Final Exam Flashcards
Nerve cells and muscle cells require lots of mitochondria because they require lots of ____ to functions
atp
4 major areas of the brain
cerebral hemisphere, diencephalon, brain stem, cerebellum
The tibia lines up with the ___ toe
big
The fibula lines up with the ____ toe
pinky
The ulna lines up with the ____ finger
pinky
The radius lines up with the ____ finger
thumb
root word for bone
osteo
how many pairs of ribs do humans have
11
how many cervical vertebrae do humans have
7
how many thoracic vertebrae do humans have
12
how many lumbar vertebrae do humans have
5
the skull sits on the
atlas
a hole in a bone for blood vessels or nerves to pass through
foramen
the “stickie outie” part of a bone
process
connects bone to bone
ligament
connects muscle to bone
tendon
protein that forms thin myofiliments
actin
protein that forms thick myofiliments
myosin
forms the myelin sheaths in PNS
Schwann cells
connects neurons to capillaries in CNS
astrocyte
forms cerebrospinal fluid lines I CNS
ependymal
forms the myelin sheaths in CNS
oligodendrocyte
controls chemical environment of the cell bodies in CNS
satellite cell
engulf invading micro-organisms
microglia
connects the left and right cerebral cortex
corpus callosum
little brain, involved in the coordination of body movements
cerebellum
assists in controlling breathing
pons
biological clock, controls body rhythms
pineal gland
reflex center, controls breathing, heartbeat, and blood pressure
medulla oblongata
controls basic drives: hunger, thirst, sex, rage, pleasure, fear, temperature, sleep
hypothalamus
sensory relay center to the cortex for hearing, vision, taste, pain, temperature, touch - everything except smell
thalamus
regulates auditory and visual reflexes and debris in the CNS
midbrain
