A&P Final Flashcards
Study of blood
Hematology
Study of cells
Cytology
Study of muscles
Myology
Study of joints
Arthrology
Study of bones
Osteology
Study of tissue
Histology
Study of skin
Dermatology
Study of function
Physiology
Rapid abnormal cell growth
Cancer
Sunlight gives you
Vitamin D
Chemical needed to give you Vitamin D
Cholesterol
Dark skin have more of it than light skin
Melanin
Duct tape of body
Tendons and ligaments
Where will you find ligaments
Joints
Muscles are hold to bones by
Tendons
How many types of muscles
Three
Skeletal
Smooth
Cardiac
Muscles only move by
Contraction
How do you unmove a muscle
Relax
How many parts do muscles have
Three
Anchored in an origin
Insertion
Body of belly
How much blood can you donate
1 punt
How much blood do you have in your body
8-10 pints
Erythrocytes
Red blood cells
Leukocytes
White blood cells
thrombocytes
Platelets
How many chambers in the heart
4 Right atrium Left atrium Left ventrical Right ventrical
Normal heartbeat rate
72-75
Anatomy
Study of structure
Physiology
Study of function
Two types of metabolism
Anabolism
Catabolism
Homeostasis
Keeping things in balance
Diffusion
Random movement
Osmosis
Water movement
Edema
Water drowning to things inside your body
Swelling of tissue