- abdominopelvic arteries
- body cavities that consists of the abnominal and pelvic cavity
- adipose cell
- the cell that primarily compose adipose tissue, specialized in storing energy as fat
- angina pectoris
- a severe chest pain due to lack of blood
- aortic valve
- lies between the left ventricle and the aorta
- artherosclerosis
- occlusion of blood vessels by white blood cells and connective tissue which may lead to a heart attack
- bicuspid valve
- valve in the heart that lies between the left atrium and the left ventricle
- chondrocytes
- the only cells found in cartilage
- columnar cells
- epithelial cells whose heights are at least twice their width
- CONNECTIVE TISSUE
- areolar, adipose, reticular, hyaline, elastic
- coronary arteries
- supply heart with necessary oxygen and nutrients
- cuboidal cells
- cells with a cube like shape
- diastole
- the period of time when the heart fills with blood
- endocrine cell
- small organs that release hormones
- EPITHELIAL TISSUE 1
- squamous - irregularly flat cells and can be found in kidneys
- EPITHELIAL TISSUE 2
- cuboidal - cells are shaped similar to a cube and can be found in the kidney
- EPITHELIAL TISSUE 3
- columnar - cells that are taller then they are wide
- EPITHELIAL TISSUE 4
- transitional - lines organs that can stretch
- EPITHELIAL TISSUE 5
- a single layer of cells touching the basal lamina
- Epithelium
- the covering of the internal and the external organs. Also the lining of the vessels, body cavities, glands and organs.
- erythrocytes
- large blood cells in the blood that transport oxygen from the lungs to all of hte living tissue in the body
- exocrine glands
- glands that secrete their products into ducts
- goblet cells
- the cavity enclosed by the ribs betweent he diaphram and the neck and containing the lungs and the heart
- heart attack
- bllod supply to the heart is interrupted - blockage of the coronary artery by cholesterol and white blood cells
- hematopoesis
- the formation of blood cellular components
- inferior vena cava
- the large vein that carries deoxygenated blood from the lower half of the body
- leukocytes
- cells of the immune system defending the body against infectious disease and foreign material
- MUSCLE TISSUE 1
- skeletal muslce - anochered by tendons to the bone and helps in locomotion
- MUSCLE TISSUE 2
- smooth muscle - found in organ such as the esophagus
- MUSCLE TISSUE 3
- cardiac muscle - found only in the heart
- NERVE TISSUE 1
- unipolar neurons - sensory neurons
- NERVE TISSUE 2
- multipolar neurons - motor neurons
- NERVE TISSUE 3
- bipolar neurons - found in the retna of the eye
- ORGANS 1
- circulatory system - pumping blood
- ORGANS 10
- skeletal system - structural support
- ORGANS 2
- digestive system - processing food
- ORGANS 3
- endocrine system - communication in the body using hormones
- ORGANS 4
- integumentary system - skin hair and nail
- ORGANS 5
- lymphatic system - transfer of lymph
- ORGANS 6
- muscular system - movement within muscles
- ORGANS 7
- nervous system - porcessing info with the brain
- ORGANS 8
- reproductive system - the sex orgrans
- ORGANS 9
- respiratory system - organs used for breathing
- Osteocytes
- the cells transfer calcium from the blood to the bones
- pericardial cavity
- a potential space between the parietal perdium and viseceral layer
- plasma
- the clear yellowish fluid portion of the blood in which cells are suspended
- platelets
- involved in the cellular mechanisms of the primary homostasis leading to the formation of blood clots
- pleural cavities
- body cavity that contain the lungs
- pulmonary arteries
- transfers low oxygen blood to the heart
- pulmonary valve
- the semilunar valve of the hear that lies between the right ventricle and the pulmonary artery
- regeneration
- growth anew of lost tissue or destroyed parts of organs
- semilunar valves
- present in the arteries leaving the heart and they prevent blood from flowing back from the arteries into the ventricles
- sphygmomanometer
- blood pressure meter
- squamous cell
- cells built up in layers
- stroke
- lack of blood supply to the brain causes this.
- superior vena cava
- carries deoxygenated blood from the upper half of the body to the hearts right atrium
- systole
- the concentration of heart chambers driving blood out of the chamber
- thoracic cavity
- chamber of the human body that is protected by the thoracic wall
- tricuspid valve
- tranfers blood from the right atrium to the right ventricle
