Chapter 6 Vocab

Question 1

“cheekbones”
two of these bones form the prominence of the cheeks

Answer 1

zygomatic

Question 2

bones that form the nose

Answer 2

nasal

Question 3

thin layers of spongy bone on either of the outer walls of the nasal depression

Answer 3

turbinal

Question 4

two bones that form the hard palate of the mouth

Answer 4

palatine

Question 5

forms the upper jaw

Answer 5

maxillary

Question 6

flat, thin bone that forms part of the nasal septum

Answer 6

vomer

Question 7

large, flat, triangular muscle covering the lower back

Answer 7

latissimus dorsi

Question 8

large, triangular muscle covering the shoulder joint that allows the arm to extend outward and to the side of the body

Answer 8

deltoid

Question 9

muscle that covers the back of the neck, upper and middle regions of the back; stabilizes the scapula & shrugs the shoulders

Answer 9

trapezius

Question 10

muscle in the chest that assist the swinging movements of the arms

Answer 10

pectoralis major

Question 11

muscle of the chest that assist in breathing and in raising the arm

Answer 11

serratus anterior

Question 12

muscles that draw a body part such as a finger, arm, or toe AWAY from the midline of the body or extremity.
Ex: in hands; separates fingers

Answer 12

abductor

Question 13

muscles that draw a body part, such as finger, arm, or toe TOWARDS the midline of the body or extremity.
Ex: in hands; brings fingers together

Answer 13

adductors

Question 14

chemical process taking place in living organisms where the cells are nourished and carry out their activity

Answer 14

metabolism

Question 15

clear, yellowish fluid that circulate in lymph spaces; carries waste away

Answer 15

lymph

Question 16

connection between two or more bones of a skelaton

Answer 16

joint

Question 17

whiteish cords made of bundles of nerve fibers held together by connective tissue; through which impulses are carried

Answer 17

nerves

Question 18

automatic reaction to a stimulus that involves the movement of an impulse from a sensory receptor along the sensory nerve to the spinal cord.
-causing a reaction.

Answer 18

reflex

Question 19

muscular cone shaped organ that keeps the blood moving within the circulatory system

Answer 19

heart

Question 20

circulation of blood from the heart throughout the body and back again to the heart

Answer 20

systemic circulation

Question 21

sends blood from the heart to the lungs to be purified then back to the heart again

Answer 21

pulmonary circulation

Question 22

release secretions called hormones directly into the bloodstream which in turn, influence the welfare of body

Answer 22

endocrine glands

AKA DUCTLESS GLANDS

Question 23

produce a substance that travels through small tube-like ducts.
sweat and oil glands of the skin belong to this group.

Answer 23

exocrine glands

AKA DUCT GLANDS

Question 24

elimination of feces

Answer 24

defecation

Question 25

eating or taking food into the body

Answer 25

ingestion

Question 26

breakdown of food by mechanical and chemical means

Answer 26

digestion