Bones and Joints
This bone lies medial to the ribs and anterior to the thoracic vertabre
What is...the sternum?
Neurons transmit information in the form of electrochemical changes called ______
What is...nerve impulses?
These are the three types of muscles
What is...skeletal muscle, smooth muscle, and cardiac muscle?
In addition to the nucleus, which houses genetic material, and the cell membrane, which encloses the cell, the third part of a basic cell is called this.
What is...the cytoplasm?
Luke wants to study the functions of body parts—what they do and how they do it. What is this study called?
What is...physiology?
This bone is butterfly-shaped and lies laterally to the lacrimal
What is...the sphenoid?
This is the second type of extension in a neuron, in addition to the first (axons)
What is...dendrites?
This muscle is of large size and is located in the pectoral region.
What is...the pectoralis major?
These fibers composed of protein and DNA contain information for synthesizing proteins
What is...Chromatin?
This plane divides the body into inferior and superior sections.
What is...the transverse plane?
James (65 years old) visited the doctor, where they measured his bone mineral density (BMD) using a central dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry. What were they testing for?
What is...osteopenia and osteoporosis?
A heroin addict has feelings of sedation and well-being. What is the drug mimicking to produce these feelings?
What is...natural opiates?
Jane went to her doctor and got Botox to get rid of forehead wrinkles. What is being blocked with this naturally produced bacteria?
What is... acetylcholine?
Jack scrapes his hand and gets a superficial cut. What cells are being reproduced to heal his wound?
What is....epithelial cells?
Maddie is stranded on an island in outer space by herself. What must she find in order to stay alive?
What is...water, food, oxygen, heat, and pressure?
Sarah fell off the swings and broke her arm. When she got an x-ray, she saw a fracture localized to one side of her humerus, not all the way across the bone. What type of fracture is this?
What is...a greenstick fracture?
Julian was in a bad car accident and suffered a brain injury. He can no longer convert short-term to long-term memories. What part of the brain did he injure?
What is...the hippocampus?
Isabel moved a small muscle, like her pinkie, up and down. What type of movement is this?
What is...a gross movement?
Charlie is cleaning out his ears and sees a lot of ear wax. What gland is secreting this?
What is....ceruminous glands?
As one of the components of homeostasis, these provide information about specific conditions (stimuli) in the internal environment.
What is...receptors?
This extended portion at the end of each bone forms a joint (articulates) with another bone
What is...an epiphysis?
Joey walked through a very scary haunted house and felt a dry mouth and a racing pulse. Which portion of the nervous system was causing this reaction after being affected by the haunted house?
What is... the sympathetic autonomic system?
The connection between the motor neuron and the muscle fiber is called a ______
What is...a neuromuscular junction?
This type of epithelium consists of a single layer of thin, flattened cells.
What is...Simple squamous?
The organs within the thoracic and abdominal cavities are called ______.
What is...viscera?