Skeletal/muscular/digestive Flashcards
Voluntary Muscles
Muscle that is normally controlled by individual volition skeletal muscle.
Involuntary Muscles
Muscles in the human body whose contraction is controlled by the autonomic nervous system.
Smooth muscles
A type of muscle that contracts without any voluntary control
Skeletal Muscles
one of the three significant muscle tissues in the human body.
Cardiac Muscle
Makes up the middle layer of the heart
Epidermis
The surface epithelium of the skin overlying the dermis
Dermis
The skin/The thick layer of living tissue below the epidermis
Hypodermis
The bottom layer of skin in your body
Joints
A point where two bones make contact
Chemical Digestion
As food travels from your mouth into your digestive system, it’s broken down by digestive enzymes that turn it into smaller nutrients that your body can easily absorb
Enzymes
proteins that help speed up metabolism, or the chemical reactions in our bodies
Saliva
he watery fluid in the mouth made by the salivary glands
Movable Joints
the joints that are capable of moving in a variety of directions
Immovable Joints
the two or more bones are in close contact, but no movement can occur
Bile
a bitter greenish-brown alkaline fluid that aids digestion and is secreted by the liver and stored in the gallbladder.
