Definitions
Holds genetic material within the cell.
Nucleus
Visual area
Occipital
Part of the neuron that conducts impulses away from the cell body
Axon
Bones of the axial skeleton
Skull, vertebral column, rib cage
Vital centers located that help control heart rate, respiration and blood pressure
medulla oblongata
Study of tissue
Histology
Auditory area
Temporal
Functional unit of a skeletal muscle
Sarcomere
The midbrain, medulla and pons make up?
Brain stem
What is homeostasis
Body working properly and everything is within normal limits
Division of gamates
Meiosis
Premotor cortex
Frontal
Muscle that aids another by promoting the same movement
Synergist
Three pigments that contribute to skin color?
melanin, caratene, hemoglobin
Squamous cell carcinomas affect which type of cells
Keratinocytes of the stratum spinosum
Packs up things to use inside or outside of the cell.
Golgi Apparatus
Primary somatosensory cortex
Parietal
Shallow groove on the surface of the cortex
Sulcus
Function of the intervertebral discs in the spine
absorb shock, provide flexibility to the spine
What does the muscle do in an isotonic contraction?
changes in length and moves the "load"
Helps separate chromosome pairs during mitosis
Centriole
Gustatory (taste) area
Insula
Fibrous membrane covering the outer surface of the bone
Periosteum
Dura Mater
Name the epidermal layers from outside to inside.
Corneum, granulosum, spinosum, basale