Directional Terms
______means towards the midline of the body
What is medial
Breaks down food into absorbable nutrients for distribution by blood to the body's cells
What is the digestive system
Finger like projections of the dermis into the epidermis are called _______
What are dermal papillae?
The area that causes lengthwise growth of a long bone is called the
what is the epiphyseal plate
What are the thick protein filaments?
What is myosin?
the arms are ______ to the sternum
What is lateral
Regulates water and electrolyte balance
what is the Urinary System?
what is the waterproof protein that replaces cytoplasm in dead skin cells?
What is Keratin?
bone cell formation is called
what is hematopoiesis
What is a bundle of muscle fibers called?
what is a fascicle?
the hips are _____ to the ribs
what is inferior?
The body's slow acting control system
What is the endocrine system?
_____ is the most serious threat of life from a massive third degree burn?
Two or more bones meet at a location called a(n) ___________.
what is an articulation?
Which muscle tissue is Involuntary, no striations
what is smooth muscle?
_______ means further from the origin of the body?
What is distal?
Responds to stimuli from inside and out of the body
What is the nervous system
______ is produced by sebaceous glands, keeps hair soft and pliable
What is sebum
What bones protect the spinal cord?
What are the vertebrae?
One motor neuron and all the skeletal muscle fibers it stimulates is a
What is a motor Unit?
What is superficial?
Picks up fluid leaked from blood vessels
What is the Lymphatic System
mucous, cutaneous, and serous are the 3 levels of what type of tissue?
What is epithelial?
An incomplete bone break, known as a(n) ___________ fracture is commonly seen in children
What is a greenstick?
How many skeletal muscles are in the human body?
What is 650?