Human Body Flashcards
Tube traveling from the throat to inner ear
Eustachian tube
Front thigh muscle
Quadriceps
Hemisphere of brain containing musical - artistic aptitudes
Right hemisphere
Material that attaches tendons to bones
Cartilage
Helical structure material
DNA
Wrist bones
Carpels
Back upper arm muscle
Triceps
Brain’s nerve cells
Neurons
Normal number of adult teeth
32
Shoulder muscles
Deltoids
Gustatory organs
Taste buds
Gland that regulates metabolism
Thyroid
Tissue that connects bones
Ligaments
Nerve connecting eye to brain
Optic nerve
Spiral passages of the ear
Cochlea
Sensory - motor - and associative covering layer of the brain
Cerebral cortex
This controls the body’s temperature
Hypothalamus
Artery supplying the heart muscle
Pulmonary artery
Hair pocket
Follicle
Cell division
Mitosis
Brain chemicals that move nerve impulses
Neurotransmitters
Smaller bone that runs next to the tibia
Fibula
Collar bone
Clavicle
Proteins that combat foreign proteins
Antibodies
Body’s longest nerve
Sciatic
Where vocal chords are located
Larynx
Body’s longest bone
Femur (upper leg)
Bone ribs are attached to
Sternum (breastbone)
Male sex hormone
Testosterone
Tube travelling to stomach
Esophagus
Number of vertebrae in the spine
33
Gland “on the kidney”
Adrenal
Watery part of blood
Plasma
Tube from nose to esophagus
Pharynx
Number of chambers in heart
Four
Tubes connecting ovaries to womb
Fallopian tubes
Fiberous structure at the end of most muscles
Tendon
Neurotransmitters “jump” these spaces between cells
Synapses
Nerves at back of abdomen
Solar plexus
Shin bone
Tibia
Inhalation muscle
Diaphragm
Where blood is produced
Bone marrow
Transparent layer of the outer eye
Cornea
Largest tendon in the body
Achilles tendon
Stomach acid
Hydrochloric
Two types of light receptors in the eye
Rods and cones
Large artery in neck
Carotid artery
Rectus femoris muscle
Thigh
Largest organ in the body
Skin
Upper arm bone
Humerus
Thread-like bodies in cell nuclei
Chromosomes
Three bones of inner ear
Hammer - anvil - stirrup
Blood vessel in the eye
Retina
Fibrous protein that makes up hair and nails
keratin
Three parts of the brain
Cerebrum - cerebellum - medulla oblongata (brain stem)
Where bile is made - largest internal organ
Liver
Skin protein
Keratin
Calcified tissue surrounding the pulp (in teeth)
Dentin
Heart’s upper chambers
Left and right atrium
Colored part of the eye
Iris
Master gland (at the base of brain)
Pituitary
Skin’s outer layer
Epidermis
Lower arm bones
Radius and ulna
Four tastes the tongue is capable of
Sweet - salty - sour and bitter
Soft center part of teeth
Pulp
Tube travelling from mouth to lungs
Trachea
Central knee ligament
ACL
Normal number of human chromosomes
46 (23 pairs)
Largest artery in leg
Femoral artery
This organ removes glucose from the blood
Liver
Blood purifying organ below the stomach
Spleen
Largest joint in the body
Knee
Sense of smell nerve
Olfactory nerve
Large vein in neck
Jugular vein
Female sex hormone
Estrogen
Where bile is stored
Gallbladder
Numer of bones in the adult human body
206
Science of skeletal muscles
Orthopedics
Hard outside layer of teeth
Enamel
Loop-shaped ear canals that help control balance
Semicircular canals
Front upper arm muscle
Biceps
Skin pigmentation provider
Melanin
Where insulin is produced
Pancreas
Body’s largest artery
Aorta