skeletal
What is the longest bone in the body?
femur
Tendons connect muscles to:
bones
What determines the color of skin?
melanin
what are the upper chambers of the heart called?
right & left atrium
What is the crucial part of the central nervous system that is composed of long nerve fibers, originates in the base of the brain and extends to the base of the spine?
spinal cord
what is the number of phalanges in the whole body? (Hand and foot)
56 phalanges
What is the middle part of the muscle?
belly
What is the process in which dead cells become flat, hard, and eventually die forming a dead layer at the skins surface?
keratinization
what structure of the lymphatic system is responsible for filtering out bacteria & viruses from the lymph fluid?
lymph nodes
What are the 3 main cranial nerves estheticians should worry about?
5th, 7th, 11th
What is the number of bones that make up the cervical vertebrae?
7
What term is used to describe when fingers or toes move away from each other?
abduction
What is an abnormal coverage of hair on areas of the body where normally only Vellus hair appears?
hypertrichosis
What color is blood when oxygen is low?
deep scarlet red
Nerve bundles in the subcutaneous tissue, branch into the stratum granulosum layer & respond to:
pain
What is the bone located behind the eyes and nose that connects all the bones to the cranium?
sphenoid
what is the function of the masseter muscle
close the jaw
What is the structure that makes the hair stand on end?
arrector pili muscle
What artery supplies blood to the face, head, and neck?
common carotid arteries
What is the main nerve branch to the top 1/3 of the face?
zygomaticus
What is the outer and narrower of the two lower leg bones, extending from knee to ankle?
fibula
What is the muscle that is responsible for flexing the joint of the small toe
flexor digit minimi brevis
What is the area of the hair bulb where mitosis takes place?
germinal matrix
What is the primary organ of the lymphatic system that filters old/non-functional red blood cells from the body?
spleen
What is the main nerve branch of the lower 1/3 of the face?
mandiblur