Anatomy
This is a organized group of tissues working together to accomplish a specific task for the body.
What is an organ?
The number of bones in an average adult.
What is 206?
Muscle contractiton requires energy in the form of what molecules?
What is ATP?
These glands are located on the kidneys.
What is adrenal glands?
Blood is made up of this type of tissue.
What is connective tissue?
How the human body maintains a level of internal stability.
What is homeostasis?
These bones from the hard or bony palate at the roof of the mouth.
This term describes a muscle that works in opposition to the prime mover.
What is antagonist?
Name the three endocrine glands located in the head.
What is hypothalamus, pituitary and pineal glands?
This is an iron-rich protein in red blood cells that binds with oxygen, CO2, and hydrogen ions.
What is hemoglobin?
This anatomic plane divides the body into front and back.
What is frontal or coronal plane?
The junction in the skeleton where two bones meet.
What is a joint or articulation?
The back is dominated by these two large superficial muscles.
What is trapezius and Latissimus dorsi?
This hormone is controlled by a positive feedback mechanism.
What is oxytocin?
Where erythrocytes, leukocytes, and thrombocytes are formed.
What is red bone marrow?
These are microscopic substances that cause disease.
What are pathogens?
These bones make up the pectoral girdle.
What is the clavicle (collar bone) and Scapula (shoulder blade)?
This layer of connective tissue surrounds the whole muscle.
What hormones are produced in and released by the pancreas?
What is glucagon and insulin?
This is the narrowing of a blood vessel when smooth muscle contracts, reducing blood flow and increasing pressure.
What is vasoconstriction?
This system of the body forms the body's protective outer covering?
What is the integumentary system?
This is another name for growth plate.
What is epiphyseal plate?
This describes a decrease in the size and bulk of a muscle.
What is atrophy?
What term is used to describe the action of one hormone increasing the sensitivity of the target organ to another hormone?
The three phases of the healing process of the skin.
What is acute, subacute, and maturation?