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| The branch of science dealing with the form and structure of body parts |
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| The study of body functions |
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| Pertaining to the head, neck, and trunk |
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| Pertaining to the upper or lower limbs |
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| The complete, energy releasing breakdown of glucose to carbon dioxide and water, in the presence of oxygen |
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| Glycolysis. Occurs when there is a lack of oxygen. Byproduct is lactic acid |
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| An organelle that prepares cellular products for secretion |
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| Pertaining to the contents of a body cavity |
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| Diffusion in which carrier molecules or ion channels transport substances across membranes from a region of high concentration to a region of low concentration |
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| Diffusion of water through a selectively permeable membrane in response to a concentration gradient |
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| Random movement of molecules from a region of higher concentration toward one of lower concentration |
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| Process that requires energy to move a substance across a cell membrane, usually against the concentration gradient |
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| Process by which a cell engulfs and digests solids |
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| Organelle composed of a system of connected membranous tubules and vesicles along which protein is synthesized |
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| Organelle composed of RNA and protein that is a structural support for protein synthesis and includes RNA molecules that function as enzymes |
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| Organelle housing enzymes that catalyze the reactions of aerobic respiration |
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| Further from a point of attachment; opposite of proximal |
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| Closer to the point of attachment; opposite of distal |
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| Structure higher than another structure |
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| Situated below something else; pertaining to the lower surface of a part |
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| Pertaining to the wall of a cavity |
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| An organic compound formed from pyruvic acid during anaerobic resperation |
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| The process by which cells form fibrils of keratin and harden |
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| Dark pigment normally found in the skin and hair |
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| A cord-like or band-like mass of white fibrous connective tissue that connects a muscle to a bone |
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| A cord or sheet of connective tissue binding two or more bones at a joint |
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| A gland that secretes its products a duct or onto a body surface |
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| A gland that secretes hormones into the blood |
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| Protein, collagenous fibers are common in connective tissues including bone matrix |
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| Protein, elastic fibers are stretchy yellow connective tissue fibers consisting of elastin |
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| Sweat gland that maintains body temperature |
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| A type of gland whose secretions contain parts of secretory cells |
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| A layer of extracellular matrix that anchors epithelial tissue to underlying connective tissue |
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| Alternating light and dark cross-markings |
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| Membranous boundry between cardiac muscle cells |
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| The production of blood cells from dividing stem and progenetor cells |
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| The first vertebra in the spinal column, responsible for supporting the head, and articulating with the occipital condyles whic allows the head to tilt forward and backward |
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| The second vertebra in the spinal column, allows the Atlas to pivot around the dens of the Axis |
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| An opening, usually in a bone or membrane |
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| Bending at a joint that decreases the angle between bones |
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| Movement turning a body part on its longitudinal axis |
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| Movement increasing the angle between parts at a joint |
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| Turning the palm of the hand upward while the forearm is parallel to the ground |
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| Fibrous connective tissue covering on the surface of a bone |
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| A saclike fluid filled structure, lined with synovial membrane, near a joint |
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| Fibrocartilage that separates the articulating surfaces of bones in the knee |
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| Movement of a body part away from the midline |
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| Movement of a body part toward the midline |
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| A passageway or channel or the external opening of a passageway |
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| A cavity or space in a bone or other body part |
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| The end of a muscle attached to a relatively immovable part |
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| The end of a muscle attached to a movable part |
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| A bundle of muscle fibers |
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| A sheet of fibrous connective tisue that encloses a muscle |
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| Contractile fibers in muscle cells |
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| A protein that forms filaments that slide between filaments of the protein myosin, contracting muscle fibers |
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| A protein that, with actin, contracts muscle fiber |
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| Synapse between a motor neuron and a skeletal muscle fiber |
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| Chemical that an axon end secretes on an effector (muscle or gland)or another neuron |
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| A muscle biochemical that stores energy |
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| When a muscle loses the ability to contract after being exercised strenuously for a prolonged period of time |
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| The amount of oxygen required after physical exercise to convert accumulated lactic acid and glucose |
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| When an unused muscle decreases in size and strength |
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| Several hours after death, when the skeletal muscles undergo a partial contraction that fixes the joints |
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| A type of neurotransmitter, which is a biochemical secreted at axon ends of many neurons; transmits nerve messages across synapses |
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| Rhythmic waves of muscular contraction in the walls of certain tubular organs |
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| Muscle responsible for a particular body movement. Also called the agonist |
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| A muscle that assists the action of a prime mover |
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| A muscle that opposes a prime mover |
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| Increase in number of motor units activated as stimulation intensity increases |
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| sustained contraction when a muscle appears to be at rest |
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| Membranous channel that extends inward from a muscle fiber membrane |
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| Membranous network of channels and tubules of a muscle fiber, corresponding to the endoplasmic reticulum of other cells |
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| Stimulation level that must be exceeded to elicit a nerve impulse or muscular contraction |
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| the structural and functional unit of a myofibril |
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