Directional Terminiology
The head is _____________ to the heart.
What is superior?
The three types of neurons
What are sensory, motor, and interneurons?
What is the small intestine?
The 4 chambers of the heart
What are right atria, right ventricle, left atria, left ventricle?
The ability to maintain a relatively stable internal environment.
What is homeostasis?
A person in anatomical position is standing this way
What is head forward and straight ahead, palms face forward, and arms by side?
The part of the nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal cord.
What is the Central Nervous System (CNS)?
The ability to maintain a relatively stable internal enviornment
What is homeostasis?
structure that plays a role in both the respiratory and digestive systems
What is the epiglottis?
An area where two or more bones are joined together
What is a joint?
The plane dividing the body into distinct left and right halves
What is saggitial?
A dendrite conducts nerve impulses ___________ from the cell body?
What is towards (or to)?
Enzyme in the stomach that breaks down proteins
What is pepsin?
Microscopic blood vessels that surround the alveoli.
What are capillaries?
The two types of involuntary muscle tissue
What is cardiac and smooth?
The heart is __________ to the lungs.
What is medial?
part of brain involved in high order thinking, future planning, and memories
What is the frontal lobe?
Muscles obtain most of their energy through this process
What is cellular respiration?
Structures in the heart that prevent the backflow of blood.
What are valves?
This must occur in order to start a muscle contraction.
A nerve impulse reaches the muscle cell.
Blood vessels are ___________ to the skin
What is deep?
Explain the fight or flight response.
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A sudden, rapid involuntary motor response
What is a reflex?
Defenses of the respiratory system
What are cilia and mucus?
Part of the skeleton consisting of the skull, vertebrae, and ribs
What is the axial skeleton?