General A&P
The basic units of all living things
What are cells?
The three principle components of the nervous system
What are the brain, the spinal cord, and the nerves?
This forms the physical foundation of the body, composed of 206 bones that vary in size and shape, and are connected by movable and immovable joints
What is the skeletal system?
The study of the structure, functioning, and diseases of the muscles
What is myology?
The system that provides protection and regulates body temperature
What is the integumentary system?
The study of the functions and activities performed by the body's structures
What is physiology?
Part of the central nervous system, it is the largest and most complex organization of nerve tissue
What is the brain?
The hindmost bone of the skull, forming the back of the skull above the nape
What is the occipital bone?
This muscle covers the back of the neck, both upper and middle region of the back, and aids in rotation and swinging of the arm
What is the trapezius?
A clear fluid that carries wastes and impurities away from the cells before it is routed back into the circulatory system
What is lymph?
The science of the structure of organisms or of their parts
What is anatomy?
Originating at the spinal cord, their branches of supply nerves to the muscles and scalp at the back of the head and neck; consists of the greater and lesser occipital nerve, the greater auricular nerve, and the cervical cutaneous nerve
What are the cervical nerves?
The light, spongy bone between the eye sockets that forms part of the nasal cavities
What is the ethmoid bone?
Two systems the muscle system relies on for its activities and proper operation
What are the skeletal system and nervous system?
Blood plasma found int he spaces between tissue cells
What is interstitial fluid?
What is -ology?
While only ranking 11th on the list, this nerve is important to barbers and cosmetologists because it is affected during facials, primarily when you are giving a massage to your client
What is the eleventh crainal nerve?
Also known as malar bones or cheekbones, these form the prominence of the cheeks
What are the zygomatic bones?
This muscle draws the corners of the mouth out and back, as in grinning
* Carry nourishment from the blood to the body cells
* Act as a defence against toxins and bacteria
* Remove waste material from the body cells to the blood
* Provide a suitable fluid environment for the cells
What are the primary functions of the lymphatic/immune system?
The study of tiny structures found in living tissues
What is histology?
Treelike branches of nerve fibers extending from the nerve cell that carry impulses toward the cell; also receives impulses from other neurons
What are dendrites?
* Gives shape to the body
* Protects various internal structures and organs
* Serves as attachments for muscles while acting as levels to produce body movement
What are the primary functions of the skeletal system?
With a name that sounds like a tongue-twister, this muscle extends from the collar and chest bones to the temporal bone at the back of the ear, responsible for bending and rotating the head
What is the sternocleidomastoideus?
This word makes up one of the 11 body systems and means "a natural covering"
What is integument?