The study of the human body structures that can be seen with the naked eye and how the body parts are organized.
What is anatomy?
Cells are composed of _______________, a colorless, jelly like substance in which protein, fats, carbs, mineral salts, and water are present.
What is protoplasm?
Contracts and moves various parts of the body.
What is muscle tissue?
Forms the physical foundation of the body and is composed of 206 bones that vary in size and shape.
What is the skeletal system?
The oval bony case that protects the brain.
What is the cranium?
The study of the functions and activities performed by the body's structures.
What is physiology?
The dense, active protoplasm found in the center of cells.
What is the nucleus?
Carries messages to and from the brain, and controls and coordinates all body functions.
What is nerve tissue?
The hardest tissue of the body.
What is bone?
The bones that form the sides and top of the cranium.
What are the parietal bones?
The basic unit of all living things
What are cells?
The usual process of cell reproduction of human tissues when the cell divides into two identical daughter cells.
What is mitosis?
Structures composed of specialized tissues designed to perform specific functions in plants and animals.
What are organs?
Connection between two or more bones of the skeleton.
What is a joint?
Bones that form the sides of the head in the ear region.
What are the temporal bones?
The science of the structure of organisms or of their parts.
What is anatomy?
What is connective tissue?
Groups of body organs acting together to perform one or more functions.
What are body systems?
The skeleton of the head.
What is the skull?
Bones of the upper jaw.
What are the maxillae bones?
_________________ need a solid understanding of anatomy and physiology to create the best outcomes for their clients.
What are cosmetologists?
A protective covering on body surfaces, such as the skin, mucous membranes, linings of the heart, digestive and respiratory organs and glands.
What is epithelial tissue?
A collection of similar cells that perform a particular function.
What are tissues?
The number of joints in your body.
(HINT: "over _____")
What is over 230?
Lower jawbone; largest and strongest bone of the face.
What is the mandible?