A group of specialized cells with a common structure and function
tissues
A tough band of tissues that holds together 2 bones
Ligaments
Hemoglobin (abbreviated Hgb or Hb) is the protein molecule in red blood cells that carries oxygen from the lungs to the body's tissues and returns carbon dioxide from the tissues back to the lungs.
hemoglobin
The large organ that produces bile
pancreas
the part in the back of the brain that coordinates muscle movement and balance
cerebellum
The inner surface of the eyelid and much of the anterior surface of the eye is lined by the
Cornea
A soft jelly-like tissue found inside most bones which produces blood cells,
bone marrow
blood vessels that carry oxygen-rich blood away from the heart to various parts of the body.
arteries
, small, saclike organ that stores bile
pancreas
synapse
a junction between neurons
the structure of the eye that regulates the entrance of light into the eye
iris
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Muscles that work opposite one another are called
antagonist
large, cane-shaped vessel that delivers oxygen-rich blood to your body.
aorta
What is the muscular contraction that moves through your entire body known as
peristalsis
A chemical messenger that transmits signals from a neuron to another cell
neurotransmitter
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The anterior compartment of the eye contains a clear, watery fluid called the
aqueous humor
The protein filaments that make up myofibrils.
Myofilaments
An Austrian American immunologist and pathologist who developed the ABO system of blood typing
Karl Landsteiner
Tiny, finger like projections in the small intestine are called
villi
the three different types of nerve cells
sensory. motor and association neuron
Hippocrates (born c. 460 bce, island of Cos, Greece—died c. 375) was an ancient Greek physician who lived during Greece’s Classical period and is traditionally regarded as the father of medicine
Hippocrates
His medical doctrine dominated the Western and Arab worlds for close to 1500 years. He was a Greek who became the Roman Empire’s greatest physician, authoring more books still in existence than any other Ancient Greek
Galen
English physician who was the first to recognize the full circulation of blood in the human body
William Harvey
Born in 1716, Edinburgh—died July 13, 1794, was a physician, known as the “founder of naval hygiene in England. Known for treating scurvy
James Lind
His first important discovery was the study of vaccination came in 1879 and concerned a disease called chicken cholera.
louis pasteur