Integumentary System
Skeletal System
Muscular System
Hodge Podge
Things that start with "A"
100
the outer layer of skin
What is the epidermis?
100
the name of the thigh bone
What is the femur?
100
muscles that attach to bone
What is skeletal?
100
glands in skin that help regulate temperature
What are sweat glands?
100
the primary energy source used by cells
What is ATP?
200
the brown pigment in skin
What is melanin?
200
the name of the collar bone
What is the clavicle?
200
the term that means you can control the movement
What is voluntary?
200
the shaft of a bone that contains compact bone tissue
What is the diaphysis?
200
the thin myofibril found in muscle cells.
What is actin?
300
the protein in our fingernails
What is keratin?
300
the areas where bones of the cranium join together
What are suture lines?
300
the functional unit of a muscle fiber, involved in contraction.
What is a sarcomere?
300
the rings of bony matrix in an osteon
What are lamella?
300
the name for fat tissue that provides insulation in the lower layer of skin
What is adipose?
400
the gland that secrates oil onto the hair shaft
What is the sebaceous gland?
400
the soft spots in an infant
What are fontanels?
400
the thick myofibril
What is myosin?
400
the ion that is stored in bone but is also very involved in muscle contraction.
What is calcium?
400
the muscle that causes your hair to stand up when you get goose bumps
What is the arector pili muscle?
500
blood vessels dilate and your pores open.
How does skin respond to increased temperature?
500
the lowest (most inferior) portion of the sternum
What is the xiphoid process?
500
the neurotransmitter involved in muscle contraction
What is acetylcholine?
500
the large opening on the base of the occipital bone that houses nerves that run from the brain to the spinal cord.
What is the foramen magnum?
500
the name of the first vertebra
What is the atlas?
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