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"AUH-BIO120-2"
Question | Answer |
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Frontal bone | Forehead |
Occipital ridge | Back of head |
Scapula | Shoulder bone |
Vertebrae | Backbones; bones of the spinal column |
Clavicle | Collar bone |
Olecrenon | Elbow (or "funny") bone |
Iliac crest | Top of the hip bone |
Costovertebral angle | Space created on the back between the lower edge of the lowest rib and the spine |
Trapezius muscle | Large, trapezoidal muscle of the upper back |
Latissimus dorsi muscle | Large, flat muscle of the mid to lower back |
Cephalic | Adjective for head and skull region |
Pectoralis muscle | "Breast" muscle |
Pectoral | Adjective for breast regions |
Buccal | Adjective for facial cheek regions |
Mental | Adjective for chin region |
Mandibular | Adjective for bony jaw region supporting lower teeth |
Maxillary | Adjective for bony skull region supporting upper teeth |
Abdominal | Adjective for belly region (including the interior) |
Inguinal | Adjective for border region of lower abdomen corresponding to the crease made when flexing leg |
Coxal | Adjective for hip region |
Femoral | Adjective for upper leg region |
Crural | Adjective for lower leg region |
Carpal | Adjective for interior bony region of palm |
Tarsal | Adjective for interior bony region of foot (including instep or arch) |
Patellar | Adjective for front knee region |
Popliteal | Adjective for back knee region |
Gluteal | Adjective for buttocks region |
Perineal | Adjective for outside floor of pelvis region |
Cubital | Adjective for elbow region |
Brachial or Humoral | Adjective for upper arm region |
White portion of the outside of the eyeball | Conjunctiva or sclera |
Colored area of the eye located behind the cornea and in front of the lens that creates the pupil | iris |
Referring to the tear ducts | Lacrimal |
TMJ | temporo-mandibular joint (jaw joint) |
mastoid process | bony prominence behind and slightly below the ear |
xyphoid process | tip of the bony sternum (breast bone) |
umbilicus | adult remnant of the natal umbilical cord |
tibial ridge | bony ridge of the tibial (larger lower leg) bone |
maleolus | bony prominence on the inside (medial) or outside (lateral) side of the ankle |
fontanelle | a "soft spot" on the top of a newborn's head |
Four types of tissues | connective, epithelial, muscle, nervous |
Protection, sensation, secretion, absorption, excretion, diffusion | physiological functions of integument |
Squamous cells | flat integument cells |
Cuboidal cells | cube or box-shaped integument cells |
Columnar cells | rectangular-shaped integument cells |
Esophagus | "food" tube connecting the oropharynx and stomach |
Desmosome | "weld" between two integument cells |
Duodenum | first part of the small intestine |
Jejunum | second part of the small intestine |
Ileum | third part of the small intestine connecting to the large intestine |
Sigmoid colon | the "S-shaped" lower portion of the large intestine |
Nasopharynx | uppermost portion of the respiratory system |
Sinuses | mucous-coated, air-filled holes in the bony skull |
Epiglottis | Fold of skin that projects posterior toward the back and keeps food from entering the respiratory tract |
trachea | portion of the respiratory tract immediately anterior to (in front of) the esophagus that bifurcated (splits) into two major bronchi |
Bronchioles | secondary airways splitting off from the bronchi |
Alveolae | terminal airway "sacs" where oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged between the air and the blood |
Arteriole | secondary branch of an artery |
Venules | secondary branch of a vein |
Capillaries | thinnest of the blood vessels that connect arterioles to the venules |
Thorascic duct | connection between the lympathic system and the blood system |
Ureters | paired structures carrying urine from the kidneys to the bladder |
Urethra | single tube passing urine from the bladder outside the body |
Prostate | male muscle that controls whether urine or semen will pass into the urethra |
Testes | testicles, where sperm is made |
Vas deferens | long tubes that carry sperm from the testes into the abdomen and into the prostate |
Ovaries | where eggs are made |
Fallopian tubes | paired tubes that carry eggs from the ovaries to the uterus |
Uterus | heavily muscled organ into which a fertilized egg implants and grows |
Cervix | external opening of the uterus |
Vagina | organ connecting the uterus to the outside |
Dorsal cavity | cranial and vertebral cavities |
Ventral cavity | thoracic, abdominal and pelvic cavities |