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ap 100. FAP ch. 5-9
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| the term that refers to the walls of a cavity is what | parietal |
| what is the type of cartilage called that makes up the external ear, ear canals, and epiglottis | elastic cartilage |
| what is the specialized connective tissue that forms the teeth called | dentin |
| another name for smooth muscle is | involuntary muscle |
| the basic unit of organization of nervous tissue is the nerve cell or | neuron |
| the crown of a tooth is covered by the hardest substance in the body, which is | enamel |
| another name for the dermis is | corrium |
| the bluish discoloration of the skin due to lack of oxygen in the blood is known as | cyanosis |
| the white crescent at the proximal end of each nail is called the | lanula |
| what is the oily substance responsible for lubricating the surface of our skin and giving it a glossy appearance | sebum |
| a sheet of areolar tissue that usually contains fat and attaches the dermis to underlying structures like muscle or bone is | superficial fascia or subcutaneous tissue |
| the bone that forms the back and base of the cranium is | the occipital bone |
| disorder of the skeletal system characterized by a decrease in bone mass with increased susceptibility to fractures | osteoporosis |
| a congenital defect in the development of the posterior vertebral arch in which the laminae do not unite at the midline is | spina bifida |
| softening in the bones in adults is known as | osteomalacia |
| the formation of red and white blood cells by the red bone marrow is known as | hematopoiesis |
| the breastbone is also known as the | sternum |
| another name for swayback is | lordosis |
| another name for hunchback is | kyphosis |
| the collar bone is also known as the | clavical |
| the heel bone is also known as the | calcaneus |
| the shoulder blade is also known as the | scapula |
| the " soft spot " on a babys skull is known as a | fontanelle |
| compose the upper jaw | the two maxillary bones |
| bone makes up the lower jaw | mandible bone |
| a rupture of the fibrocartilage surrounding an intervertebral disk is a | herniated disk |
| the act of increasing the angle between bones is | extension |
| pushing the foot down at the ankle joint is known as | plantar flexion |
| the act of moving a bone around a central axis is | rotation |
| moving a bone or limb toward the midline of the body is known as | adduction |
| the movment that occurs only within the thumb, allowing us to use tools is | opposition |
| synovial joints are also known as | diarthroses |
| raising the foot up at the ankle joint is | dorsiflexion |
| a ball and socket joint is an example of what type of joint | multiaxial |
| major muscle that forms the buttocks | gluteus maximus |
| muscles performing the actual movment in any givent movment are called the prime movers or | agonists |
| the muscle of the buttocks above and lateral to the gluteus maximus is known as the | gluteus medius |
| type of muscle found in hollow structures like intestines, arteries, veins and bladder is what type of muscle | smooth |
| muscle that is found only in the heart and controlled by the nervous system | cardiac |
| the main muscle that moves the head is the | sternocleidomastoid |
| muscles that lower a part of the body are depressors, while muscles that raise a part of the body are known as | levators |
| a bundle of muscle fibers is called a | fascicle |
| dark bands of the muscle fibers are made up of thick filaments of the protein | myosin |
| sweating is an evaporation process the does what to the body | cools |
| cyanosis is a bluish discoloration of the skin due to lack of what in the blood | oxygen |
| the single bone that forms the forehead , the roof of the nasal cavity, and the orbits is called what | frontal bone |
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