8864665425 | divides the body into right and left portions | sagittal plane | 0 | |
8864670325 | divides body into front and back portions | coronal frontal plane | 1 | |
8864673583 | divides body into top and bottom portions | transverse plane | 2 | |
8864677038 | poximal | toward body trunk | 3 | |
8864679672 | distal | away from body trunk | 4 | |
8864686392 | the neck is _______ to the face | inferior | 5 | |
8864688983 | the rib cage is _______ to the heart | ventral | 6 | |
8864690974 | the nose is ____ to the eyes | medial | 7 | |
8864692689 | the wrist is ______ to the fingers | proximal | 8 | |
8864694545 | osteogenic cells | bone cells that divide and become osteoblasts | 9 | |
8864696601 | osteoblasts | cells that secrete matrix for bone formation | 10 | |
8864702577 | layers of connective tissue | epimysium, perimysium, endomysium | 11 | |
8864713250 | heart muscle layers | epicardium: serous connective layer; pericardium myocardium: cardiac walls that let blood flow endocardium: simple squamous epithelium cells, lines inside of heart chambers and vavles | 12 | |
8864724389 | t cells | lymphocytes, produced in bone marrow then moved to thymus | 13 | |
8864727070 | B cells | lymphocytes, produced in bone marrow and are surveillance for pathogens | 14 | |
8864731212 | thymus | organ behind the sternum and in front of trachea, T cells are stores here and is at its largest size during childhood | 15 | |
8864737309 | basophil | white blood cells with granulocytes. least common of gran | 16 | |
8864740057 | neutrophil | WBCs with granulocytes, most common | 17 | |
8864743246 | plasma/thromocytes | platelets and cell fragments that do not have a nucleus but help create blood clots | 18 | |
8864754662 | antidiuretic hormone (ADH) | secreted by posterior pituitary gland and acts on kidney to preserve fluid and electrolyte balance by ^ water reabsorption | 19 | |
8864766108 | luteinizing hormone (LH) | secreted by anterior pituitary gland, occur midway through menstrual cycle, triggers ovulation and created the corpus luteum | 20 | |
8864772942 | follicle stimulation hormone (FSH) | sec by a. pituitary gland and helps eggs mature and causes the menstrual cycle to start in females at puberty | 21 | |
8864777535 | prolactin | sec by a. pituitary gland and is responsible for milk production; lactation | 22 | |
8864782033 | estrogen | produced in female sex organs, promotes growth and development | 23 | |
8864785564 | testosterone | produced in male sex organs, promotes growth and development | 24 | |
8864788258 | aldosterone | produced in the adrenal gland and increases reabsorption of sodium ions and water from nephron | 25 | |
8864792095 | oxytocin | secreted by the p. pituitary gland and triggers childbirth | 26 | |
8864798426 | serotonin | main hormone for regulating mood and well-being feelings | 27 | |
8864803591 | pituitary gland | base of the brain, under hypothalamus, considered the master gland because it affects other glands in the body | 28 | |
8864807597 | pineal gland | between two brain hemispheres and produces the hormone melatonin=sleep patterns | 29 | |
8864813380 | adrenal gland | top of the kidney,secretes cortisol | 30 | |
8864816468 | parathyroid gland | regulates the amount of calcium the flows into the blood and bones | 31 | |
8864819538 | hypothalamus | homeostasis, attached to the pituitary gland and controls body temp, fatigue, hunger and thirst | 32 | |
8864828938 | central nervous system parts | bain and spinal cord | 33 | |
8864830305 | peripheral nervous system parts | cranial never and neurons in body | 34 | |
8864833863 | peripheral nervous system def | receives sensory info from body and relays info back to CNS | 35 | |
8864843409 | parasympathetic system | peripheral ns. helps body and muscles while the vagus nerve slows down the heart rate response | 36 | |
8864850553 | sympathetic system | peripheral ns. helps body react quickly, fight or flight | 37 | |
8864852488 | cerebellum | directs motor control, coordination, balance equi | 38 | |
8864855076 | cerebrum | assists with motor control and cognitive functions such as learning | 39 | |
8864857786 | medulla oblongata | brain stem which connect the spinal cord the brain; controls autonomic functions (para,sym) | 40 | |
8864862508 | olfactory nerve | sense of smell | 41 | |
8864864268 | optic nerve | registers visual info | 42 | |
8864865945 | vagus nerve | slows down heart rate | 43 | |
8865082570 | cochlea | send sounds to neurons | 44 | |
8865082571 | ear | hearing and equilibrium | 45 | |
8865084688 | retina | back of eyeball, visual images are formed | 46 | |
8865086568 | rods | cells that are responsible for seeing dim, dark lighting | 47 | |
8865087264 | cones | cells that are responsible for color, seeing bright light | 48 | |
8865088695 | iris | color portion of eye | 49 | |
8865090184 | vitreous humor | gel like fluid that fills the eyeball | 50 | |
8865091378 | fovea centralis | cavity in eye that holds the cone cells | 51 | |
8865093974 | sclera | white part | 52 | |
8865096444 | Fallopian tubes | tubes in which eggs travel from ovaries to reach uterus | 53 |
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