What part of the skeleton includes the bones of the limbs and their girdles?
The Appendicular Skeleton
This cavity houses and protects the brain.
The Cranial Cavity
What is a tissue?
A group of cells that work together to achieve a common function.
This four-chambered muscular organ pumps blood throughout the body.
The Heart
This is the basic structural and functional unit of the nervous system.
A Neuron
Since skeletal muscles work together to perform movements, name the four functional roles a muscle can have during movement. (+50 points for function)
Prime mover (agonist), Antagonist, Synergist, and Fixtators
What structure separates the thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities?
The Diaphragm
This tissue type covers body surfaces, lines, cavities and organs, and forms glands.
Epithelial Tissue
What two alternating phases does the heart perform to pump blood?
Systole and Diastole
This cranial nerve is responsible for the sense of smell.
The Olfactory Nerve
The ____ cavity is contained inside of the diaphysis which is filled with ____ _______.
Medullary, Bone Marrow
What are the membranes that surround structures located in the dorsal cavity?
Meninges
What type of cartilage is the most abundant type of cartilage in the human body?
Hyaline Cartilage
What part of the intrinsic conduction system acts as a pacemaker?
The Sinoatrial (SA) Node
______ reflexes stimulate the skeletal muscles, while _________ reflexes stimulate smooth muscles.
Somatic, Autonomic
Name two of the four major events included in repairing bone fractures. (+50 bonus points for all four)
Hematoma forms
Fibrocartilage Cartilage forms
Bony callus forms
Bone remodeling occurs
What region of the abdominopelvic cavity is superior to the umbilical region?
The Epigastric Region
This flexible type of cartilage is found in the outer ear and the epiglottis.
Elastic Cartilage
Which chambers of the heart are a part of the pulmonary circulation system?
The right atrium and right ventricle.
Damage to this part of the ear results in: loss of orientation, trouble locating sounds, and susceptibility to hearing damage.
Partial/full loss of the pinna
What is the process in which hyaline cartilage is formed into bones during development?
Endochondral Ossification
This serous membrane lines the abdominal wall and covers the organs within the abdominal cavity.
The Peritoneum
What is the cartilage type that absorbs shock at high impact sites?
Fibrocartilage
What valves are closing when you hear the “Lub” and “Dub” heart sounds?
Lub: AV (Atrioventricular), Dub: SL (Semilunar)
What coats the axons of nerve cells increasing the speed at which impulses travel?
The Myelin Sheath