6. Human Biology

Glaucoma

Long-term increase in intraocular blood pressure

Glaucoma

Can damage the optic nerve

Yellow spot (Macula Lutea/Fovea)

Place of the sharpest vision

Astigmatism

Vision problem due to irregular curvature of cornea or lens

Strabismus

Eyes are misaligned

Daltonism

Inability or decreased ability to perceive color differences

Eardrum (Tympanic Membrane)

Thin membrane that vibrates in response to sound waves

Hammer (Malleus)

Outermost middle ear bone, attached to the eardrum

Agglutination

Process of clumping of blood cells

Red blood cells (Erythrocytes)

Non-nucleated blood cells

White blood cells (Leukocytes)

Are nucleated and part of the immune system

Tricuspid valve

Located between the right atrium and the right ventricle

Bile deos not contain

glucagon

Bile Contains

cholesterol
biliverdin
bilirubin
mucus

Gastric juice does not

erepsin

Gastric juice contain

mucin

pepsin

hydrochloric acid

Small intestine parts

Jejunum

Ileum
Duodenum

NOT part of the small intestine

Colon

Diabetes insipidus

Disorder induced by deficiency of adiuretin

Adiuretin

Also known as Antidiuretic Hormone (ADH) or vasopressin

Tissue hormones (NOT)

Somatomedin

Tissue hormones (examples)

Thymosin
Gastrin

Endorphin

Secretin

Thyroid gland

Does NOT produce parathormone

Thyroid gland produces

thyroxin

calcitonin

Carpal bones

More than the tarsal ones

Carpal bones count

8 per wrist

Tarsal bones count

7 per ankle

Longest muscle in the body

Sartorius

Triceps muscle example

Humeral triceps (Triceps Brachii)

Voluntary contraction

Typical for skeletal muscles

Rate of waves through myelinated fibres

Reaches an average of 120 ms −1

Teeth innervation

Sensitively innervated by the trigeminal nerve

Right lung lobes

Has one lobe more than the left

Right lung lobe count

3

Left lung lobe count

2

Larynx cartilage (NOT)

consist of epiglottis cartilage

Larynx cartilage (includes)

Tracheal (referring to type of cartilage)

Thyroid

Cricoid

Uterine mucosa growth

Takes place in the proliferative phase of the menstrual cycle

Facial part of the skull located in it

Malar bone

Palatine bone