Unit 0
What is anatomy?
It describes the structure of the human body.
What is cytology?
The study of cells.
How many bones does the human body have?
206
What are the types of muscle tissue?
Skeletal, smooth, cardiac
What makes up the nervous system?
Brain, spinal cord, nerves
What are the different body planes?
Which way will the water move in a hypotonic solution?
High to low.
Osteoblasts create/build osteocytes, while Osteoclasts cause bone resorption
What are the three different layers if connective tissue?
Epimysium, perimysium, endomysium
What are the types of neurotransmitters?
Excitatory and inhibitory
What is the difference between Supine and Prone positions?
Prone: face-down, Supine: face-up
Name the different stages of mitosis.
Prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase, cytokinesis.
Name the types of joints. Extra 100 if you can give an example for each.
Ball & socket, hinge, saddle, pivot
What is the difference between the agonist and the antagonist?
Agonist: muscle that provides the primary force of the action, Antagonist: muscle in opposition/ reversing as the movement changes direction
What is the difference between Sulcus and Gyrus?
Sulcus: shallow grooves, Gyrus: bump of the wrinkle
What does the root word nephr(o) mean?
kidney
What is the difference between tendons and ligaments?
Tendons: connect muscles to bones, Ligaments: connect bone to bone
What are the names of the bones that make up the back.
Vertebrae: Cervical, thoracic, lumbar; sacrum and coccyx
What is rigor mortis?
The stiffening of the muscles in a corpse
What are endorphins?
Hormones that are created in your pituitary gland hypothalamus when you feel pain or stress.
What are the different body cavities?
Name the different types of epithelial tissue.
Simple squamous, simple cuboidal, simple columnar, stratified squamous, pseudostratified columnar, transitional epithelium, glandular epithelium.
Name all the bones of the skull. Extra 200 if you can name the sutures.
Frontal, parietal, temporal, occipital, sphenoid, ethmoid, maxilla, mandible, zygomatic
Name all the muscles in the face.
What are the different parts of the axon and their function?
Cell body: contains the nucleus and other cell organelles, Dendrites: receive information, Axon: conducts information away from the cell