Unit 1
What is the force called when there is a "twisting motion"?
Torque
What are the three types of muscle tissues?
Cardiac, Smooth, And skeletal
What includes the brain and spinal cord?
CNS
Deepest layer of the epidermis?
Stratum Basale
What is the hormone that is released when contractions need to happen?
Oxitocin
What plane divides the body from anterior to posterior?
Frontal
Fat cells are called what?
Adipose tissue
When a neuron is more positive... what is that called?
Depolarization
Which layer of the skin produces Keratin?
Stratum Granulosum
What does the Islet of Langrean cells do?
Produce Insulin
What is the term called when you are "going away from the middle"?
Lateral
Which type of cartilage covers the end of long bones?
Hyaline
What are deep grooves called?
Fissures
What does the arrector pili muscle do?
Creates goosebumps
What does prolactin produce?
Breast milk
Which Body Cavity contains your intestines/stomach?
Abdominal
What is the carbohydrate called that is made and stored in the liver?
Glycogen
What is the middle layer of the meninges?
Arachnoid matter
When your body is overheated.... what do your blood vessels do?
Dilate
What are the 2 pituitary disorders?
Dwarfism + Gigantism
What kind of feedback has an opposite reaction to maintain homeostasis?
Negative Feedback
Which layer of tissue can substances move through easily?
Simple Squamous
What controls HR, breathing, and reflexes for coughing?
Medulla Oblongata
This gland is stinky and appears when kids reach puberty?
Apocrine
What is the main difference between type 1 and type 2 diabetes? (Specifically what is going on in the pancreas)
Type 1 pancreas is not working at all.