Misc
The study of body structure
What is Anatomy
This consists of the top, back, and sides of the skull
What is the Cranium?
the area directly posterior to the mouth
What is the Orophanyx?
under conscious control of the brain via the nervous system
What is the Voluntary Muscle?
Heart has 4 chambers; two upper chambers called _____ and two lower chambers called ______.
What is atria and ventricles?
Study of body function
What is physiology?
Tissues that can contract to allow movement of a body part
What is Muscles?
Area directly posterior to the mouth
What is Nasopharynx?
Specialized form of involuntary muscle, found only in the heart.
What is the Cardiac Muscle?
Two large veins that return blood to the heart.
What is the vena cava (inferior and superior vena cava)?
System of bones and skeletal muscles that ssupport and protect the body and permit movement
What is the Musculoskeletal system?
Tissues that connect bone to bone
What is ligaments?
Area directly posterior to the mount and nose. It is made up of the oropharynx and the nasopharynx.
smooth muscle, is foud in the gastrointestinal system, lungs, blood vessels, and urinary system, and controls the flow of materials through the these structures.
What is Involuntary muscles?
Structure that opens and closes to permit the flow of a fluid in only one direction.
What is a valve?
Bones of the body
What is the Skeleton?
Tissues that connect muscle to bone
What is Tendons?
Leaf-shaped structure that prevents food and foreign matter from entering the trachea.
What is the Epiglottis?
The heart has the ability to generate and conduct electrical impulses on its own.
What is automaticity?
System of specialized muscle tissues that conducts electrical impulses that stimulate the heart beat.
What is the Cardiac Conduction System?
bone structure of the head
What is the skull?
Does the skeleton support and protect the body, forms blood cells, and stores minerals?
What is true?
Ring - shaped structure that forms the lower portion of the larynx.
What is the Cricoid Cartilage?
Protects the body, give it shape, and allow for movement.
What is Muscles?
Vessel that carries blood away from the heart.
What is called an Artery?