Bdy Flashcards
Knee cap
Patella
Lines organs, involuntary
smooth muscle
Shoulder blade
Scapula
Skull
cranium
Jawbone
mandible
Wrist bones
carpals
Bone on side of thumb
radius
Bone on side of pinky
Ulna
Bone on side of big toe
Tibia
Forms blood cells
Bone Marrow
Bone on side of baby toe
Fibula
Protect the organs
Flat bones
Allow various degree of movement and flexibility
Irregular bones
Short and irregular bones that protect tendons
Sesamoid bones
Allow turning from side to side
Pivot joint
Allow for a wide range of motion
Saddle joint
Allow for limited but complex gliding movement
Gliding joint
Oval articular surface of one bone fits into oval depression of 2nd articulating bone
Condyloid joint
Brain and spinal cord
Central nervous system
Largest part of brain
Cerebrum
Carries message away from cell body
Axon
The nerves throughout the body
Peripheral nervous system
Controls fine motor skills
Cerebellum
Carries message towards cell body
Dendrites
Chemicals that carry messages
neurotransmitter
Pons, midbrain, medulla
Brain stem
Covering of brain and spinal cord
Meninges
Produces sperm and testosterone
Testes
Secretions make sperm more motile
Prostate gland
Stores sperm
Seminal Vesicles
Sex cell male
Sperm
Carries sperm to urethra
Ejaculatory duct
Sex cell female
Ovum