Building Blocks
What is the outer surface of the cell is known as?
Cell membrane.
What do you call the outermost layer of the skin?
The Epidermis or Epidermal layer.
Which type of tissue supports and holds the body together?
Connective tissue.
The heart, arteries, veins and capillaries are all part of the:
Cardiovascular system.
The brain, spinal cord and spinal and cranial nerves make up the:
Central Nervous System
Where do most activities of the cell occur?
Cytoplasm.
What appendages of the skin are most skin problems caused by?
The sebaceous glands.
The study of the structure, function and diseases of the muscles is called?
Myology.
How do lymph nodes indicate infection in the body?
They swell. (Swelling)
Which crucial part of the central nervous system is composed of long nerve fibers, originates in the base of the brain and extends to the base of the spine?
Spinal cord.
What is the chemical process in which cells receive nutrients for energy, cell growth and reproduction is known as?
Metabolism.
Fingerprints are made possible by which layer of the skin?
What term is used to describe when fingers or toes move away from each other?
Abduction.
What refers to the phase of circulation in which the blood is oxygenated in the lungs?
Pulmonary circulation.
What system is composed of sensory and motor nerves that extend from the spinal cord and brain to other parts of the body?
Peripheral nervous system
The activity in which each cell absorbs food, grows in size and divides into two new cells is referred to as?
Mitosis.
What are all the layers of the epidermis in order from top to bottom?
Stratum Corneum, Stratum Lucidum, Stratum Granulosum, Stratum Spinosum, Stratum Basale
Muscles affected during facials are generally massaged from?
Insertion to origin.
Which primary organ of the lymphatic system filters old/non-functional red blood cells from the body?
The spleen.
The digestive, respiratory and circulatory systems are controlled by the:
Involuntary system
What do you call the colorless, gel-like substance containing water, salt and nutrients that cells are composed of?
Protoplasm.
Adipose tissue in the subcutaneous layer that insulates the body is known as?
Thermoregulation.
The coordination of which two muscles enables the body to perform chewing (mastication)?
Temporalis and Masseter.
The mastoid lymph node is located where?
Behind the ears.
Motor nerves carry messages from the brain to the muscles and are also called:
Efferent