Language of A&P
What term describes the study of the structure and organization of the human body?
What is anatomy
Which layer of the skin contains blood vessels, nerve endings, and hair follicles?
What is the dermis
What is the name of the long bone in the upper arm?
What is humerus
What type of muscle is found in the heart and is responsible for involuntary contractions?
What is cardiac muscle
Which chamber of the heart pumps oxygenated blood to the rest of the body?
What are the tiny air sacs in the lungs where gas exchange occurs?
What is alveoli
What structures in the kidney filter blood to produce urine?
What is nephron
What is the muscular tube connecting the throat to the stomach, responsible for transporting food during swallowing?
What is esophagus
What level of body organization includes various tissues functioning together, such as the heart or liver?
What is organ?
What is the primary function of the sebaceous glands in the skin?
What is to produce and secrete oil
What are two different types of bone?
What is Compact and Spongy
What is the name of the muscle that is the front of the neck and makes us do the turkey neck?
What is Platysma
What type of blood vessel carries blood away from the heart?
What is artery
What muscle separates the chest cavity from the abdominal cavity and aids in the process of breathing?
What is diaphragm
What muscular structure serves as a temporary storage for urine before its elimination?
What is bladder
Which organ produces bile, aiding in the digestion and absorption of fats?
What is liver
What term describes the front of the body or an organ in a forward-facing position?
What is anterior or ventral
What are the tiny muscles attached to hair follicles that contract to produce goosebumps?
What is arrector pilli muscles
What is the name of the process that makes up the elbow?
What is olecranon
During a muscle contraction, what component of the sarcomere shortens, leading to muscle contraction?
What is actin and myosin
Which blood vessels have thin walls that allow for the exchange of gases, nutrients, and waste products with tissues?
What is capillaries
In which direction does oxygen move during gas exchange in the lungs?
What is alveoli to bloodstream
What structures connect the kidneys to the bladder, allowing urine to pass?
What is the ureters
What is the part of the small intestine that directly follows the stomach and receives partially digested food?
Which plane divides the body into equal left and right halves?
What is sagittal
What specific cells in the epidermis are responsible for producing the pigment melanin?
What is Melanocyte
What is the name for the bumps that create the ankle bones?
What is Malleolus
What is the name of the muscle that makes up the 6 pack?
What is rectus abdominis
Which structure in the heart is known as the natural pacemaker, generating electrical impulses to regulate the heartbeat?
What is SA node (sinoatrial node)
If the diaphragm contracts what happens to volume and pressure?
What is increase and decrease
What is the process by which substances move from the blood within the glomerulus into the renal tubule?
What is filtration
What term describes the process where food is churned and mixed with digestive enzymes in the stomach?
What is mechanical digestion
What cavity contains the brain and is formed by the bones of the skull?
What is cranial cavity
What is the top layer of the of the epidermis?
What is stratum corneum
Which type of bone cells are responsible for breaking down bone tissue during growth and remodeling?
What is osteoclast
What is the name of the neurotransmitter released at the neuromuscular junction that initiates muscle contraction?
What is acetylcholine
What happens during the QRS wave on an echocardiogram?
What is ventricular contraction
What term describes the maximum amount of air a person can exhale after taking the deepest breath possible?
What is vital capacity
What portion of the renal tubules are drugs and or toxins secreted into?
What is distal tubule
What are the 3 accessory organs of the digestive system?
What is pancreas, liver, and gallbladder