Functions
What is the primary function of the respiratory system?
breathing
bone forming the forehead
frontal bone
Which muscles causes wrinkles in the forehead?
frontalis
Which body system controls and coordinates all bodily functions?
nervous
How does massage help the muscles of the hand?
maintains pliability
What is the study of the structure and composition of tissue?
histology
How many identical daughter cells are formed when a cell divides during mitosis?
What bone forms the back of the skull?
occipital
Which part of the muscle flexes but remains stationary?
origin
What are platelets?
blood components that contribute to the blood clotting process
When you show someone your muscles on your arm, you are most likely showing them your _____.
bicep
What organ circulates the blood?
heart
What is the primary function of the lymphatic/immune system?
protecting the body from disease
Which type of muscle will estheticians work with?
skeletal
You use this muscle to smile, but not grin?
levator anguli oris
Which movement separates the fingers?
abduction
Why is it important as an esthetician to know about the muscles of the forearm?
to maintain good body mechanics during treatments
What body system affects the growth, development, sexual activities, and health of the body?
endocrine
The most complex organ of the endocrine system?
The pituitary gland
What is the sternum?
flat bone that forms the ventral support of the ribs
This muscle is used to grin
risorius
Where in the body does the spinal cord originate?
brain
What is the importance of lymph?
to disperse white blood cells and cell nutrients
What is the primary function of the reproductive system?
perpetuating the human race
What is a nutritive fluid flowing through the circulatory system?
blood
hindmost bone of the skull, below the parietal bones; forms the back of the skull above the nape
occipital bone
Which muscle draws the scalp backward?
occipitalis
Which body system eliminates carbon dioxide as a waste product?
respiratory
What binds the tissues of the body together?
connective tissue
What is the body system that controls and coordinates all other body systems?
nervous
Why does the parathyroid gland regulate blood calcium and phosphorous levels?
so the nervous and muscular systems can function properly
What is a connection between two or more bones of the skeleton?
joint
Which muscle is thin and flat between the upper and lower jaw that compresses the cheeks and expels air between the lips?
buccinator
What body system serves as a protective covering for the body?
integumentary
Connective, epithelial, muscle, and nerve are types of what found in the body?
tissue
What is defecation?
eliminating waste from the body
What is the primary function of the skeletal system?
providing the physical foundation of the body
bones that form the sides and top of the cranium
parietal bones
Which large, flat, triangular muscle covers the lower back?
latissimus dorsi
What is covered, shaped, and supported by the muscular system?
skeletal tissue
What are valves?
structures that close a passage or permit flow in one direction only
Which body system protects the body from disease by developing resistances and destroying disease-causing toxins?
immune/lymphatic
What are the secretions that the endocrine glands release directly into the bloodstream and that influence the welfare of the entire body?
hormones
When you turn your head, you are using what muscle?
sternocleidomastoid
Which of these muscles are used in chewing?
masseter and temporalis
The kidneys and bladder are part of this system.
excretory
This movement is used to rotate the muscles?
supinate
Specialized organs that remove and convert elements from the blood
Glands
What is the primary function of the circulatory system?
moving blood through the body
If you want to pucker up, you need to use the _____ muscle
orbicularis oris
This muscle pulls down the corners of the mouth?
Triangularis/Depressor Anguli Oris
What is the primary function of the excretory system?
purifying the body by elimination of waste matter
When you bend forward you are using which muscle movement?
flexion
What carries messages to and from the brain and controls and coordinates all body functions?
nerve tissue
What body system is responsible for changing food into nutrients and waste?
digestive
bones that form the prominence of the cheeks; the cheek bones
zygomatic bones
What part of the muscle is closest to the skeleton?
orgin
What is one reason estheticians should study body systems, organs, and tissues?
to understand the effect services have on the body
How much blood does the human body contain?
8 to 10 pints
Substance of which the cells of all living things are composed
Protoplasm
What do the kidneys do?
excrete water and waste products
light, spongy bone between the eye sockets that forms part of the nasal cavaties
ethmoid bone
What are the three muscles of the ear called?
auricularis muscles
What are the structures composed of specialized tissues and performing specific functions?
organs
Which body system regulates temperature and produces vitamin D?
integumentary
What organ in the endocrine system secretes enzyme-producing cells that are responsible for digesting carbohydrates, proteins, and fats?
pancreas
affects the upper part of the face
maxillary nerve
the bones in the fingers, three in each finger and two in each thumb, totaling 14 bones
phalanges
This muscle closes the eyes
orbicularis oculi
What is the fluid part of the blood that carries food and secretions to the cells and carbon dioxide from the cells?
plasma
located in the abdominal cavity, a nerve of the autonomic nervous system
vagus nerve
What is the process of cell reproduction called?
mitosis