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Anatomy Vocab #11
Anatomy/Physiology Vocabulary Words #251-275
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Nonliving materials formed by the cytoplasm of a cell. | Metaplasm |
| A subdivision of myofibril. | Micella |
| A plane which passes through the skull and spinal cord thus dividing the body into right and left halves. | Midsaggital Plane |
| Small, living structures lying within the cytoplasm of a cell, associated with energy transformations. | Mitochondria |
| The process of cell division which results in the chromatin material of a cell being divided into equal halves. | Mitosis |
| A gland possessing both exocrine and endocrine parts; ex., pancreas. | Mixed Gland |
| The smallest particle of an element or a compound that can exist free and still show all of the properties of the substance. | Molecule |
| A form of carbohydrate containing containing a single saccharides group. These may be either pentoses or hexoses. | Monosaccharide |
| The mucous membrane lining an organ. | Mucosa |
| A complex protein-carbohydrate that is formed by specialized epithelial cells. It lubricates internal body surfaces. | Mucus |
| A type of tissue that has the ability to contract. | Muscle Tissue |
| The constant state of partial contraction of a muscle resulting from a sub-threshold flow of nervous impulses to it. | Muscle Tone |
| A suddenly appearing new characteristic that can be inherited. | Mutation |
| A condition of easily fatigability of voluntary muscles thought to be caused by an excess of a chemical which blocks acetycholine at the myoneural junction. | Myasthenia Gravis |
| A covering of fatty material over a nerve fiber or process. | Myelin Sheath |
| A subdivision of a striated muscle fiber. | Myofibril |
| A defect of vision resulting from an elongated eyeball and the failure of the lens to focus the image on the retina. | Myopia |
| One of the two proteins concerned in muscle contraction. | Myosin |
| The appearance of the image in complementary colors after the stimulus has ceased to act. | Negative Afterimage |
| A tubule in the kidneys. | Nephron |
| A wavelike impulse passing over a nerve cell process that is characterized by both chemical and electrical effects. | Nerve Impulse |
| A specialized tissue that is adapted to a response to a stimulus. | Nerve Tissue |
| Referring to the nervous system. | Neural |
| Strands of cytoplasm in the nerve cell body that connect the dendrites and the axons. | Neurofibrils |
| The protoplasm in the cell body of a neuron and filling the spaces between the neurofibrils. | Neuroplasm |
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