Building parts of the human body
What is cytoplasm?
(sai·tuh·pla·zm)
Production department of the cell, where most of the cell activities take place.
What are the vas deferens?
A coiled tube that carries the sperm out of the testes.
What is integumentary?
(in·teg·u·men·ta·ry)
System includes skin,hair,nails & glands.
What is voluntary muscles?
Creates movements based on intentional desire like raising your hand.
What is the articulate system?
The connection made between the bones in the body which link the skeletal system.
What doe arteries do?
Expand and contract with the pressure of the blood, helping pump the flow coming from the heart.
What is lymphatic vessels?
Thin tube shaped like blood vessels that carry lymph fluid and white blood cells.
What does a nerve cell have?
A nucleus, cytoplasm and membrane.
What are bones composed of?
2/3 mineral matter one third organic matter.
What is centrioles?
(sen·tree·owlz)
The cell cycle, cell structures found in pains near the nucleus.
What is eyelash hair?
What are epidermal ridges?
Keratinocytes of the clear, transparent layer. Genetically determined ridges on your fingertips knowns are fingerprints.
What is the belly?
Term applied to the midsection of the muscle.
What is a joint?
Is the point at two or more bones are joined together.
What is General circulation?
The process of blood traveling from the heart, throughout the body and back tot the heart.
What does the spleen do?
Removes old red blood cells.
What are the 3 main parts of the brain at the highest level?
cerebrum, brainstem and cerebellum.
How many chromosomes are in DNA?
46
What is Anabolism?
(uh·na·buh·li·zm)
Process of building up larger molecules from smaller ones.
Where does hair never grow?
Palms, soles, feet, lips & eyelids.
What is eccrine?
(eh·kruhn)
Sweat glands located throughout the entire body most abundant on forehead, the palms of hands and feet.
What are the two muscles that form the epicranius?
The Occipitalis and the Frontalis.
What is cervical vertebrae?
7 bones that form the top part of the spinal column.
What are capillaries?
Tiny, thin walled vessels that connect the smaller arteries to venules.
What do tonsils do?
Filter bacteria and viruses.
What are the 7 neurological diseases?
What is the uterus?
The muscular structure in which the fetus develops is the
What is endocrine system?
(en·duh·kruhn)
Controls release of hormones that directly affect hair growth, skin conditions and energy.
What is anagen? How long does this phase last?
Active or growing state & last 2-6 years.
What are pores?
Tiny openings or “passageways” that allow sweat and sebum through the surface of the skin.
What is Quadratus labii superioris?
(kwaa·dra·tuhs)
Raises both the nostrils and the upper. Lip, as in expressing distaste.
What is zygomatic?
(zai·guh·ma·tuhk)
2 bones that form upper check.
Whar is radical artery?
Supplies blood to thumb side of the arm and hand.
How many lymph nodes in the body?
600
What is the vagus nerve?
Regulates internal organ functions, such as digestion, heart rate, and respiratory rate, as well as vasomotor activity, and certain reflex actions, such as coughing, sneezing, swallowing, and vomiting
What are the 3 types of muscles?
skeletal, smooth, and cardiac
What are organs?
What is eumelanin?
(e-mel-uh-nin)
Brown/black in color.
What is thyroxine ?
regulates the body's normal metabolic rate
What is Pectoralis?
(pek·tr·a·luhs)
Extends across the front of the chest, assist in swinging the arms.
What are all the bones of the foot?
talus, carpals, metacarpals, phalanges
what is the path of blood through the body IN ORDER?
right atrium from the body, moves into the right ventricle and is pushed into the pulmonary arteries in the lungs. After picking up oxygen, the blood travels back to the heart through the pulmonary veins into the left atrium, to the left ventricle and out to the body's tissues through the aorta.
What is lymph fluid?
A colorless liquid, rich with white blood cells.
What are the 12 main cranial nerves?
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What does sweat contain?
Salt, water, lactic acid and uric acid.