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Amber Matelski
Anatomy Wk 1-5
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| What is the fundamental organizational unit of life? | The Cell |
| What is the cell's internal supporting framework? | The Cytoskeleton |
| Found in epithelial cells lining the intestines | Microvilli |
| Adjacent skin cells are held together by? | Desmosomes |
| A plane through the body that divides it into anterior and posterior portions | The Coronal Plane |
| A plane through the body that divides it into right and left sides | The Sagittal Plane |
| Number of abdominal regions | Nine |
| Several kinds of tissues working together make? | An Organ |
| The most abundant and important compound in the body | Water |
| Substances that accept hydrogen ions are called: | Bases |
| As the concentration of hydrogen ions increases in a solution it becomes more: | Acidic |
| The strongest and most durable type of cartilage is: | Fibrocartilage |
| The conducting unit of nerve tissue is: | The Axon |
| The most abundant and widespread tissue in the body is: | Connective |
| The joint between the pubic portion of each coxal bone is: | The Pubic Symphysis |
| The largest sesamoid bone in the body | Patella |
| The longest and heaviest bone in the body | Femur |
| The two divisions of the human skeleton | Axial and Appendicular |