CHAPTERS 1 & 2
The dorsal cavity contains
Brain and spinal cord/CNS
What is an example of a lipid?
fat, oil etc
Which bones make up the upper jaw?
maxilla
_____ muscle is a striated, involuntary muscle.
cardiac
What nervous system disease is characterized by a shuffling gait, tremors, pill-rolling, and muscular rigidity.
Parkinson’s disease
Lateral means
towards the side
A solution with a pH of 5 would tell you it is _____.
acidic
Nails are formed by the _____ layer.
epidermal
Ligaments are _____ and do what?
fibrous bands that connect bones and cartilages
The cranial nerve that is responsible for vision is _____.
II/2
The midsagittal plane divides the body into _
left and right halves
Which radiology test would best be described as a scanning procedure that provides visualization of fluid, soft tissue, and body structures without the use of radiation?
MRI
The amount of water lost through the skin is almost _____ milliliters a day.
Bursitis means _____.
inflammation of a synovial-filled sac
A nerve composed of fibers that carry impulses from the sense organs to the brain is called a(n) _____ nerve.
afferent
The _____ surface of a structure is toward, or nearer, the midline and away from the side.
medial
A neoplasm _____.
new growth, tumor
Name a common parasite that likes to live in clean hair.
head lice
The muscle on the back of the upper arm is called the _____.
triceps
The taste buds can sense sweet, sour, bitter, and _____.
salty
A scratch on the left thigh would best be described as _____.
superficial or external
An orderly series of steps in which the DNA in the nucleus of the cell is equally distributed to two daughter nuclei is called _____.
Which level of burn may not be painful?
3rd degree
The part of a skeletal muscle that is attached to a fixed structure is called the_____.
origin
A condition in which the focal point is beyond the retina because the eyeball is shorter is called _____.
hyperopia
The study of the chemical reactions of living things is called _____.
biochemistry
A solution that has a high solute concentration would be called _____.
hypertonic
What is is true regarding skin cancer and ultraviolet (UV) light?
The incidence of basal and squamous cell carcinoma is on the rise
Is Fibromyalgia a disease, condition or syndrome?
syndrome (collection of signs and symptoms)
What type of hearing loss results when the ear is blocked by ear wax?
Conductive hearing loss
Name an organ of the body
stomach, heart, lungs etc
The internal and external surfaces of the body are covered by _____ tissue.
epithelial
When a fracture is repaired surgically, it is called _____.
open reduction
Which hernias occur when the stomach pushes through the diaphragm?
Hiatal
Lying flat on one’s stomach with the face pointing downward would be what position?
prone
The effects of aging on tissues result in _____.
the cells becoming larger
How many bones are in the skull?
22
Each skeletal muscle cell is known as a(n) ____.
muscle fiber
The prefix a- means _____.
without
Which type of neuron emerges from the skin or sense organs and carries messages, or impulses, toward the spinal cord and brain?
sensory
Nearly ____________________ of our body weight comes from muscles.
Tingling, burning, and crawling of the skin would be called _____.
paresthesia
_____ is a chronic inflammatory disease of the central nervous system in which immune cells attack the myelin sheath of the nerve cell axons.
Multiple sclerosis
When someone says “I need to use my gray matter,” they are referring to the _____.
cerebral cortex
What is the largest part of the limbic system?
Hippocampus