Anatomy & Physiology Flashcards
Study of the structures of the human body and the substance the structures are made of is _________.
ANATOMY
The study of the functions and activities performed by The body structures, including physical and chemical processes ________.
PHYSIOLOGY
known as microscopic anatomy, is the study of the structure and composition of tissue _______.
HISTOLOGY
WHAT IS A CELL?
Basic unit of all living things
The structure of a cell includes:
- PROTOPLASM
- NUCLEUS
- ORGANELLES
- CELL MEMBRANE
A chemical process that takes place in living organisms converting nutrients to energy so the cell can function: _______.
METABOLISM
The breakdown of complex molecules in living organisms to form simpler ones, together with the release of energy: ________.
EX: destructive metabolism
CATABOLISM
What is a watery gel-like fluid containing the nutrient material necessary for cell growth, reproduction, and self-repair?
PROTOPLASM
What takes in the nutrients, breaks them down, and creates energy for the cell?
MITOCHONDRIA
Define: MITOSIS
Normal process of cell reproduction in human tissues that occurs when the cell divides into two identical calls called daughter cells
Supports, protects, and binds together other tissues of the body: ________.
CONNECTIVE TISSUE
A protective lining on cavities of the body and surfaces of the organs: _________.
EPITHELIAL TISSUE
contracts and moves the various parts of the body: ________.
MUSCLE TISSUE
Carries messages through the central nervous system to control and coordinate all bodily functions: ______.
NERVE TISSUE
What forms the physical foundation of the body?
SKELETAL SYSTEM
What covers, shapes, and supports the skeletal tissue; also contracts and moves various parts of the body?
MUSCULAR SYSTEM
What system controls the steady delivery of the blood through the body?
CIRCULATORY SYSTEM
What protects the body from disease by developing resistances and destroying disease-causing toxins, foreign material, and bacteria?
LYMPHATIC SYSTEM
Performs the function of producing children and passing on our genetics from one generation to another: ______.
REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM
What system breaks down food into smaller and smaller particles to absorb nutrients or for excretion?
DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
The excretory system refers to what?
The elimination of waste matter
The face consists of how many bones?
14 BONES
Forms the back of the skull above the nape:
OCCIPITAL BONE
Forms the sides and crown of the cranium:
PARIETAL BONES
The frontal bone forms what?
THE FOREHEAD
Forms the sides of the head in the ear region:
(2) TEMPORAL BONES
The light, spongy bone between the eye sockets that forms part of the nasal cavities is what bone?
THE ETHMOID BONE
Forms the bridge of the nose _____.
(2) NASAL BONES
The smallest and most fragile bones of the face, are situated at the front inside part of the eye socket: ______.
(2) LACRIMAL BONES
The zygomatic bones are also known as what?
THE CHEEKBONES
Forms the upper jaw: _____.
(2) MAXILLAE BONES
Forms the lower jawbone, the largest and strongest bone of the face: _____.
MANDIBLE
