Skin & Bones
Which layer of the skin stores fat?
Subcutaneous Layer
Moving an arm/leg AWAY from the body is called
abduction
Part of the nervous system that runs down the vertebral column
spinal cord
Which type of blood vessel carries blood away from the heart?
artery
What is the name for the top layer of the skin?
Epidermis
Name a ball and socket joint in the body
hip or shoulder
Pulling your toes upward at the ankle is called
dorsiflexion
What are the small chemicals that communicate between neurons called?
Neurotransmitters
Which type of blood cell carries oxygen?
red blood cells
Which connective tissue connects muscles to bones?
Tendon
What waterproofing substance makes up the epidermis?
Keratin
Which type of muscle is considered voluntary?
skeletal
Which section of your brain houses the functions that keep you alive (ie. heart rate)?
brainstem
The term for the voice box is
Larynx
Tucking your chin to your chest is called
cervical flexion
Name for the "shoulder blade"
Scapula
What movement term would be used to describe moving your thigh toward your abdomen?
Hip flexion
Lobe that houses your interpretation of senses of touch and pain
Parietal
What THREE changes does the nasal cavity provide to air during breathing that the oral cavity cannot
Warm, moist, clean/filtered
What do platelets do?
Clot the blood
Which TYPE of bone makes up the wrists and ankles?
short
Name for the muscle group found on the BACK of the THIGH
hamstrings
In what order does a nerve impulse move through a neuron?
Dendrite to cell body to axon
As you breath, the air moves from the nasal cavity to the pharynx to the larynx... where does it go immediately next?
Trachea
Name of the artery found along your upper arm & elbow crease
brachial