Bones and Joints
This bone is the large bone that makes up the forehead
What is...the frontalis?
This nerve relaus messages from eyes to brain to create visual images
What is...the optic nerve?
This protein attaches to the myosin head, and is pulled by a cross-bridge over the myosin in a sliding motion
What is...actin?
This tissue covers body surfaces, made of tighly-packed cells containing little intercellular material
What is...epithelial tissue?
This body region includes the central part of the body, the head, and the trunk
What is...the axial?
Bones that are plate like with broad surfaces (ex: the scapula)
What is...flat bones?
Tucker had an inflammatory disorder in his paranasal sinuses, obstructing odorants from reaching the receptor cells, so he could not smell anything. Of what cranial nerve receptors did these odorants not reach?
What is...the olfactory nerve?
Muscle pairs are arranged in this type of order
What is...antagonistic pairs?
This protein of the epidermic hardens old cells
What is...Keratin?
While using the anatomage table, Beckett and Elise accidentally cut the cadaver's body so that only the right half of the body is showing. What plane are they looking at?
What is...the sagittal plane?
Sebastian fell off his bike and broke his leg. The break is distal to the femur and lateral to the tibia. What bone did he break?
What is...the fibula?
This area of the frontal lobe guards inhibition such as cognition and judgement
What is...the prefrontal cortex?
Katie takes a deep breath. What muscle is responsible for her inhalation?
What is...the serratus anterior?
Ben wonders why his feet have more dry, peeling skin than his abdomen. What do the feet have an extra of that the abdomen doesn't?
What is...an epidermal layer?
This process is involved in every system of the human body, cannot occur without the cooperation of the integumentary system, nervous system, musculoskeletal system, and cardiovascular system at a minimum, and regulates heat in the body.
What is...homeostasis?
What is...a comminuted fracture?
Stacy was in an accident and now is in a coma. What part of the brain is mainly functioning?
What is...medulla oblongata?
Ava sees a dead squirrel in her yard and notices that its muscles are stiff. What has the squirrel run out of that is causing this stiff paralysis?
What is...ATP?
Chloe notices that when she is on her menstrual period, her emotions are stronger. What gland is especially active during this time that is responding to her emotions?
What is...apocrine glands?
This region lies within the thoracic space, surrounding the heart and major vessels.
What is...the pericardial?
A fibrous joing between two flat bones of the skull
What is...a suture?
What is...the arachnoid mater?
An action potential in this area causes acetylcholine to release in the synaptic cleft
What is...the motor neuron?
This functional unit is a cell and extracellular matrix formed concentrically shaped circle around a central canal
What is...a canaliculi?
Lucy wants to study the stomach and intestines and their diseases. What is this field called?
What is...gastroenterology?