Unit 1
The popliteal region is ___________ to the patellar region.
What is anterior or ventral?
This brain structure is responsible for muscle coordination and balance
What is the cerebellum?
The voice box is also called
What is the larynx?
This tube transports urine from the bladder out of the body
What is the urethra?
The skull, ribcage, and vertebral column make up the _________ skeleton.
What is axial?
The four types of body tissues are:
What are nervous, epithelial, muscle, and connective.
This lobe of the cerebrum is responsible for higher order thinking and reasoning
What is the frontal lobe?
The three layers of the skin
What are the epidermis, dermis, and subcutaneous fat?
This part of the nephron is responsible for filtration along with the glomerulus.
What is Bowman's capsule?
A fracture caused by a twisting motion usually results in a ___________ fracture.
What is a spiral fracture?
The shaft of a long bone is known as the
What is the diaphysis?
These extensions from the neuron cell body receive stimuli
What are dentrites?
These cells produce antibodies for acquired immune defense
What are B cells?
This structure produces bile
What is the liver?
The energy molecule of the cell
What is ATP or adenosine tri-phosphate?
The bones in the wrist are the
What are the carpals?
Glands that secrete substances through a duct onto body surfaces or into body cavities
What are exocrine glands?
In an EKG the first electrical activity of a heart beat (depolarization of the atria) is recorded by the ________ wave.
What is P wave?
These are the two locations proteins are broken down by enzymes in the digestive tract
What are the stomach and small intestine?
The elbow and knee are this kind of joint
What are hinge joints?
The think and thin filaments that slide past each other in a muscle cell during contraction
What are actin and myosin?
During the action potential, this ion crosses the membrane during depolarization
What is sodium (Na+)?
Disease characterized by loss of blood flow to the extremities commonly caused by atherosclerosis in arteries supplying the lower limbs.
What is PAD (peripheral artery disease)?
What type of disorder is Polycystic Kidney disease (hint: how does someone end up with this disease)?
What is autosomal dominant genetic disorder?
This system transports a clear fluid that helps maintain fluid levels in your body, absorbs fats from the digestive tract, protects from pathogens, and filters out pathogens and other materials.
What is the lymphatic system?