Muscular system
Combining form for muscle
What is My/o
Combining form for nose
What is nas/o or rhin/o
Plane that runs down through the body dividing into unequal left and right halves
What is sagittal plane
means to secrete or seperate
What is -crine
The study of skin
What is dermatology
Combining form for fascia
What is Fasci/o or Fasc/i
Combining form for epiglottis
What is epiglott/o
Towards the belly
What is ventral
Combining form for thyroid gland
What is thyr/o or thyroid/o
Combining form for skin
What is cutane/o, derm/o or dermat/o
Combining form for movement
What is Kinesi/o or -kenisis
Space between vocal cords
What is glottis
Towards the tip of the nose
What is rostral
gland located at base of brain, just below the hypothalamus
What is the pituitary gland
contains cells that produce pigment and protect immune system
What is the epidermis
Name of muscles that work with other muscles to produce movement
What is Synergist muscles
commonly called the throat, the area from the back of the nasal cavity and mouth to the larynx
What is the pharynx
away from the body or the beginning of a structure
What is distal
hormone responsible for breast growth and milk production during pregnancy
What is prolactin
A substance that gives skin and hair its colour
What is Melanin
Muscle shape terms
What is deltoid, quadratus, and rhomboideus
Membranous sac that encases the lungs
What is the pleura
Large cavity, houses most of soft organs, divided into thorax and abdomen by the diaphram muscle
What is ventral body cavity
Secrete epinephrine and norepinephrine
What is the adrenal medulla
Thin, flexible scales found on bony fish
What is cycloid scales