Anatomy & Physiology Basics
What is the study of body structure called?
What is anatomy?
How many bones are in the adult human skeleton?
What is 206?
Which tissue type covers body surfaces and lines organs?
What is epithelial tissue?
What is the outermost layer of the skin called?
What is the epidermis?
Which system works with the skeletal system to create movement?
What is the muscular system?
What term describes the study of body functions?
What is physiology?
What are the main functions of the skeletal system?
What are support, protection, movement, mineral storage (calcium & phosphorus), and blood cell production (hematopoiesis)?
What type of cartilage is found at the ends of long bones and in the nose?
What is hyaline cartilage?
What pigment gives skin its color?
What is melanin?
Which type of connective tissue connects muscles to bones?
What are tendons?
What are the levels of structural organization in the human body?
What are chemical, cellular, tissue, organ, organ system, and organism?
What are the two main divisions of the skeleton?
What are the axial (skull, vertebral column, rib cage) and appendicular (limbs and girdles) skeletons?
Which connective tissue stores fat?
What is adipose tissue?
Which layer of the skin contains blood vessels and nerve endings?
What is the dermis?
What system works closely with the integumentary system to regulate body temperature?
What is the circulatory system?
What are the main systems of the human body?
What are skeletal, muscular, nervous, endocrine, cardiovascular, lymphatic, respiratory, digestive, urinary, reproductive, and integumentary?
What types of bones are found in the body?
What are Long bones (e.g., femur), Short bones (e.g., carpals), Flat bones (e.g., sternum), Irregular bones (e.g., vertebrae), and Sesamoid bones (e.g., patella)?
What type of tissue contracts to produce movement?
What is muscle tissue?
What vitamin is synthesized in the skin with UV exposure?
What is vitamin D?
Which body system is responsible for processing info, regulating bodily functions, enables cognitive processes, and carrying signals between the brain and the body?
What is the nervous system?
Which body system controls and coordinates functions using hormones?
What is the endocrine system?
Which cells break down bone matrix?
What are osteoclasts?
What are the four basic tissue types in the human body?
What are epithelial, connective, muscle, and nervous tissues?
What is to cause hair to stand (goosebumps)?
Which immune system relies on organs in this other body system, including the spleen and lymph nodes, to fight infections?
What is the lymphatic system?