Help
Options
Didn't know it?
click below
click below
Knew it?
click below
click below
Don't Know
Remaining cards (0)
Know
retry
shuffle
restart
0:00
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Normal Size Small Size show me how
human body studyst.
human body study stack.
| Words | Def |
|---|---|
| homeostasis | Conditions inside the body of an living thing to stay pretty much the same even when outside environment conditions . |
| joint | Point at which parts of an artificial structure are joined. |
| spongy bone | Meshwork of spongy tissue. |
| compact bone | Two types of osseous tissue that form bones. |
| cartilage | A connective tissue that is more flexible than bone and that protects the ends of bones. |
| ligament | Strong connective tissue that holds bones together in movable joints. |
| tendon | Strong connective tissue that attaches muscle to bone. |
| red marrow | Soft connective tissue inside the bone that produces red blood cells. |
| yellow marrow | Soft connective tissue inside the bone that sores fat |
| skeletal muscle | Muscle that is connected to the skeleton to form part of the mechanical system that moves the limbs and other parts of the body. |
| striated muscle | A muscle that is attached to bones in the body. |
| smooth muscle | A muscle that works automatically in your body, such as those involved in digestion. |
| cardiac muscle | A muscle that is found only in the heart. |
| integumentary system | Protects the body from various kinds of damage |
| epidermis | Outer layer of cells covering an organism, in particular. |
| dermis | Layer of skin between the epidermis |
| melanin | Pigment in a pigmented melanoma. |
| follicle | Small secretory gland. |
| mechanical digestion | Breaking down of food into smaller particles |
| chemical digestion | Process through which the body of a mammal reduces food to a size where the nutrients . |
| epiglottis | A flap of tissue that seals off the trachea and prevents food from entering. |
| peristalsis | Involuntary waves of muscle contraction that keep food moving along in one direction through the digestive system. |
| esophagus, | A muscular tube that connects the mouth to the stomach. |
| absorption | The process by which nutrients pass from the digestive system into the blood. |
| villus | Small intestine through which digested food is absorbed. |
| pacemaker | Small electrical machine put inside a person to make the heart beat evenly |
| artery | Any one of the tubes that carry blood from the heart to all parts of the body |
| capillary | One of the many very small tubes that carry blood within the body : the smallest kind of blood vessel. |
| vein | Tubes that carry blood from parts of the body back to the heart |
| plasma | Substance that is similar to a gas but that can carry electricity |
| red blood cell | Red-colored blood cell that carries oxygen from the lungs to other parts of the body. |
| hemoglobin | Blood that contains iron, carries oxygen through the body, and gives blood its red color. |
| white blood cell | Clear or colorless cell in the blood that protects the body from disease. |
| platelet | Small, round, thin blood cell that helps blood to stop flowing from a cut by becoming thick and sticky. |
| lymph | Fluid that circulates throughout the lymphatic system. |
| lymph node | Many rounded masses of tissue in the body through which lymph passes to be filtered and cleaned. |
| cillia | Tiny hairs in noise |
| pharynx | Avity behind the nose and mouth, connecting them to the esophagus. |
| trachea | larynx to the bronchial tubes and conveying air to and from the lungs. |
| alveoli | Exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide takes place. |
| diaphragm | Dome-shaped muscle that works with your lungs to allow you to inhale . |
| larynx | Air passage to the lungs and holding the vocal cords in humans |
| excretion | Process of eliminating or expelling waste matter. |
| kidney | pair of organs that are found on either side of the spine, just below the rib cage in the back. |
| ureter | Urine passes from the kidney to the bladed. |
| urinary bladder | Collects urine excreted by the kidneys before disposal by urination. |
| urethra | Tube that leads from the bladder and transports and discharges urine outside the body. |
| nephron | Any of the small tubules that are the excretory units of the vertebrate kidney. |
| az | Defense against pathogens . |
| pathogen | An organism that causes disease. |
| immune response | The defense against pathogens . |
| antibody | A cell that recognize a hormones chemical structure. |
| stimulus | Change in an organisms surrounding that causes the organism to react. |
| response | Process by which cells break down simple food molecule |
| neuron | A specialized cell transmitting nerve impulse. |
| dendrite | Short extension of a nerve cell, along which impulses received from other cells at synapses are transmitted to the cell body. |
| axon | Contain neurotransmitters of various kinds, sometimes more than one. |
| nerve | Message carried by a neuron. |
| sensory neuron | Nerve cell that conducts impulses from a sense organ to the central nervous system. |
| interneuron | A neuron that transmits impulses between other neurons, especially as part of a reflex arc. |
| motor neuron | Nerve cell forming part of a pathway along which impulses pass from the brain or spinal cord to a muscle or gland. |
| synapse | Small gap separating neurons. |
| central nervous system | Nerve tissues that controls the activities of the body. |
| peripheral nervous system | The nervous system outside the brain and spinal cord. |
| somatic nervous system | Part of the peripheral nervous system associated with the voluntary control of body movements via skeletal muscles. |
| autonomic nervous system | Nervous system responsible for control of the bodily functions not consciously directed. |
| reflex | Action that is performed as a response to a stimulus and without conscious thought. |
| hormone | Regulatory substance produced in an organism and transported in tissue fluids. |
| endocrine gland | Glands take on the critical task of releasing hormones. |
| target cell | Abnormal red blood cell with a ringed appearance associated with anemia. |
Created by:
adajahhoran
Popular Science sets