Intro to A&P
Posterior is to Anterior as Dorsal is to ______
Ventral
This tissue type allows for the most rapid rates of diffusion.
simple squamous
What is found on the end of long bones to prevent friction between other bones?
Articular Cartilage
What is the name of the movement where you move the bottom of your foot outward/laterally?
eversion
What is the functional unit of a muscle?
sarcomere
A woman giving birth is an example of what type of feedback?
positive feedback
I can be found in the trachea. I have cilia to help move mucus. I look like I have many layers but I am actually quite simple. What am I?
Pseudostratified Columnar Epithelium
Where in the body is red bone marrow made? Yellow bone marrow?
Spongy bone, diaphysis of long bones
What is the anatomical name for the joint that have the greatest range of motion?
Gleno-humeral joint
What neurotransmitter is released from a neuron to send a signal to a muscle cell?
Acetylcholine
This cavity encases the spinal cord.
Vertebral
The fibers in your skin that are responsible for making it stretch.
Elastic Fibers
What are the names of the top 2 vertebrae?
Atlas and Axis
Temporomandibular Joint
What would you call the contraction when a muscle contracts and shortens?
Isotonic Concentric
In what cavity can just the heart be found?
Pericardial
The type of gland that secretes sebum.
Sebaceous Glands
What cell is important in resorption?
Osteoclasts
What type of synovial joint is found at the base of your thumb?
Saddle
In what form does the body store energy in the muscles for later?
Glycogen
What is the name of the region that houses your cheekbone?
buccal
What muscle is responsible for goosebumps?
Arrector Pili Muscle
In intramembraneous ossification, what tissue is present at the beginning of the process before bone forms?
mesenchyme
What type of synovial joint is shown in your carpals and tarsals?
Gliding
What molecule is responsible for going through ligand-gated channels from the synpatic cleft to the sarcoplasmic reticulum?
Sodium (Na+)