CHAPTER 4 ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY Flashcards
Constructive metabolism; the process of the building up larger molecules from smaller ones.
ANABOLISM
The study of the structure of the body that can be seen with the naked eye and what is made up of; the science of the structure of organisms or of their parts.
ANATOMY
Artery that supplies blood to the side of the nose.
ANGULAR ARTERY
Artery that supplies blood tho the front part of the ear.
ANTERIOR AURICULAR ARTERY
Tendon that connects the occipitalis and the frontalis
APONEUROSIS
Thick walled muscular and flexible tubes that carry oxygenated blood from the heart to the capillaries throughout the body.
ARTERIES
One of the two upper chambers of the heart through which blood is pumped to the ventricles (plural : atria)
ATRIUM
Nerve that affects the external ear and skin above the temple; up to the top of the skull
AURICULOTEMPERAL NERVE
Muscle in front of the ear that draws the ear forward
AURICULARIS ANTERIOR
Muscle behind the ear that draws ear backward
AURICULARIS POSTERIOR
Muscle above the ear that draws the ear upward
AURICULARIS SUPERIOR
The part of the nervous system that controls the involuntary muscles; regulates the action of the smooth muscles glands, blood vessels, and heart
AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM
The process or extension of a neuron by which impulses are sent away from the body of the cell.
AXON
Middle part of a muscle
BELLY(MUSCLE)
Muscle producing the contour of the front and inner side of the upper arm
BICEPS
Nutritive fluid circulating through the circulatory system( heart, veins, arteries and capillaries) to supply oxygen and nutrients to cell and tissues, and to remove carbon dioxide and waste from them
BLOOD
Group of structures (heart, arteries , veins and capillaries) that distribute blood throughout the body.
BLOOD VASCULAR SYSTEM
Part of tthe central nervous system contained in the cranium : largest and most complex nerve tissue; controls sensation , muscles , glandular activity, and the power to think and feel
BRAIN
Nerve that affects the muscles of the mouth
BUCCAL NERVE
Thin, flat muscle of the cheek between the upper and lower jaw that compresses the cheeks and expels air between the lips
BUCCINATOR
Thin walled blood vessels that connects the smaller arteries to the veins
CAPILLARIES
The involuntary muscle that makes up the heart
CARDIAC MUSCLE
The wrist; flexible joint composed of a group of eight small; irregular bones held together by ligaments
CARPUS
The phase of metabolism that involves the breaking down of complex compounds within the cells into smaller ones, often resulting in the release of energy to perform functios such a muscular efforts, secretions or digestions.
CATABOLISM
Basic unit of all living things; minute massof protoplasm capable of performing all the fundamental functiions of life.
CELL
Part of the cell that encloses the protoplasm and permits soluble substances to enter and leave the cell.
CELL MEMBRANE
Cerebrospinal nervous system; consist of the brain, spinal cord, spinal nerves, and cranial nerves.
CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM (CEREBROSPINAL)
Nerve located at the side of the neck that affects the front and sides of the neck as far down as the breastbone.
CERVICAL CUTANEOUS NERVE
Nerve that affects the side of the neck and the platysma muscle.
CERVICAL NERVE (BRANCH OF THE FACIAL NERVE)
Nerves that originates at the spinal cord, whose branches supply the muscles and scalp at the back of the head and neck.
CERVICAL NERVES
The seven bones of the top part of the vertebral column, located in the neck region.
CERVICAL VERTEBRAE
System that controls the steady circulation of the blood through the body by means of the heart and blood vessels.
CIRCULATORY SYSTEM
Collarbone: bone joining the sternum and scapula
CLAVICLE
Arteries that supply blood to the face, head and neck
COMMON CAROTID ARTERIES
Fibrous tissue that binds together, protects, and support the various parts of the body such as bone,cartillage, and tendons
CONNECTIVE TISSUE
Facial muscle that draws eyebrows down and wrinkles the forehead vertically.
