Skeletal System
The femur is an example of this kind of bone.
What is a long bone.
Dark pigment in skin is produces by these.
What are melanocytes.
The term for closest to the back.
What is dorsal.
The body of the nerve is also known as this.
What is the soma.
The cavity that holds the brain.
What is the Cranial Cavity.
The bone that connects the ribs ventrally.
What is the sternum.
The thickest layer of the skin containing hair follicles, sweat glands and more.
What is the Dermis.
The term that means lower on the body.
What is inferior.
A nerve signal travels down this to get to a terminal.
What is the Axon.
The cavity that holds the heart.
What is the Thoracic Cavity.
The opening in the long bone that contains yellow marrow.
What is the Medullary Cavity.
This structure helps hair stand up.
What is the erector Pili Muscle.
The term that means further on a limb.
What is distal.
The material that speeds up a signal in a nerve.
What is Myelin Sheath.
The system that houses sensory receptors.
What is the Integumentary System.
Daily Double: What is the outer covering of a bone that contains blood vessels?
What is the Periosteum.
The important material for reproducation protected by melanin.
What is folate.
The term that means towards the side of the body.
What is lateral.
The ion that moves in a cell during depolarization.
What is Na (Sodium)
The system responsible for protecting the body.
What is the Lymphatic System.
The inferior arm of the antebrachial.
What is the Ulna.
The subcutaneous layer is responsible for retaining heat using this.
What is adipose tissue.
The term that means towards the surface of the body.
What is Superficial.
Daily Double: The type of gate used between resting and threshold during depolarization.
What is a Mechanical Gate.
The system that produces blood cells.
What is the Skeletal System.