Week 2 Review Flashcards
Place where bones meet one another
Joint
Chemical process that takes place in living organisms through which cells are nourished and carry out their activities
Metabolism
These produce a substance that travels through small, tube-like ducts
Exocrine glands
Breakdown of food by mechanical and chemical means
Digestion
Whitish cords made up of fibers held together by connective tissue, through which impulses are transmitted
Nerves
Muscular, cone-shaped organ that keeps the blood moving within the circulatory system
Heart
Colorless, watery fluid derived from blood plasma as a result of filtration through the capillary walls into the tissue spaces
Lymph
Elimination from the body
Defecation
Taking food into the body
Ingestion
This carries the oxygenated blood from the heart throughout the body and back to the heart again
Systemic circulation
These release secretions called hormones directly into the bloodstream
Endocrine glands
This sends the blood from the heart to the lungs to be oxygenated
Pulmonary circulation
Automatic nerve reaction to a stimulus
Reflex
Flat, thin bone that forms part of the nasal septum
Vomer
Forms the bridge of the nose
Nasal
Thin layer of spongy bone on the outer wall of the nasal depression
Turbinal
Forms the prominence of the cheeks
Zygomatic
Forms the upper jaw
Maxillary
Forms the hard palate of the mouth
Palatine
Large triangular muscle covering the shoulder joint that allows the arm to extend outward and to the side of the body
Deltoid
Muscle of the chest that assists the swinging movements of the arm
Pectoralis major
Muscle that draws a body part inward towards the median axis of the body or of an extremity
Adductor
Muscle that covers the back of the neck, shoulders, and upper and middle region of the back, which shrugs the shoulders and stabilizes the scapula
Trapezius
Muscle of the chest that assists in breathing and in raising the arm
Serratus anterior
Large, flat, triangular muscle that covers the lower back
Latissimus dorsi
Muscle that draws a body part away from the midline of the body or of an extremity
Abductor
Uniform mixture of two or more substances
Solution
Combination of two or more substances that are united physically, in any proportions with combined properties
Physical mixture
These have neither a definite size nor a definite shape
Gases
Unstable mixture of two or more immiscible substances
Suspension
Chemical reaction in which the oxidizing agent is reduced and the reducing agent is oxidized
Redox reaction
Droplets of water dispersed in an oil
Water-in-oil emulsion
These have a definite size but not a definite shape
Liquids
Substances with a pH below 7.0
Acids