A | B |
lateral | my arms are this to my sternum |
superficial | my skin is this to my muscles |
metabolism | sum of all chem reactions within the body |
simple squamous | epithelium of one layer of flat cells |
skeletal | type of muscle tissue voluntarily controlled |
avascular | means no blood supply |
osseous | means bone |
jaundice | yellowing of the skin |
sebum | produced by sebaceous glands |
osmosis | movement of water across a selectively permeable membrane |
transcription | process of making mRNA |
tRNA | goes out into the cytoplasm to find an amino acid |
double helix | describes the structure of dna |
interphase | cell spends most of its time here |
arector pil muscle | contractions of this cause goosebumps |
second | degree of burn resulting in blisters |
superior | my chest is this to the umbilicus region |
inferior | below |
posterior | behind |
deep | away from body surface |
distal | away from point of attachment |
connective tissue | well vascularized with extensive intercellular matrix |
stratified squamous epithelium | found in areas with lots of friction |
tendons | example of dense connective tissue |
endocrine | glands that secrete their product directly into the blood |
smooth muscle | found in hollow organs and walls of blood vessels |
negative feedback | operate in a way that shuts off or reduces the initial stimulus |
spinal cavity | not in the ventral cavity |
sagittal | plane that divides body into right and left parts |
reticular | deepest skin layer with vessels, sweat, oil and pressure receptors |
stratum basale | melanocytes are found here |
boils | inflammation of sebaceous glands and hair follicles |
vitamin D synthesis | vital function of the skin |
keratin | makes your skin waterproof |
epidermis | does not have a blood supply of its own |
antecubital region | anterior body landmark |
frontal | plane that divides the body into anterior and posterior portions |
hypertonic | saline solution with higher concentration of solutes than of blood cells |
excretion | process of removing waste from the body |
phagocytosis | cell eating |