Peripheral & Autonomic Nervous System
A nerve that contains fibers that send as well as receive messages.
Mixed nerve
The outer tough coat of the eye.
Sclera
This is the high-energy fuel a cell requires to function.
ATP (adenosine triphosphate)
Fatty or fat-like
Adipose Tissue
Inflammation of a joint
Athritis
The cranial nerve responsible for chewing.
Trigeminal
The area of the eye that contains the rods and cones.
Retina
The term is used interchangeably with the term programmed cell death (PCD).
Apoptosis
Muscle of the heart
Cardiac muscle
Bones of the wrist
Carpals
The autonomic nervous system is also called this.
Involuntary nervous system
The tube that connects the throat to the ear.
Eustachian tube
Structure that encloses the cell.
Cell membrane
Protects the body by covering external and internal surfaces
Epithelial tissue
Collarbone
Clavicle
The nerve that activates the diaphragm is called this.
Phrenic nerve
Chamber of the eye filled with vitreous humor
Posterior Chamber
Cell division of gametes or cells; reduces the number of chromosomes.
Meiosis
Cord of fibrous connective tissue that attaches a muscle to a bone or other structure
Tendon
Tailbone
Coccyx
The acute viral infection that usually affects the intercostal nerves is called this.
Shingles
Hardening of the bones of the middle ear.
Otosclerosis
Organelle that supplies energy to the cell.
Mitochondria
Fibrous protein occurring in bone and cartilage
Collagen
The end of a long bone.
Epiphysis