Parts
Contractility, extensibility, excitability, and elasticity are properties of this.
What are muscles/muscle tissue?
Thermoregulation, protection, and synthesis of vitamin D are functions of this organ, which happens to be the body’s largest organ.
What is skin?
The frontal plane splits the body into ventral (anterior) and __________
What is dorsal (posterior)?
The front part of the brain that is composed of the right and left hemispheres, connected by the corpus callosum.
What is the cerebrum?
Also known as the excretory system, this system consists of parts including kidneys, ureters and the bladder.
What is the urinary system?
The human body only has a 4-6 minute supply of oxygen so this system has to work constantly to keep you alive.
What is the respiratory system?
The forehead is __________ to the nose.
What is superior (above)?
Something that is situated close to its point of origin; the opposite of distal.
What is proximal?
This part of the hair follicle that produces the shaft of growing hair, is also the title of a 1999 movie starring Keanu Reeves.
What is the matrix?
This system has glands that release hormones into the bloodstream.
What is the endocrine system?
This section divides the body into equal left and right parts.
What is the midsagittal/median plane?
This accessory organ in the digestive system is both an endocrine and exocrine gland.
What is the pancreas?
The somatic and autonomic nervous system make up the PNS , which stands for this.
What is the peripheral nervous system?
Bones store 85% of the body’s phosphorus and 99% of this mineral.
What is calcium?
Which cavity within the ventral cavity is inferior to the thoracic cavity?
What is the abdominal cavity?
There are 3 major muscle types: cardiac, skeletal, and __________
What is visceral?
The anatomical equivalents of a tool used to hit nails, an anvil, and a stirrup are part of this group of bones found in the middle ear.
What are the ossicles?
This part of the brain plays an essential role in relaying messages between your spinal cord and brain. It controls the cardiovascular and respiratory system and is also responsible for involuntary functions.
What is the medulla oblongata?
This cavity is bound by the cheeks of the face, the palate, and the flesh of the mandible.
What is the buccal cavity?
The plural form for nodules on the tongue that increase the surface area for taste buds.
What are papillae?