Introduction
The study of the structure and relationships between body parts.
What is anatomy?
The study of tissues.
What is histology?
The biggest organ in the body.
What is skin?
The three main functions of the nervous system.
What is sensory input, integration, and motor output?
The number of bones an average human body has.
What is 206?
The science of how body parts come together to function and keep the body alive.
What is physiology?
When a group of similar cells come together to perform a common function.
What is tissue?
The anatomy of the integumentary system.
What is nails, hair, skin, sweat, and oil glands?
The control center of the nervous system.
What is the central nervous system?
Includes 80 bones divided into the skull, vertebral column, and thoracic (rib) cage.
What is the axial skeleton?
The ability to maintain stable internal conditions no matter what changes are occurring outside of the body.
What is homeostasis?
When two or more tissues combine.
What are organs?
Located in the palms of the hands and the soles of the feet with 5 layers of epidermis.
What is thick skin?
This is meant to communicate to the CNS and receive communications from the CNS.
What is the peripheral nervous system?
The four classifications of bones.
What is long, short, flat, and irregular?
The front of the body.
What is anterior or ventral?
The four primary tissue types.
What is nervous, muscle, epithelial, and connective tissue?
The six functions of the integumentary system.
What is protection, blood storage, sensation, temperature regulation, excretion of waste, and vitamin d synthesis?
The basic unit that makes up nervous tissue.
What is a neuron?
These are the bone makers.
What are osteoblasts?
The back of the body.
What is posterior or dorsal?
A type of proper connective tissue which provides insulation and fuel storage.
What is adipose or fat tissue?
The three different medical conditions that can cause the skin to change colors.
What is cyanosis, erythema, and jaundice?
The four layers that protect the brain.
What is skin, bone, membranes, and cerebrospinal fluid?
This is where red blood cells are made.
What is red bone marrow?