ANATOMICAL TERMS
A plane that divides superior and inferior parts
What is transverse?
The semi-permeable structure that allows substances in and out of cells
What is a plasma (cell) membrane
Your skin is this type of membrane
What is cutaneous?
The sternum is this shape of bone
What is flat?
Another name for a muscle cell is this
What is muscle fiber?
The quadrant that the descending colon is mostly in
What is the LLQ?
The primary tissue type having most rapid mitosis rate
What is epithelial tissue?
Serous membranes include the pleura, pericardium, and this
What is the peritoneum?
The metacarpals are found in this part of the upper limb
What is the palm of the hand?
The long organelles inside muscle cells that contract (shorten) are called these
What are myofibrils?
The oral cavity is both ________ and _________ to the ears
What is medial, anterior, (inferior)
Loose connective tissue comes in adipose, areolar, and this type that forms the stroma of organs
What is reticular?
These cells produce a protein that protects skin from UV radiation in sunlight
What are melanocytes?
Mature bone cells develop from these
What are osteoblasts?
Muscle fascicles are surrounded by a connective tissue layer that is called this
What is perimysium?
The dorsal cavity houses these two parts of the central nervous system
What are the brain and spinal cord?
The slowest contracting type of muscle tissue
What is smooth muscle?
The epidermis is made up of this tissue type
What is (keratinized) stratified squamous epithelium?
A pubic arch less than 90 degrees is diagnostic of this
What is a biological male pelvis?
Graded contraction response of muscle can be increased by either greater frequency of impulses or by this
What is recruitment of more muscle fibers?
The abdominal region that is immediately inferior to the thoracic region
What is the epigastric region?
Chondrocytes and few fibres would be found in this connective tissue.
What is hyaline cartilage?
Sebaceous glands are found in this skin layer
What is the dermis?
Spongy bone is made up of small plates called this
What are trabeculae?
A motor unit refers to this arrangement
What is a single neuron that innervates several muscle fibers?