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Sharice Dominguez
Human Anatomy Week1 - 6
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Organ | Several kinds of tissues working together are termed a(n) |
| Tissue | An organization of many similar cells that are specialized to perform a certain function is called a(n) |
| Sagittal | A plane through the body that divides the body into right and left sides is called |
| Coronal | A plane through the body that divides the body into anterior and posterior portions is |
| Bases | Substances that accept hydrogen ions are called |
| Dehydration synthesis | The formation of sucrose involves the removal of a molecule of water. This is called |
| A positive and a negative ion attracting each other | An ionic bond is formed by |
| Cell | The fundamental organizational unit of life is the |
| Cilia | Projections from the cell that move materials and mucus are called |
| Microvilli | The cell extension that contains microfilaments is called |
| Caveolae | Tiny indentations of the plasma membrane that resemble caves are called |
| Lysosome | The structure in cells that is associated with the enzymatic breakdown (digestion) of foreign material is the |
| Desmosomes | Skin cells (epithelial) are held tightly together by |
| Flagellum | A specialized cell structure that propels the sperm is the |
| Chromatin | Granules or threads within the nucleus are called |
| Epthelial and connective | The two major categories of body membranes are |
| Fibrocartilage | The strongest and most durable type of cartilage is |
| Arrector pili muscle | Each hair follicle has a small bundle of involuntary muscles attached to it called the |
| Connective | The most abundant and widespread tissue in the body is |
| Mandible | The bone that articulates with the temporal bone in the only movable joint of the skull is the |
| Hyaline | The most common type of cartilage is |
| Radius and ulna | The two bones that form the framework for the forearm are the |
| Periosteum | The dense, white fibrous membrane that covers bone except at joint surfaces is the |
| Axial and appendicular | The human skeleton system consists of two divisions. They are |
| Lacrimal | The very small bone that lies just posterior and lateral to each nasal bone is the |
| Muscle fiber | Another name for a skeletal muscle cell is a(n) |
| Teres minor | The muscle(s) assisting in rotating the arm outward is (are) the |
| Trapexius | The muscle that raises or lowers the shoulders or shrugs them is the |
| Triceps brachii | The posterior arm muscle that extends the forearm is the |
| Opponens pollicis | The muscle that allows the thumb to be drawn across the palm to touch the tip of any finger is the |
| Latissimus dorsi | The muscle that extends and adducts the arm is the |
| Perimysium | Groups of skeletal muscle fibers are bound together by a connective tissue envelope called the |
| Endomysium | The covering of individual muscle fibers is the |