General Questions
The study of the anatomy, structure, and function of the bones
What is osteology
What is the temporal bones
Muscles are manipulated (massaged) from _____ to _____
What is insertion to origin
The body system responsible for circulation of the blood, including the heart, arteries, veins and capillaries
What is the cardiovascular system
The basic unit of life
What are cells
A cell reproduces by dividing into two daughter cells
What is mitosis
What facial bones form the cheekbones and outer part of the eye socket
What is the zygomatic bones
Muscle of the hands that draws the fingers together
What are adductors
What system moves blood through the heart and blood vessels
What is the circulatory system
The number of bones an adult human has
What is 206
A group of tissue that comes together to perform a specific function
What are organs
Another name for kneecap
What is the patella
The muscle that turns the palm of the hand up
What is the supinator
The more movable part of the muscle
What is the insertion
Two bones that make up the upper jaw
What is the maxillae
A collection of similar cells that perform a particular function
What is tissue
The larger, long bone above the knee
What is the femur
The muscle located at the nape of the neck that draws the scalp back
What is the occipitalis muscle
The body system that is a group of specialized glands that control growth, development, and reproduction
What is the Endocrine system
The part of a cell that surrounds the nucleus
What is cytoplasm
A clear or pale yellow fluid that contains white blood cells that help defend against infection
What is lymph
The large, flat, triangular bones of the shoulder
What is the scapula
The muscle of the face that draws the eyebrows down and wrinkles the forehead vertically
What is the corrugator
The main source of blood supply to the head, neck, and face
What is the common carotid arteries
The bones that form the crown and upper sides of the head
What are the parietal bones