Intro to the Human Body
What are the directional positions?
Posterior, distal, superficial, anterior, proximal, superior, inferior, and deep
Clotting cells
Platelets
What regulates body temperature, sleep, appetite, and emotions?
Hypothalamus
The depressions between the convolutions of the cerebrum are called?
Sulcus
Uncomfortable sensation in the chest related to cardiac arrhythmias?
Palpitations
Bending of the foot up toward the leg is demonstrating?
Dorsiflexion
What does candidiasis mean?
Yeast infection
What does the pituitary gland secrete?
Cortisol
An example of an immovable joint is?
Cranial bones - sutures
What is the contraction phase of the heart?
The head is located _____ to the chest.
Superior
What is a disease producing microorganism?
Pathogen
What is a nephron?
Urine making unit of the kidney
Which bones form the palm of the hand?
Metacarpals
The pulmonic and aortic valves are examples of?
Semilunar valves
Which cavity is divided into quadrants?
Abdominopelvic
What is a virus?
Small parasite that cannot reproduce by itself
What is produced by the pancreas?
Insulin
Which structure refers to the shaft of a long bone?
Diaphysis
What is lubb-dupp associated with?
Which positional term means toward the back part?
Posterior
What is the fatty insulating material that surrounds the axons?
Myelin sheath
What is the emetic center?
Medulla oblongata
At which joint does the scapula and humerus meet?
Shoulder joint
What is cardiac output?