Intro to anatomy
What is Anatomy?
The opening of an organ
Groups of cells with a common function
Tissues
Term used to describe the lack of blood vessels in the epidermis
Avascular
T/F: The axon takes messages to the cell body
F: Make the statement true.
A directional term that describes the distance of the hand to the shoulder
What is Distal?
An example of extracellular fluid
Blood
The tissue found in the urinary bladder
transitional tissue
Layer of the epidermis that undergoes mitosis
Stratum basale
The part of the nervous system that contains the brain and spinal cord
Central nervous system
The 3 structures that are found in the mediastinum
What is the heart, trachea, and esophagus?
Not soluble or does not dissolve in fats
lipophobic
Membranes which do not open to the outside of the body
Serous membranes
Muscle that causes hair to become erect
Arrector pili muscle
Connective tissue that surrounds the entire nerve
Epineurium
The structure that separates the thoracic cavity from the abdominal cavity
What is the diaphragm?
A type of protein that cannot be removed from the cell membrane
What is integral protein?
ex. receptor, recognition, and transport proteins
3 main characteristics found in all connective tissue
Cells, fibers, matrix
Glands that are active at puberty and may result in body odor due to high fat and protein content
Apocrine sudoriferous glands
The average value of a resting membrane potential
-70mV
The 2 cavities that make up the ventral or anterior body cavity
Thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities
The most common example of active transport in the body
Na/K ATPase Pump
Characterized by the uneven distribution of organelles within epithelial cells
Polarity
The part of the hair/nail that undergoes mitosis
The matrix
The relationship between a neuron and the following structures: Neurons, skeletal muscle, smooth muscle, organs, glands.
Structures that a neuron can synapse with