Histology
What are the four different types of tissue?
Epithelial, connective, muscular, and nervous
How many spinal and cranial pairs of nerves do we have?
12 cranial nerves and 31 spinal nerves
What organ separate the thoracic cavity from the abdominal cavity?
Diaphragm
What methods can we use to study anatomy and physiology?
Systemic and regional
Which tissue type helps with absorption?
Epithelial
What is a foramen?
Hole or opening
Where is the pelvic cavity located relative to the abdominal cavity?
Below or underneath
What is the difference between anatomy and physiology?
Anatomy = structure, Physiology = function
List the three subcategories of muscle tissue.
Skeletal, smooth, and cardiac
What is the significance of the size of the foramen magnum?
Connects brain with spinal cord
What organs are found in the mediastinum?
Heart and some respiratory organs
What are the four types of macromolecules?
Carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids
Which tissue type is related to storage?
Connective
What types of bones are embedded within the temporal bones?
Ossicles
What cavity divides the thoracic cavity?
Mediastinum
Lump or sheet of two or more different types of cells that help perform certain function
What are glial cells?
Nerve cells that support neuronal function
What is the primary function of the ossicles?
Hearing and transmitting sound waves into the inner ear
What are the subdivisions of the dorsal cavity?
Cranial cavity and vertebral canal
Outer layer = high tensile strength, inner layer = elasticity