Anatomy Vocab

Question 1

Amniotic fluid

Answer 1

The liquid that protects the fetus

Question 2

Amniotic sack

Answer 2

A thin membrane that surrounds and protects the developing embryo

Question 3

Anatomy

Answer 3


The study of body structure

Question 4

Antibiotic

Answer 4

 a chemical that kills bacteria, or slows their growth

Question 5

Blastocyst

Answer 5

States of early development and mammals

Question 6

Blood pressure

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Force exerted by the blood upon the walls of the blood vessel

Question 7

Blood viscosity

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Thickness of blood

Question 8

Brainstem

Answer 8

Midbrain Ponds medulla oblongata

Question 9

Cerebellum

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Part of the brain, that controls balance and coordination

Question 10

Cerebrum

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Area of the brain responsible for all voluntary activities of the body

Question 11

Cervix

Answer 11

The opening to the uterus

Question 12

Coagulation

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Blood clotting

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Connective tissue

Answer 13

Provide support for your body and connect all its parts

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Epididymis

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Site of sperm cell mutation

Question 15

Frontal lobe

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Associated with reasoning, planning participates, movement and emotions and problem-solving

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Gastrulation

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The process by which a blastular develops into a three layered embryo

Question 17

Hormone

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Chemical messengers

Question 18

Hypertension

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High blood pressure

Question 19

Hypothalamus

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Brain reason controlling the thermostat of the body

Question 20

Immune system

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Response system that protects the body from bacteria and viruses

Question 21

Implantation

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Process by its the blast assist attaches to the wall of the uterus

Question 22

Meninges

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Repot, protective membranes, that surround the brain and spinal cord

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Mid brain

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A small part of the brain that integrates sensory information and relays it upward

Question 24

Morula

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A solid ball of cells that make up an embryo

Question 25

occipital lobe

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Part of the brain responsible for visual processing

Question 26

Ovary

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Produces eggs in animals

Question 27

Oviduct

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Fallopian tube

Question 28

Parietal lobe

Answer 28

Region of the cerebral cortex, whose functions include processing information about touch

Question 29

Placenta

Answer 29

 organ that nourishes the fetus

Question 30

Plasma

Answer 30

Liquid portion of blood

Question 31

Pons

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Brain structure that relays information to the rest of the brain from the cerebellum

Question 32

Prostate gland

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As a chemical fluid to the semen

Question 33

Psychology

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The scientific study of behavior and mental processes

Question 34

Scrotum

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External sac that contains the testes

Question 35

Seminal vesicle

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A gland in males that secretes a fluid component of semen that lubricants and nurse sperm

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Temporal lobe

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A region of the cerebral cortex responsible for hearing and language

Question 37

Thalamus

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Relays messages between lower brain centers and cerebral cortex

Question 38

Umbilical cord

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Connects fetus to placenta

Question 39

Urethra

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Tube that carries urine from the bladder to outside the body

Question 40

Uterus

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Female organ of reproduction used to house to developing fetus

Question 41

Vaccine

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Substance, prepared from killed, or weaken pathogens, and introduced into a body to produce immunity

Question 42

Vas deferens

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Tube that carries sperm from the epidiymus to the urethra

Question 43

Zygote

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Fertilized egg