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74 Cards in this Set
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Abductor Digiti Minimi
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Muscle that separates the fingers and toes |
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Abductor Hallucis |
Muscle that moves the toes and helps maintain balance while walking and standing |
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Abductors |
Muscles that draw a body part, such as a finger, arm or toe. Away from the mid-line of the body or an extremity |
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Adductors |
Muscle that moves the toes and helps maintain balance while walking and standing |
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Adipose Tissue |
Technical term for fat; Gives smoothness to the body |
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Adrenal Glands |
Glands of the endocrine system that secrete about 30 steroid hormones and control metabolic process of the body. |
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Anabolism |
Constructive Metabolism |
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Anatomy |
Study of human body structures that can be seen with the naked eye. |
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Angular Artery |
Branch of the facial artery that supplies blood to the side of the nose |
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Anterior Auricular Artery |
Branch of the superficial temporal artery that supplies blood to the front part of the ear. |
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Anterior Tibial Artery |
One of the political arteries that supplies blood to the lower leg muscles and to the muscles and skin. |
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Aorta |
The largest artery in the body |
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Arteries |
Thick- walled, muscular, flexible tubes that carry oxygenated blood away from the heart. |
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Arteroles |
Small arteries that deliver blood to capillaries |
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Atrium |
Upper, thin-walled chamber of the heart through which blood is pumped to the ventricles. |
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Auricularis Anterior |
Muscle in front of the ear that draws the ear forward |
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Auricularis posterior |
Muscles behind the ear that draws the ear backward. |
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Auricularis superior |
Muscles above the ear that draws the ear upward |
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Auricultemporal Nerve |
Branch of the fifth cranial nerve that affects the external ear and skin above the temple |
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Autonomic Nervous System |
The part of the nervous system that controls the involuntary muscles, |
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Axon |
The extension of a neuron through which impulses are sent away from the body to other neurons, glands or muscles. |
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Axon Terminal |
The extension of a neuron through which impulses are sent away from the body other neurons, glands or muscles |
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Belly |
Middle part of the muscle |
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Bicep |
Muscle that produces the contour of the front and inner side of the upper arm. |
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Blood |
Nutritive fluid circulating through the circulatory system to supply oxygen and nutrients |
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Blood Vessles |
Tube like structures that include arteries, arterioles, capillaries, venules and veins |
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Body Systems |
AKA Systems; groups of body organs acting together to perform one or more functions |
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Brain |
Part of the central nervous system contained in the cranium; largest and most complex nerve tissue |
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Buccal Nerve |
Branch of the seventh cranial nerve that affects the muscles of the mouth |
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Buccinator Muscle |
Thin, Flat muscle of the cheek between the upper and lower jaw that compresses the cheeks and expels air between the lips |
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Capillaries |
Tiny, thin-walled blood vessels that connect the smaller arteries to the venules. |
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Cardiac Muscle |
The involuntary muscle that is the heart. |
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Carpus |
Flexible joint composed of a group of eight small, irregular bones held together by ligaments |
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Catabolism |
The phase of metabolism that involves the breaking down of complex compounds within the cells into smaller ones. |
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Cell Membrane |
Cell part that encloses the protoplasm and permits soluble substances to enter and leave the cell |
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Cells |
Basic unit of all living things, from bacteria to plants to animals, including human beings. |
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Central Nervous System |
Consists of the brain, spinal cord, spinal nerves and cranial nerves. |
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Centrioles |
structures in a cell near the nucleus that move to each side during the mitosis. |
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cervical cutaneous nerve |
Cervical nerve located at the side of the neck |
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Cervical Vertebre |
The seven bones of the top part of the vertebral column, located in the neck region. |
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Circulatory System |
AKA Cardiovascular system. |
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Clavicle |
Bone that joins the sternum and scapula |
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Common Carotid Arteries |
Main arteries that supply blood to the head, face and neck |
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Common Peroneal Nerve |
A division of the scientific nerve that extends from being behind the knee to wind around the head of the fibula to the from of the leg where it divides into two branches. |
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Connective Tissue |
Fibrous tissue that binds together, protects and supports the various parts of the body. |
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Corrugator Muscle |
Muscle located beneath the frontalis and orbicularis oculi muscles that draws eyebrows down |
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Crainium |
An oval, bony case that protects the brain |
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Cytoplasm |
The Protoplasm of a cell, except for the protoplasm in the nucleus, that surrounds the nucleus. |
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Deep Peroneal Nerve |
Extends down the front of the leg, behind the muscles. |
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Deltiod |
Large, triangular muscle covering the shoulder joint that allows the arm to extend outward and to the side of the body |
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Dendrites |
Tree- like branching of nerve fibers extending from the nerve cell; carry impulses toward the cell and receive impulses from other neurons |
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Depressor Labii Inferious Muscle |
Muscle surrounding the lower lip |
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Diaphragm |
Muscular wall that separates the thorax from the abdominal region and helps control breathing |
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Digestive Enzymes |
Chemicals that change certain types of blood into a soluble from that can be used by the body |
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Digestive System |
Body system that is responsible for breaking down foods into nutrients and wastes |
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Digital Nerve |
Sensory-Motor nerve that, with it's branches, supplies impulses to the fingers |
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Dorsal Nerve |
A nerve that extends up from the toes and foot, just under the skin. |
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Dorsalis Pedis Artery |
Artery that supplies blood to the foot |
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Eleventh Cranial Nerve |
A motor Nerve that controls the motion of the neck and shoulder muscles |
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Endocrine Glands |
Glands such as the thyroid and pituitary gland that release hormonal secretions directly into the bloodstream |
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Epicranial Aponeurosis |
Tendon that connects the occipitalis and frontalis muscles |
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Epicranius |
The broad muscle that covers the top of the skill and consists of the occipitalis and frontalis |
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Epithelial tissue |
Protective covering on the body surfaces, such as skin , mucous membranes, the tissue inside the mouth, and other |
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Ethmoid bone |
Light spongy bone between the eye sockets |
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Excretory System |
Body syste that consists of a group of organs, including the kidneys, liver, skin, large intestines and lungs |
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Exhalation |
Breathing Outward |
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Exocrine Glands |
Produce a substance that travels through small tube-like ducts. |
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Extensor Digitorum Longus |
Muscle that bends the foot up and extends the toes |
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Extensors |
Muscles that straighten the wrist, hand and fingers to form a straight line |
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External Carotid Artery |
Artery that supplies blood to the anterior parts of the scalp, ear, face, neck, and sides of the head. |
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External Jugular Vein |
Vein located at the side of the neck that carries blood returning from the heart from the head |
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Eyes |
Body organs that control the body's vision |
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Facial Artery |
Branch of the external carotid artery that supplies blood to the lower region of the face, mouth, and nose. |
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Facial Skeleton |
Framework of the face and composed of 14 bones |