Unit 5 (Chapters 13 & 14)

Chapter 13

100

What is the name of the substance that cools the skin?

What is SWEAT?

200

The combination of bacteria & other particles that adhere to the outside of a tooth is referred to as what?

What is PLAQUE?

300

What is the component of plaque that breaks down sugars in food & creates acids that can cause cavities?

What is BACTERIA?

400

What is the term used to describe the inner layer of the eye wall that contains millions of light-sensitive cells?

What is the RETINA?

500

What is the name of the disease that causes abnormal pressure build up inside the eye?

What is GLAUCOMA?

600

What is the term that describes the connective layer between the enamel & the pulp, located in the neck of the tooth? 

What is DENTIN?

Chapter 14

100

What is the connective tissue that can act as a cushion between two bones?

What is CARTILAGE?

200

The process by which bone if formed, renewed, & repaired is referred to as what?

What is OSSIFICATION? 

300

What coordinates the movement of skeletal muscles? 

What is the NERVOUS SYSTEM?

400

When an organ protrudes through an area of weak muscle it results in what? 

What is a HERNIA?

500

What is characterized by a muscle that closes a joint?

What is FLEXOR? 

600

A group of neurological disorders resulting from damage to the brain at birth is referred to as what?

What is CEREBRAL PALSY?

Chapter 13 (2.0)

100

What is the tough white part of the eye?

What is the SCLERA?

200

What may be the result of too much exposure to UV radiation?

What is SKIN CANCER?

300

What is the term that is used to describe a pigment in the skin?

What is MELANIN?

400

What is responsible for refining the focus of an image on the retina?

What is THE LENS?

500

What is referred to as the area immediately around the teeth?

What is the PERIODONTRIUM? 

600

What is made up of three bones that connect the eardrum to the inner ear? 

What are the AUDITORY OSSICLES?

Chapter 14 (2.0)

100

Fill in the blank: Getting regular _____ can help improve muscle tone.

What is EXERCISE?

200

What muscle is NOT striated? 

What is SMOOTH MUSCLE?

300

Which type of muscle is striated & located in the heart? 

What is the CARDIAC MUSCLE? 

400

What is referred to as a fibrous cord that attaches muscle to bone? 

What is a TENDON?

500

What is characterized by sudden episodes of electrical activity in the brain? 

What is EPILEPSY? 

600

What is referred to as the two parts of the bone that DO NOT separate? 

What is a HAIRLINE FRACTURE?