Body Planes and organizations
Histology and Integumentary
Skeletal System
Muscular System
Nervous System
100
The knee is _______________ to the ankle.
proximal
100
What is the difference between endocrine and exocrine glands?
Endocrine glands secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream, while exocrine glands release their secretions through ducts onto body surfaces or into the digestive tract.
100
What are the 4 shapes of bones
Short, Flat, irregular, long
100
What are the functions of the muscular system?
movement
posture
organ volume
Temperature Regulations
Protection
100
a layer of cells at the back of your eyeball that converts light into nerve signals.
Retina
200
This is a type of metabolism that builds up complex molecules from simpler ones, requiring energy input.
Anabolism
200
What are the three layers of skin? (from superficial to deep.)
Epidermis
Dermis
Hypodermis (Subcutaneous)
200
this is the long shaft of the bone
diaphysis
200
What are the 4 characteristics of muscle tissue?
elasticity, excitability, extensibility, contractility
200
What are the 3 broad functions of the nervous system
Sensory
Integration
Motor
300
A loop that is a normal biological response in which the effects of a reaction slow or stop that reaction.(bring it back to normal)
negative feedback
300
What are the 4 principle tissue types?
Epithelial
Connective
Muscular
Nervous
300
What are osteoblasts?
cells that form new bones and grow and heal existing bones
300
What is the thin myofilament called and the thick myofilament called in muscle fibers?
Actin is thin
Myosin is thick
300
part of your nervous system that lies outside your brain and spinal cord.
peripheral nervous system
400
What body cavity is the spinal cord in?
Dorsal or vertebral
400
Which type of muscle is B
cardiac
400
What is compact bone?
bone where osteocytes are tightly packed together.
400
What are the four roles of muscles
prime mover -provides the primary force
Antagonist - opposes or reverses the action of another muscle
Synergist - assist the prime mover
Fixator - stabilizes a joint or bone to allow another muscle (agonist) to function effectively during a movement.
400
What does microglia do?
brain, responding to infections, injuries, and other pathological events by undergoing "activation
500
List the 6 levels of organization in order from simplest to complex
Chemical
Celular
Tissue
Organ
System
Organism
500
what are the 4 basic types of membranes
mucous- line the body cavities and openings that open to the outside
serous - body cavities that don't open to the outside
synovial - Line the joints
cutaneous - skin
500
What are the 5 functions of the skeletal system?
support
blood production
mineral storage
protection
Movement
500
What 4 muscles make up the Quadriceps?
500
What are the components of a reflex arc?
receptor
sensory neuron
interneuron
motor neuron
effector