human anatomy midterm

Breaks down food for nutrients

Digestive

Contains cardiac, smooth and skeletal types

Muscular

Secretes hormones

Endocrine

Returns body fluids to the blood stream

Lymphatic

removes nitrogen containing wastes from the blood

Urinary

enables production of offspring

Reproductive

Recives and interprets sensory information

Nervous

Transports oxygen to body cells

Cardiovasular

Protects and assists with body tempature

Integumenatry

What is butter?

saturated

What is extra virgin olive oil?

unsaturated

What is glucose?

monosaccharide

What is starch

polysaccharide

What is salmon

protein

Glands that relase secretions through ducts rather than directly to the bloodstream

exocrine

This is the most abundant tissue in the body

Connective

Clear liquid that provides cushioning and reduces friction in synovial joints

Synovial fluid

Membrane lining abdominal cavity

Peritoneum

Nerve receptors embedded within skin that typically respond to pressure, temperature and vibration 

Pacinian corpuscles

Process of scrubbing away dead skin cells to reveal a healthier glow

exfoilation

 A picture of the actual matched chromosomes that is often used to determine genetic abnormalities

Karotype

Glands associated with the release of sweat

sudoriferous

Another name for skin

cutaneous membrane

The study of tissues

histology

 force that acts along a surface and perpendicular to the length of the structure

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shear

pigment that determines skin color

melanin

membrane encasing the lungs

pleura

all the chemical raction occuring within the body

metabolism

Thin sheets of tissue lining body cavities open to the outside world

Mucous membrane

The study of cells

cytology

Glands associated with the relase of sebum

Sebaceous

Thin, clear liquid that serves as a lubricant between parietal and visceral membranes 

Serous fuild

Melanin is made within this type of cell

melanocyte

Membrane surronding heart

pericardium

cartilage is made up of these cells

chondrocytes

Response that occurs when force is removed and the structure resumes its original shape and size

Elastic

Thin sheets of tissue lining body cavities that are closed to the outside world 

Membrane

Organelles that are cellular extensions used to increase surface area and can be found on cells within the small intestine where much absorption of nutrients takes place

Villi

Feedback mechanism that reverses a condition that has exceeded the normal homeostatic range to restore balance within the body

negative feedback

The smallest building blocks of all living things

cells

During digestion, molecules are broken down with the addition of water via this process

Hydrolysis

scientific name for nerve cells

nuerons

One of the four macromolecules that is NOT a polymer

lipid

force is equal to the gravitational accerlration axerted on the mass of an object

weight

protein structuce that refers to the amino acid sequence

primary