What are you made of?
The study of the shape and structure of the human body is known as what?
ANATOMY
What is the directional term used to describe a part that is above another part?
superior
What does the term visceral refer to?
Internal organs
The dorsal cavity contains what two cavities
brain and spinal cavity
What type of cell division involves the number of chromosomes halved in order to produce an egg and sperm
meiosis
What body system produces movement and maintains posture?
Muscular system
What plane divides the body into right and left portions?
Sagittal
What part of the cell controls what enter and leaves the cell?
Plasma membrane
What makes up the axial region?
head, neck and trunk
What type of epithelial tissue consists of many layers of cells and forms the outer layer of the skin?
Stratified squamous
What system brings oxygen into the lungs and removes carbon dioxide from the lungs?
Respiratory
What is the name of the gel-like fluid inside of a cell?
cytoplasm
What are the hairlike processes that function in moving substances across the surface of a cell?
cilia
The movement of substances from a region of high concentration to a region of low concentration is known as what?
diffusion
Which cells secrete mucus?
Goblet cells
What type of muscle tissue is found in the stomach and intestines, and is under involuntary control?
Smooth muscle
What structure converts energy from nutrients into ATP that then provides energy for use by the body cells?
mitochondria
What type of transport involves Amino acids and glucose to be transported from the small intestine and into the blood
active transport
What type of membrane lines a body cavity that opens to the outside?
Mucous membrane
Capillary walls are made up of what type of tissue?
simple squamous epithelial tissue
What is name of the connective tissue covering of the brain and spinal cord?
Meninges
What part of the cell provides a pathway to transport materials from one part of the cell to another?
Endoplasmic reticulum
What is the function of serous fluid? Name 2
reduces friction and lubrication
Name at least two functions of connective tissue.
binds structures together, supports organs, and helps repair tissue damage
What type of gland secretes its product onto a free surface through a duct?
Exocrine gland