F Terms

Question 1

facilitated diffusion

Answer 1

diffusion across a membrane with the help of a transporter

Question 2

Fascia

Answer 2

a fibrous membrane covering, supporting and separating muscle fibers

Question 3

fascicle

Answer 3

a small bundle or cluster, especially of muscle or nerve cells

Question 4

faciculation

Answer 4

an abnormal, spontaneous twitch of muscle fibers that is visible on the skin surface

Question 5

fauces

Answer 5

opening from the mouth into the pharynx

Question 6

fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS)

Answer 6

term for the effects of exposure to alcohol in the womb, such as slow growth and defects

Question 7

fetus

Answer 7

human from beginning of third month until birth

Question 8

fever

Answer 8

an elevated body temperature above 98.6 F

Question 9

fillibration

Answer 9

an abnormal skeletal muscle twitch NOT visible at the skin surface

Question 10

fibrin

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an insoluble protein essential in blood clotting, made from fibrinogen from the action of thrombin

Question 11

fibrinolysis

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dissolution of a blood clot by a proteolytic enzyme

Question 12

fibroblast

Answer 12

large, flat cells the secretes most of the extracellular matrix of areolar and dense connective tissue

Question 13

fibrous joint

Answer 13

a joint that allows little or no movement, such a suture or syndesmosis

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fibrous tunic

Answer 14

the superficial coat of the eyeball, made of posterior sclera and anterior cornea

Question 15

filtrate

Answer 15

fluid produced when blood is filtered by the filtration membrane

Question 16

filtration

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flow of blood through a filter due to blood pressure

Question 17

filtration membrane

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area of nephrons in the kidneys, made of the endothelium and basement membrane of the glomerulus, and epithelium of the visceral layer of the glomerular capsule

Question 18

fissure

Answer 18

a groove, fold, or slit, either normal or abnormal

Question 19

fixed macrophage

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a stationary phagocytic cell, found in liver, lungs, brain, spleen, lymph nodes, subcutaneous tissue, and red marrow

Question 20

flaccid

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relaxed, flabby, or soft

Question 21

flagellum

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a hair like, motile process on the extremity of a bacterium, protozoan, or sperm cell

Question 22

flatus

Answer 22

gas in the stomach or intestines

Question 23

flexion

Answer 23

movement that decreases the angle between two bones

Question 24

flexor reflex

Answer 24

protective reflex which stimulates flexors and inhibits extensors

Question 25

follicle

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a small secretory sac or cavity, or the group of cells the contains a developing oocyte in the ovaries

Question 26

follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)

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hormone the initiates development of ova, and secretion of estrogens. initiates sperm production in males

Question 27

fontanel

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a membrane covered spot where bone production is not complete, especially between an infant’s cranial bones

Question 28

foramen

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a passage or opening

Question 29

foramen ovale

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an opening in the fetal heart between the right and left atria. also a hole in the greater wing of the sphenoid bone that allows passage of the trigeminal nerve

Question 30

fossa

Answer 30

a furrow or shallow depression

Question 31

fourth ventrical

Answer 31

a cavity containing cerebrospinal fluid, between the cerebellum and medulla oblongata

Question 32

fovea

Answer 32

the center of the retina where vision is clearest due to having cones only

Question 33

frontal plane

Answer 33

divides into anterior and posterior portions

Question 34

functional residual capacity

Answer 34

sum of residual volume and expiratory reserve, about 2400 mL

Question 35

fundus

Answer 35

part of a hollow organ farthest from the opening

Question 36

fungiform papilla

Answer 36

a mushroom like elevation on the tongue, most contain taste buds