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Anatomy Study Stack
Content covered in weeks 1-5.
| A complex, irregular bone, that lies anterior to the sphenoid but posterior to the nasal bones | ethmoid |
| _____________means “front” or “in front of” while____________ means “back” or “in back of.” | anterior; posterior |
| Any lengthwise plane running from side to side and top to bottom, dividing the body or any of its parts into anterior and posterior por-tions | coronal plane |
| Damage to the centrosome and centrioles in a cell would have the greatest impact on which cell function? | Cell Division |
| The enzyme catalase is an important chemical in the functioning of the | peroxisomes |
| The two main layers that compose the skin are the_________ and the ________ | dermis ; epidermis |
| Fibrous bands that help hold the various bones together into an organized skeleton | ligaments |
| The tiny, needlelike hydroxyapatite crystals make up what percent of the total inorganic matrix? | 85 % |
| Name the four principal tissue types. | Epithelial, connective, muscle, and nervous tissue |
| The ______ carpal bones form what most people think of as the wrist but what, anatomically speaking, is the upper part of the hand | Eight |
| How many metacarpal bones are there? | Five |
| Longest and heaviest bone in the body | Femur |
| The skull consists of two major divisions: the______or brain case, and the ________. | Cranium; face |
| All facial bones are paired except for which two? | mandible and vomer |
| All carbohydrate compounds contain the elements of what? | carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen—usually in the ratio of 1:2:1. |