Skin & Muscle Tissue
largest organ in the body
what is your skin
Largest artery in the body that is connected to the left ventricle
what is the aorta
part of the ear that houses the ossicles
what is middle ear
Process of moving air out of the lungs
Sugars and starches are types of organic compounds known as________________
what are carbohydrates
striated involuntary muscle tissue found in the heart
what is cardiac muscle
Two superior receiving chambers of the heart
what are right and left atrium
The ability of the eye to focus on objects
what is accommodation
Range of normal blood pH
what is between 7.35-7.45
process of eliminating indigestible material from GI tract
what is defecation
Type of muscle contraction that does not cause movement or lengthening (i.e. pushing an immovable wall)
what are isometric contractions
Two inferior discharging chambers of the heart
what are the left and right ventricles
another word for "Ear drum"
what is tympanic membrane
the name or contents of middle layer within a centrifuged blood sample
what is "buffy coat" (leukocytes and thrombocytes)
Type of digestion that mostly takes place in the small intestine
What is chemical digestion
Specialized cells that produce pigment in your hair and skin to protect against UV
What are melanocytes
Pointed, inferior portion of the heart that is pointed at the hip
what is the apex
gel-like substance that reinforces the eyeball and prevents it from collapsing
vitreous humor
what is the larynx
Bile is formed by the ____________
what is the gallbladder
Deepest layer of the epidermis
what is the stratum basale
The tiny white chords that anchor the cusps or flaps of endocardium to the walls of the ventricles
what are the chordae tendinae ("heart strings")
dynamic equilibrium that detect information about movements of the head are housed here
semicircular canals
The living red blood cells within the extracelleular matrix
what are erythrocytes
Refers to ALL chemical reactions necessary to maintain life
what is metabolism