the framework of the hand, the _____ metacarpal forms the most freely movable joint with the carpal bones. trapezium proximal distal Thumb |
clavicle and scapula | Which two bones compose the shoulder girdle? humerus and ulna ulna and clavicle clavicle and scapula humerus and scapula |
occipital | Which bone is located on the posterior aspect of the skull. ethmoid occipital parietal Maxilla |
lumbar vertebrae. | The vertebral bones that support the small (lower section) of the back are the lumbar vertebrae. thoracic vertebrae. cervical vertebrae. sacral and coccyx. |
open spaces partially filled by a assemblage of needle-like structures. | Spongy bone is characterized by open spaces partially filled by an assemblage of needle-like structures. a dense and solid appearance. a soft and flexible gel-like appearance. a dense and compact substance. |
myeloid tissue. | Bone marrow is a specialized type of soft, diffuse connective tissue called |
axial and appendicular. | The human skeleton system consists of two divisions. They are |
cartilage | Which of the following tissues lack a direct blood supply and consequently heals very slowly? bone muscle adipose cartilage |
a storage tissue. | Adipose tissue is a storage tissue. a muscle tissue. held together by cartilage. an epithelial tissue. |
melanin. | The basic determinant of skin color is keratin. mucus. melanin. Tyrosine. |
dermoepidermal | The _____ junction “glues” the epidermis and dermis together and provides mechanical support for the epidermis. gap dermoepidermal desmosome Integument |
simple cuboidal epithelium | Which type of tissue has cube-shaped cells and can be found lining the kidney tubules? simple squamous epithelium stratified squamous epithelium simple cuboidal epithelium pseudostratified columnar epithelium |