Vocabulary

Question 1

Actin

Answer 1

Cellular protein found in microfilaments and active in muscular contractions, cellular movement, maintenance of cell shape

Question 2

Adenosine triphosphate

Answer 2

compound consisting of an adenosine molecule bonded to three phosphate groups, present in all living tissue.

Question 3

Aerobic

Answer 3

biological manure treatment processes that occur in the presence of oxygen

Question 4

Cardiac muscle

Answer 4

makes up the thick middle layer of the heart

Question 5

Calcification

Answer 5

soil process in which the surface soil is supplied with calcium in such a way that the soil colloids are always close to saturation.

Question 6

Cartilage

Answer 6

tough, flexible tissue that lines joints and gives structure of the nose, ears, larynx, and other parts of the body

Question 7

Cartilaginous joints

Answer 7

type of joint where the bones are entirely joined by cartilage, either hyaline cartilage or fibrocartilage

Question 8

Dermis

Answer 8

Skin

Question 9

Diaphysis

Answer 9

shaft or central part of long bone

Question 10

endochonal ossification

Answer 10

one of the two essential processes during fetal development of the mammalian skeletal system by which bone tissue is produced

Question 11

Epidermis

Answer 11

surface epithelium of the skin, overlying the dermis

Question 12

Epiphysis

Answer 12

End part of a long bone, initially growing separately from the shaft

Question 13

Epiphysis

Answer 13

surface epithelium of the skin, overlying the dermis

Question 14

Fibrous joint

Answer 14

type of joints where the bones are joined by strong fibrous tissue rich in collagen

Question 15

Flat bone

Answer 15

occipital, parietal, frontal, nasal, lacrimal, vomer, hip bone (coral bone), sternum, ribs, and scapulae

Question 16

Joint

Answer 16

point at which parts of an artificial structure are joined

Question 17

Keratin

Answer 17

fibrous protein forming the main structural constituent of hair, feather, hoofs, claws, horns, etc

Question 18

Long bone

Answer 18

hard, dense bones that provide strength, structure, and mobility

Question 19

Myosin

Answer 19

fibrous protein that forms (together with actin) the contractile filaments of muscle cells and is also involved in motion in other types of cells

Question 20

Osteoblasts

Answer 20

Cells that form bone tissue

Question 21

Osteoclasts

Answer 21

specialized cell that absorbs and remove bone, allowing for the development of new bone and maintenance of bone strength

Question 22

Osteocytes

Answer 22

a bone cell, formed when a osteoblast becomes embedded in the matrix it has secreted

Question 23

Osteoid

Answer 23

unmineralized bone tissue

Question 24

Red marrow

Answer 24

contain blood stem cells that can become red blood cells, white blood cells, or platelets

Question 25

Sebaceous glands

Answer 25

microscopic exocrine gland in the skin that opens into a hair follicle secrete an oily or waxy matter, called sebum

Question 26

Sesamoid bones

Answer 26

small bone that is commonly found embedded within a muscle or tendon near joint surface

Question 27

Short bones

Answer 27

shaped roughly as a cube and contain mostly spongy bone

Question 28

Skeletal muscle

Answer 28

one of the three significant muscle tissue in the human body

Question 29

Synovial fluids

Answer 29

thick liquid located between your joints

Question 30

Synovial joints

Answer 30

Allow for movement

Question 31

Tendon

Answer 31

Cord or strong, flexible tissue, similar to rope

Question 32

Yellow marrow

Answer 32

Made mostly of fat and contain stem cells that can become cartilage, fat, or cells