Anatomy Flashcards
(37 cards)
Role of connective tissue?
Provide support, protection, attachment site for musculature
Role of muscles?
Generate control and movement
Role of upper resp. tract?
Intake and conditioning of air, facilitates speech
Role of lower resp. tract?
permits respiration/gas exchange
Role of glands?
Produce and secrete hormones in response to physiological need
Role of Urinary Tract?
Blood filtration and waste excretion
Role of upper GI tract?
Chewing and swallowing
Role of lower GI tract?
absorptions of nutrients/water and excretion of waste
Role of CNS?
Conscious and unconscious control of the body
Role of PNS?
detects stimuli and delivers information
Role of Blood?
Contains oxygen and nutrients for metabolic activity
Role of Heart and vasculature?
Allows blood to reach and return from the entire body
Role of Astrocytes
Form blood brain barrier and support neurons.
Role of oligodendrocytes
Provide myelin sheath
Role of Ependymal Cells
help create and circulate CSF
What is a nerve?
Bundle of neurons. Each neuron can have different functions within the same nerve
Afferent neurons
Sensory nerve fibres eg impulse passes from skin to the CNS
Efferent neurons
Motor nerve fibres eg impulse passes from CNS to skeletal muscles
Vertebral foramen
Hole within vertebrae which forms the canal through which the spinal cord travels
How many cervical vertebrae/nerves?
7 vertebrae, 8 nerves
How many thoracic vertebrae/nerves?
12
how many lumbar vertebrae/nerves?
5
How many sacral vertebrae/nerves?
5
How many coccyx vertebrae/nerves?
3/4