Chapter 6 Vocabulary Flashcards
Abductors
Muscles that draw a body part, such as finger, arm, or toe, Away from the midline of the body or of an extremity. Hand separates fingers.
Absorption
Transport of fully digested food into the circulatory system to feed the tissues and cells.
Adductors
Muscles that draw a body part, such as finger, arm, or toe,inward towards the median axis of the body or of extremity. Hand brings fingers together.
Adipose tissue
Specialized connective tissue (fat); gives smoothness and contour to the body and cushion.
Adrenal Glands
Glands that secrete 30 steroid hormones and control metabolic processes of the body
Anabolism: Metabolism
the process of building up larger molecules from smaller ones
Anatomy
Study of the human body;
Angular Artery
Artery that supplies blood to the side of the nose
Anterior Auricular Artery
Artery that supplies blood to the front of the ear
Aorta
Body’s largest artery. The arterial truck that carries blood from the heart to be distributed by branch arteries through the body
Arteries
Thick walled muscular and flexible tubes that carry oxygenated blood from the heart to the capillaries through the body
Arterioles
Small arteries that believer blood to capillaries
Atrioventricular valves
Valves are designed to prevent blood from flowing back into the pumping chamber
Atrium
Thin walled, upper chamber of the heart through which blood is pumped to the ventricles.
Auricularis anterior
Muscle in front of the ear that draws the ear forward
Auricularis posterior
Muscle behind the ear that draws the ears backward
Auricularis superior
Muscle above the ear that draws the ear upwards
Auriculotemporal nerve
Nerve that affects the external ear and skin above the temple, up to the top of the skull.
Autonomic nervous system: ANS
part of the nervous system that controls the involuntary muscles. Regulates action of the smooth muscles, blood vessels, and heart.
Axon
An Extension of neurons; which impulses are sent away from the cell body to other neurons, glands, and muscles
Belly
Middle part of the muscle
Biceps
Muscle producing the contour of the front and inner side of the upper arm
Blood
Nutritive fluid circulating through the circulatory system (heart, veins, arteries, & capillaries) to supply oxygen & nutrients to cells and tissue to remove carbon dioxide and waste.
Blood vessels
Tube like structure that transports blood to and from the heart, and to various tissues of the body; Ex arteries, arterioles, capillaries, venules, and veins.