CELL STRUCTURE & FUNCTIONS
The basic units of all living things?
What are cells?
This is a group of similar cells that perform a specific function & how many are there?
What are tissues?
What is 4?
Produces offspring
What is the reproductive system?
An oval, bony case consisting of 8 bones that protect the brain.
What is the cranium?
Broad muscle that covers the top of the skull & consists of the occipitalis & frontalis.
What is the epicranius?
This controls the growth and reproduction of the cell & contains the cell's genetic material.
What is the nucleus?
This contracts & moves various parts of the body?
What are muscle tissues?
Protects the body form disease by developing immunities & destroying pathogens & toxins.
What is the immune (lymphatic) system?
2 bones forming the sides of the head in the ear region, includes a bony projection behind the ear call the mastoid process.
What are temporal bones?
Tendon that connects the occipitalis & frontalis muscles.
What is the epicranial aponeurosis?
The process of cell reproduction that occurs when the cell divides into two identical daughter cells
What is mitosis?
A fibrous tissue that binds & supports other body tissues & organs.
What are connective tissues?
Breaks food down into nutrients or waste for nutrition or excretions.
What is the digestive system?
This bone is located below the parietal bones forming the back of the skull above the nape.
What is the occipital bone?
This muscle raises the eyebrow, draws the scalp forward and causes wrinkles across the forehead.
What is the frontalis?
A cell is made up of the ________, in which nutrients, mineral salts, and water are present.
What is protoplasm?
This tissue carries messages to & from the brain & controls & coordinates all bodily functions.
What are nerve tissues?
Controls the blood movement throughoout the body.
What is circulatory system?
This forms the forehead.
What is the frontal bone?
The neck muscle that lowers & rotates the head.
What is the sternocleidomastoideus?
This is the thin layer of tissue that surrounds the cell.
What are cell membrane?
Provides a covering that protects the body & is found within many parts of the body such as skin, mucous membranes, digestive & respiratory organs, the lining of the mouth, heart &the glands.
What are epithelia tissues?
Controls hormone levels within the body that determine growth, development, reproduction, & health of entire body.
What is the endocrine system?
2 bones forming the sides & top of the cranium.
What are the parietal bones?
Broad muscle extending from the pectoral & deltoid muscles to the side of the chin; also responsible for lowering the lower jaw & lip
What is the platysma?