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Flashcards: Human anatomy and physiology
Abdominal Cavity
Body cavity includes, stomach, kidney. spleen liver, gallbladder. intestines, pancreas
abduction
movement that takes body part further away from central axis
Adduction
Movement that takes body closer to the central axis
Adrenal Cortex
Outer portion of the adrenal gland
Adrenal Medulla
Inner Portion of the adrenal gland.: Which secretes catecholamines,epinephrines ,norepinephrines
Adrenocorticotropic Hormones
Hormones release by the pituitary to stimulate release of adrenal cortex
afferents
nerve cell bringing sensory information to the Central Nervous System
Agonist
Muscle performing a movement
Aldosterone
A mineral Corticoid Hormone
Alveoli
Sac within the lungs at which gas exchange occurs
Amino Acid derivatives
one of 3 hormones types
Amphiarthrosis
partially movable joint
Anatomic position
reference position for description of the body
antagonist
muscle opposing a movement
Front
anterior
(ADH) Antidiuretic hormone
hormone the releases by the pituitary to regulate water reabsorption by the kidney
Arachnoid
One of the 3 membranes surrounding the brain
articular cartilage
Smooth cartilage lining the bearing surface of bones
Autonomic Motor System
Group of neurons controlling the smooth muscle and glands
BILE
Fat-emulsifying fluid by gallbladder: Formed by Bilirubin
Bowman's capsule
cup of cells surrounding the glomerulus in the nephron
Brainstem
A region at the based of the skull vital fr basic life processes
Bronchi
one of the paired tubes leading to the lungs from the trachea
bronchioles
Smaller tube within the lungs connecting bronchi and alveoli
bulbourethral gland
gland supplying fluid for semen
calcitonin
thyroid hormones that lower calcium level in body fluids
carbohydrases
carbohydrates- digestive enzyme
Cardiac muscle
heart muscle
Central nervous system
brain and spinal cord
cerebellum
highly folded outgrowth in the rear of brain , involved in coordination
cerebral cortex
highly folded outer layer of the brain