Chpt 3 Quiz/Test Flashcards
This system gives the body shape and support
Skeletal
This tissue acts as a cushion between the bones to prevent them from rubbing together
Cartilage
These muscles control involuntary movements like breathing/digestion
Smooth
This surgical procedure consists of removing an ear bone that has thickened and no longer transmits sound waves and replacing it with an artificial implant to improve hearing
Stapedectomy
More than 55% of blood is made up of this yellowish liquid
Plasma
An organ that filters the blood to remove amino acids and neutralize some harmful toxins
Liver
This surgical procedure removes the uterus
Hysterectomy
This gland stimulates body growing
Pituitary
This is the lining of the uterus
Endometrium
This surgical procedure removes tissue or displaced bone from the wrist area to release pressure on the median nerve
Carpal tunnel repair
Largest part of the human brain
Cerebrum
This surgical procedure is the relocation of an undescended testicle
Orchiopexy
The throat is also called then
Pharynx
This surgical procedure is the removal of the gallbladder
Cholecystectomy
The hip joint is an example of
Ball and socket joint
This tissue covers the body’s external surface
Epithelial tissue
The brain center of a cell is the
Nucleus
Cartilage is replaced by bone through a process called
Ossification
The white portion of the eye is called the
Sclera
This is referred to as the voice box
Larynx
The body’s control center is the
CNS
The pupil of the eye is the
Circular opening that controls the amount of light entering the eye
A herniorrhaphy is a surgical procedure which
Repairs a muscle layer that is allowing all or part of an organ to protect through an opening
A system is a
Group of organs
Surgery if the ear that reconstructs the eardrum so sound waves can be send to the middle ear
Tympanoplasty
A septoplasty is
Straightening the nose
