Blood
Known as the blood matrix
plasma
The two chambers of the heart involved with the pulmonary circuit
right ventricle and left atrium
This attaches muscle to bone
tendon
A bone cell that builds up bone.
osteoblast
Organ where lymphocytes mature
thymus
This gives hemoglobin its oxygen-carrying capacity
iron
Known as the heart strings
chordae tendineae
This is known as the muscle's attachment to the mores stationary bone
origin
Number of bones in the appendicular skeleton
126
Natural killer cells are a subclassification of this type of white blood cell
lymphocyte
This type of white blood cell increases in number with a bacterial infection
Neutrophils
Contraction of the heart is known as this
systole
This muscle is responsible for closing the eye`
orbicularis oculi
The ribs attach to this region of the vertebral column
thoracic region
An immune system specialist is called this.
immunologist
This protein found in plasma helps regulate blood pressure
Albumin
This is where is the electrical impulses originate
sinoatrial (SA) node
When the forearm is extended the biceps relax and the ______________ contract.
triceps
The cervical and and lumbar regions of the vertebral column have this type of curvature
convex curvature
this vaccine is the only vaccine given at birth
hepatitis b
This determines if RBC's contain an antigen
Rhesus factor
these are the blood vessels that blood passes through before it enters the left atrium
pulmonary veins
Biceps, triceps and quadriceps are so named based on this.
points of origin
A joint that has free movement describes this classification of joint
diarthroses
A disorder when the body has an excessive response to self-antigens is said to be this.
autoimmune disease