CORRUGATOR MUSCLE
Oval, bony case that protects the brain.
CRANIUM
All the protoplasm of a cell except that which is the nucleus; the watery fluid that contains food material necessary for growth, reproduction and self repair of the cell.
CYTOPLASM
Large , triangular muscle covering the shoulder joint that allows the arm to extend outward and to the side of the body.
DELTOID
Tree like branching of nerve fibers extending from a nerve cell; short nerve fibers that carry impulses toward the cell.
DENDRITES
Muscle surrounding the lower lip; depresses the lower lip and draws it to one side; also known as quardratus labii inferious.
DEPRESSOR LABII INFERIORIS
Muscular wall that seperates the thorax from the abdominal region and helps control breathing.
DIAPHRAGM
Chemicals that charge certain kinds of food into a foam that can be used by the body.
DIGESTIVE ENZYMES
The mouth stomach, intestines and salivary and gastric glands that change food into nutrients and wastes.
DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
Nerve that with its branches, supplies the fingers and toes.
DIGITAL NERVE
Glands (such as the thyroid , pituitary and suprarenal glands) that release hormonal secretions directly into the bloodstream.
ENDOCRINE SYSTEM
Broad muscle that covers the top of the skull; also called occipito-frontalis
EPICRANIUS
Protective covering on body surfaces, such as the skin, mucous membrane, and the linning of the heart , digestive and respiratory organs, and glands
EPHITELIAL TISSUE
Light spongy bone between the eye sockets that forms part of the nasal cavities
ETHMOID BONE
Group organs including the kidneys,liver , skin, large intestine and the lungs that purifys the body by the elimination of waste matter.
EXCRETORY SYSTEM
Glands that produce a substance that travels through small tubelike ducts, such as the sudoriferous (sweat ) glands and the sebaceaous (oil) glands
EXOCRINE (DUCTS) GLANDS
Muscles that straighten the wrist, hand and fingers to form a straight line.
EXTENSOR
Artery that supplies blood to the anterior parts of the scalp, ear , face , neck and side of the head.
EXTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY
Vein located on the side of the neck that carries blood returning to the heart from the head, face and neck
EXTERNAL JUGULAR VEIN
Artery that supplies blood to the lower region of the face, mouth and nose; also called external maxillary artery.
FACIAL ARTERY
Chief sensory nerve of the face; controls chewing; also known as trifacial or trigerminal nerve.
FIFTH CRANIAL NERVE
Extensor muscles of the wrist, involved in flexing the wrist.
FLEXORS
Artery that supplies blood to the forehead and upper eyelids
FRONTAL ARTERY
Bone forming to the forehead.
FRONTAL BONE
Anterior or front portion of the epicranium; muscle of the scalp.
FRONTALIS
Specialized organs that remove certain constituents from the blood to convert them into new compounds.
GLANDS
Nerve at the sides of the neck affecting the face, ears , neck and parotid glands.
GREATER AURICULAR NERVE
Nerve located in the back of the head, affecting the scalp.
GREATER OCCIPITAL NERVE
Muscular cone-shaped organ that keeps the blood moving within the circulatory system
HEART
Coloring matter of the blood ;the oxygen-carrying pigment in the blood and iron-containing protein in red blood cells
HEMOGLOBIN
Science of the minute structure of organic tissues, microscopic anatomy
HISTOLOGY
Secretion produced by one of the endocrine glands and carried by the bloodstream or body fluid to another part of the body or body organ to stimulate functional activity or secretion
HORMONES
Uppermost and largest bone in the arm, extending from the elbow to the shoulder
HUMERUS
U shaped bone at the base of the tongue that supports the tongue and its muscles also called Adams apple
HYOID BONE
Artery that supplies blood to the lower lip
INFERIOR LABIAL ARTERY
Artery that originates from the internal maxillary artery and supplies blood to the muscles of the eye.
INFRAORBITAL NERVE