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Tissues
Bones
Muscles
Skin, hair, nails
Cardio/respiratory
100
What is the function of nervous tissue?
Transmitting signals and information throughout the body.
100
Name a bone that is part of the appendicular skeleton.
Radius, ulna, femur, humerus, tibia....
100
What attaches muscle to bone?
Tendons
100
Skin, hair and nails make up which organ system?
Integumentary
100
The blood vessels that return oxygen-poor blood to the heart are known as what?
Veins
200
Name a type of connective tissue.
Blood, bone, adipose, loose areolar, dense regular, dense irregular, elastic, hyaline
200
Describe the axial skeleton and name at least one bone.
Axial skeleton consists of the rib cage, vertebral column and cranium.
200
The bone that is moved during muscle contraction is known as what?
Insertion
200
What gives skin its color?
Melanin
200
What is the protein found in red blood cells that is used to carry oxygen?
Hemoglobin
300
What are the 4 levels of organization in the body from smallest to largest?
Cell, tissue, organ, organ system
300
What attaches bones to other bones?
Ligaments
300
What are the two protein filaments that are found in muscles?
Actin and myosin
300
What is the layer of skin that contains fat, or adipose?
Hypodermis or subcutaneous
300
What divides the heart into right and left, creating two circulatory loops?
Septum
400
Which type of muscle tissue is made of interconnected cells that communicate with each other? What type of junction is this and what is it called?
Cardiac muscle, gap junction, intercalated discs
400
What is degeneration of the cartilage at the ends of bone called?
Osteoarthritis
400
What are the ends of sarcomeres called? (where actin is anchored)
Z-line
400
Which type of skin cancer is found in skin cells that do not produce pigments?
Carcinoma
400
What is the pacemaker of the heart called?
Sinoatrial node
500
Name the 2 main body cavities, their subdivisions and an organ in each.
1) Ventral, Dorsal 2) Ventral = Thoracic (mediastinum, pleural cavities) = Abdominal/Pelvic Dorsal = (brain, spinal cord)
500
Name two types of joints and give an example of each.
Ball and socket (shoulder, hip) Gliding (wrist, ankle) Hinge (elbow, knee, knuckle) Immovable (skull) Pivot (top of spine)
500
Which type of energy pathway is used during brief, intense exercise?
Anaerobic
500
How do your blood vessels in your skin help regulate body temperature?
When you are hot, they dilate to release heat. When you are cold, they constrict to conserve heat.
500
What causes you to exhale, or breathe out?
Elastic recoil