The Building Blocks of the Human Body 105.01
The study of the organs and systems of the body is called....?
Anatomy
The outermost layer of the skin is called the....?
Epidermis
The technical term for the study of hair is called...?
Trichology
The non-moving portion of the muscle attached to bone or another fixed muscle is the..?
Origin
Bone is composed of 2/3 mineral matter and 1/3...?
Organic Matter
Groups of cells of the same kind make up....?
Tissues
The normal pH range of the skin is?
4.5 - 5.5
The resting stage of hair growth when the hair bulb has no attached root sheath is referred to as the....?
Telogen
The dense, strong bands of fibrous tissue that connect bones to other bones are..?
Ligaments
The bone shape that provides support and stability with little or no movement is....?
Short Bones
The control center of cell activities is called the.....?
Nucleus
The layer of the epidermis that protects the skin's moisture balance by acting as a barrier to moisture loss is the....?
Stratum Corneum
Excessive amounts of terminal hair found in women in areas of the body where men usually get hair, such as the face, is a condition called...?
Hirsutism
To bend forward and make the angle smaller is called..?
Flexion
The bone that forms the back of the skull, indenting above the nape area, is the...?
Occipital
The activity in which each cell absorbs food, grows in size and divides into two new cells is referred to as.....?
Mitosis
Connective tissue is located in the....?
Dermis
Mitosis takes place in the area of the hair bulb called the...?
Germinal Matrix
The muscle that is located outside the corners of the mouth and draws the mouth up and back, as in laughing, is the..?
Zygomaticus
The upper cheek and bottom of the eye socket are formed by the malar, also called....?
Zygomatic
The process of building up larger molecules from smaller ones is.....?
Anabolism
What are the 5 Layers of the epidermis
Stratum Corneum
Stratum Lucidum
Stratum Granulosum
Stratum Spinosum
Stratum Baslae
The hair follicle, the hairstrand, the arrector pili muscle and the sebaceous gland make up the....?
Pilosebaceous Unit
The muscle that is responsible for drawing down the brow and wrinkling the area across the bridge of the nose is the...?
Procerous
Two long, flat bones that run across the front of the shoulder and link the sternum to the humerus are known as the..?
Clavicle