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Describe Mandible |
The lower jaw bone, largest and strongest bone of the face |
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What is myology |
Study of the structure, functions, and diseases of the muscles |
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What are the 3 parts of a muscle |
Origin, insertion and belly |
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What is the orbicularis oculi? |
Muscle that enables you to close your eyes |
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What is another name for striated? |
Voluntary muscle |
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Describe epicranius |
Broad muscle that covers top of skull |
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What includes a nucleus, organelle, cytoplasm, and cell membrane? |
Principle parts of a cell |
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What is anabolism? |
Process of building up larger molecules from smaller ones. During which the body stores water, food, and oxygen for the times they are needed for cell growth and repair |
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What is metabolism? |
Complex chemical process where cells are nourished and supplied with energy needed to carry on their activities |
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What cells need in order to grow and thrive? |
Proper temp. Eliminate waste products, adequate supply of food, oxygen and water |
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What is protoplasm? |
Colorless, jelly like substance which food elements, proteins, fats, crab, mineral salts and water are present in a cell |
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Where is the nucleus located? What Important role does it play? |
Center of cell. Reproduction |
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Define cytoplasm |
Protoplasm of a cell but not found in nucleus |
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What is another name for adipose tissue? What does it do? |
Fat. Gives smoothness and contour to the body |
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Define catabolism |
Process of breaking down larger substances or molecules into smaller ones |
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What is a tissue? |
Collection of similar cells that preform the same function |
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What is epithelial? |
Protective covering on body surface. Skin, mucous, membranes, linings of the heart, digestive and respitory organs and glands |
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What are supinators? |
Muscles that turn hand outwards and palm upwards |
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What are biceps? |
Muscles that produce the contour of the front and inner side of the upper arm, lift the for arm and flex the elbow |
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What is a pectoralis? |
Muscle that assists in the swing of the arms |
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The external maxillary artery is also know as |
Facial artery |
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What are flexors? |
Muscles that involve the bending or flexing of the wrists |
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What are extensors? |
Muscles that straighten the wrist, hands, and figures to from a straight line |
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What is an abductor? |
Muscles located at the base of each digit that separate the figures |
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What is connective tissue? |
Supports, protects and binds together other tissues of the body |
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What are organs? |
Structures of the body that are designed to accomplish a specific function |
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What are systems? |
Groups of the body that cooperate for a common purpose. The entire well fare of the body |
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Skin is another name for |
Integumentary system |
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Bones are another name for |
Skeletal system |
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What is the frontal bone located? |
Forehead |
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What Is maxillae? |
Bones of upper jaw |
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Humerus is the |
Uppermost and largest bone of the arm |
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Occipital is the |
Hindmost bone of the skull |
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What is simulated by massage, heat and chemicals? |
Muscular tissue |
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What is platysma? |
Broad muscle that extends from the chest and shoulder muscles to the side of the chin and is responsible for lowering the jaw and lip |
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The stomach and intestines are called the |
Digestive system |
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Frontalis is the |
Front portion of the epicranius |
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How many bones make up the cranium? |
8 |
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Parietal are the bones that |
For the sides and top of the cranium |
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Temporal are the bones that |
For the sides of the head in the ear region. |
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Corrugator is the |
Muscle that draws the eyebrow down and wrinkles the for head vertically |
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What is the masseter? |
One of the muscles of the jaw used in chewing |
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Epicranial aponeurosis is a |
Tendon that connects the occipitals and frontales |
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What does the sternocleidomastoid muscle do? |
Rotates and depresses the head as in nodding |
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What is a deltoid? |
Large, thick, triangular-shapped muscle that covers the shoulder and lifts and turns the arm outwards |
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What is epithelial tissue? |
Protective covering on the body's surfaces. Skin, mucous, membranes, linings of the heart, digestive and respiratory organs and glands |
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What is a nerve? |
Tissue that carries messages to and from the brain and controls and coordinates all body functions |
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Blood supply is another name for what system? |
Circulatory |
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What is mitosis? |
Process by which cells divide and reproduce forming a daughter cell also know ad binary fussion |
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What happens during catabolism? |
Energy can be stored by special molecules and used for muscle contraction, secretion or heat production |