Anatomy & Physiology Flashcards
Epiphysis
Refers to the end of the bone.
Endosteum
Is the membrane lining the inside of the bone cavity.
Periosteum
Is the membrane lining the outside of the bone surface. (This membrane serves to provide attachments for tendons, blood vessels and osteoblast).
Diaphysis
Is the shaft of the bone.
Gusatory
Is the sensory receptors responsible for the sense of taste.
Olfactory
Relates to smell.
Auditory
Relates to hearing.
Visual
Relates to seeing.
Striated Muscle
Is the skeletal muscle, muscles that can be controlled consciously.
Liver
An accessory organ of the digestive system. (an accessory organ is one that complements the main organ of a system).
Oxytocin
Is secreted by the neurohypophysis or posterior pituitary gland. (it is not a hormone secreted by the adenohypophysis).
Connective
The most common type of tissue that includes bone, cartilage, adipose and hemopoietic tissue. (connective tissue serves to protect, support and bind together other body tissues).
Myasthenia Gravis
Is a chronic, progressive neuromuscular disease thought to be caused by an autoimmune disorder, characterized by increasing muscle weakness, belpharoptosis and dysphagia. (means great muscle weakness; patient suffer from rapid loss of muscle function ultimately resulting in death).
Dendrites
Neuronal structure that receives and conduct impulses toward the cell body.
Axons
Conducts impulses away from the cell body.
