Anatomy
The term for closer to the head.
Superior
This set of bones helps to protect the spinal cord.
Vertebral column
What is the name of the fundamental cells that make up the nervous system?
Neurons
DAILY DOUBLE! This is the color of deoxygenated blood that is returning to the heart.
Dark red. NOT BLUE!
This tube brings oxygen in from our nose and mouth to the lungs.
Trachea
The term for closer to the feet.
Inferior
This bone is also known as the collar bone.
Clavicle
This side of Neurons send signals along their tail to other neurons.
Axons
This type of blood vessel has very thin walls in order for oxygen and other nutrients to diffuse to cells of the body.
Capillaries
This is the cause of many major lung diseases.
Smoking
The term for something closer to the midline of the body.
Medial
These are the name of the two bones in the Calf
Tibia and Fibula
Name the two organs that are part of the Central Nervous System
Brain and Spinal Cord
What allows blood to flow in the proper direction, even against gravity?
Valves
This is the name of the muscle responsible for increasing or decreasing the volume in the chest, helping the lungs inflate or deflate.
Diaphragm
The term for something that is further away from an origin point.
Distal
This muscle is on the posterior side of the humerus.
The triceps
This type of neuron sends signals to the brain.
Sensory neuron
This part of the heart is responsible for channeling the electrical impulses throughout the cardiac muscle, getting it beat properly.
The grape-like sacs found in the lungs absorb the oxygen from the air and bring it into the bloodstream.
Alveoli
The humerus is located ____________ compared to the ribs.
laterally
The names of the two fibers that slide past each other when a muscle moves.
Actin and Myosin
This process occurs in neurons in order to send the electrical signal. It is able to happen due to the positive charge on the outside of the axon and the negative charges on the inside.
Action Potential
Give the proper pathway of the blood, starting from the vena cava.
Vena Cava, Right atrium, (tricuspid valve), right ventricle, pulmonary artery, lungs, pulmonary vein, left atrium, (bicuspid/mitral valve), left ventricle, aorta, body
These two tubes break off into each lung and eventually branch into the alveoli.
Bronchi