Intro and Integumentary
Production of this vitamin starts in the skin with UV radiation exposure
Vit D
Name a ball and socket joint
Shoulder
Hip
The brain and spinal cord make up the ___________________
Central Nervous System
What heart chamber does oxygen rich blood enter when it returns from the lungs?
Left Atrium
Air enters through the nostrils into the ___________
nasal cavity
In directional terms:
The fingers are _______ to the elbow
Distal
What is the contractile unit of skeletal muscle?
Sarcomere
What part of a neuron sends impulses Away from the neuron cell body and towards other neurons or cells
Axon
What is the protein that carries oxygen in a red blood cell?
hemoglobin
Where does the majority of digestion and absorption take place?
Small intestine
In the levels of organization what comes after cells and before organs?
Tissues
What are the two types of bone tissue?
Compact (cortical)
Cancellous (spongy)
What is the term for a cluster of neuron cell bodies in the peripheral nervous system?
Ganglion (ganglia pl.)
What is the most abundant white blood cell?
Neutrophil (NLMEB)
What is the location/structure of gas exchange in the lungs?
alveolus/ alveoli
What are the two layers of the skin?
Epidermis
Dermis
Periosteum
Which division of the autonomic nervous system would increase intestinal secretions?
Parasympathetic nervous system
Which blood vessels may contain valves?
Veins
What organ produces bile
What cells make up the majority of the epidermis?
keratinocytes
What is the name of synapse between a motor neuron and a muscle cell?
neuromuscular junction
What is the term for when the voltage becomes less negative inside a neuron?
Depolarization
What is known as the pacemaker of the heart?
SA (sinoatrial node)
Name one type of chemical digestion
salivary amylase, pepsin, pancreatic juice, bile