Anatomy and Physiology
The matching from all of our anatomy tests that will be on the exam.
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- Cilia
- Small hairlike projections on certain cells
- Threshold
- the minimum level of stimulus required to bring about a response
- Mitochondria
- Almost all cellular respiration takes place here
- Reticular
- Layer of the dermis that contain collagen and elastic fibers that give the skin strength, extensibility, and elasticity
- Motor Unit
- a motor neuron fiber and the muscle fiber it stimulates
- Osmosis
- Diffusion of water
- Facial Bones
- Consists of 14 bones that make of the face
- Contractility
- the ability of a muscle to become shorter and thicker
- Cartilage
- A type of connective tissue that provides flexibility
- Nucleus
- Contains the chromatin
- Endoplasmic Reticulum
- Transport Channel
- Proximal
- Nearest the point of attachment of an appendage
- Lysosomes
- Breaks down foreign invaders, food, an worn cell parts
- Inferior
- Lowermost part of the body
- Posterior
- Toward the back of the body
- Cell Membrane
- Selectively permeable
- Occipital
- Contains the foramen magnum
- Lysosomes
- Contains digestive enzymes
- Mucus
- A lubricating secreation
- Summation
- Additive effect of impulse that results in a muscle contraction
- Lateral
- Away from the midline
- Active Transport
- Moves against a concentration gradiant
- Cranium Bones
- Consists of 8 bones that enclose and protect brain
- Matrix
- The intercelular material in connective tissue
- Golgi Aparatus
- Packages, refines, and delivers proteins
- Anatomy
- The study of the structure of cells and organs
- Costal
- Type of cartilage that attaches ribs to sternum
- Simple Squamous
- The inner lining of all blood cells
- Myosin
- thick, dark myofilimet
- Neuromuscular Junction
- Connection point of motor neuron and muscle fiber
- Stratum Corneum
- Thickest layer of the epidermis composed of dead keratinized cells
- Telophase
- Cell splits
- Medial
- Nearest the midline
- Visceral
- Pertains to the covering of an organ
- Prophase
- Chromatin coils up and becomes chromozomes
- Metaphase
- Chromosomes line up in the middle of the cell
- Anterior
- Toward the front of the body
- Microvilli
- Increases the surface area of the cell
- Endoplasmic Reticulum
- Has two types (rough & smooth)
- Flaccid
- loss of muscle tone
- Flagella
- Makes a whip-like action for cell movement
- Epimyosium
- Connective tissue surrounding a whole muscle
- Diffusion
- Molecules or ions moving from a greater to a lower concentration
- Papillary Layer
- Layer of the dermis that has projections that cause fingerprints
- Endoplasmic Reticulum
- Connects the cell membrane with other organelles and the nuclear membrane
- Sarcoplasm
- Cytoplasm of a muscle cell
- Isometric
- Muscle contraction that does not lift a load
- Microfillaments
- Causes cellular movement (contract & expand)
- Stratum Corneum
- Layer of the epidermis that contains cells with granuals in their cytoplasm
- Exocytosis
- Means of secreting a cell product
- Distal
- Away from the point of attachment of an appendage
- Cervical
- Vertebrae that contains the axis and atlas
- Filtration
- Solutes and solvents move due to pressure
- Simple Cuboidal
- Found in the secretory portion of glands an in kidneys
- Anaphase
- Chromosomes migrate to opposite sides of the cell
- Morphology
- The study of form and structure in plant and animals
- Ciliated Eithelium
- Lining in the respiratory tract
- Cell Membrane
- Composed of two lipid layers with proteins embedded
- Cilia
- Propels fluids like mucus over tissue
- Endocytosis
- Engulfing a large particle
- Stratum Granulosum
- Layer of the epidermis that contains the melanin producing cells
- Parietal
- Pertains to the outer layer or wall
- Stratum Lucidum
- Layer of the epidermis that contains a few rows of clear cells
- Temporal Bone
- Contains the mastoid process
- Lacrimal Bone
- Smallest bone in the face
- Superior
- Uppermost part of the body
- Nucleus
- Control center of cell
- Irritability
- the ability of living tissue to respond to stimulus
- Active Transport
- Requires ATP
- Microtubules
- Gives the cell support and makes up cilia and flagella
- Interphase
- DNA replicates
- Sella Turcia
- Site where the pituitary gland is located
- Fibrous
- Connective tissue which joins the bones together at a joint
- Stratum Basale
- Layer of the epidermis that consists of a single row of dividing cells
- Ribosomes
- Synthesizes protein
- Ribosome
- Tiny spherical organelle on the surface of E.R.
- Perimyosium
- Connective tissue surrounding a fasciculus
- Adipose
- Tissue in which fat is stored
- Thoratic
- Vertebrae with costal pits
- Physiology
- The study of how an organism works
- Dialysis
- Separates particles due to size
- Epidermis
- Main layer of the skin composed of stratified squamous epithelial tissue
- Endomysium
- Connective tissue surrounding a muscle fiber
- Collagen
- A protein found in nonelastic connective tissue
- Biology
- The study of life
- Subcutaneous Layer
- Layer made of mostly fat tissue that lies beneath the skin
- Actin
- thin, light myofilament
- Subthreshold
- Impulse on muscle cell that does not cause a contraction
- Isotonic
- Muscle contraction that lifts a load
- Cilia
- Tinny hair-like structure
- Centrosome
- Plays a role in cellular reproduction
- Hyoid Bone
- Bone that the tongue is attached to
- Dermis
- Main layer of the skin that contains blood vessels
- Sacromere
- Contractile unit of a muscle