UW Madison Anatomy 337 Terms Exam 1 Latest

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abduction/adduction - CORRECT ANSWER: movement away/into from midline

Actin - CORRECT ANSWER: thin filaments

adhering junctions - CORRECT ANSWER: Complex of adhesion proteins that anchors

cells to each other and to extracellular matrixes.

adipose connective tissue function - CORRECT ANSWER: protects, insulates, stores fat

afferent - CORRECT ANSWER: sensory

afferent lymphatic vessels - CORRECT ANSWER: Vessels that bring lymph draining

from connective tissue into a lymph node en route to the blood.

Agranulocytes - CORRECT ANSWER: lymphocytes and monocytes are

all or nothing principle - CORRECT ANSWER: Once action potential reaches threshold, either fires or doesn't

anastomosis - CORRECT ANSWER: surgical joining of two ducts, vessels, or bowel

segments to allow flow from one to another

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anatomical position - CORRECT ANSWER: To stand erect with arms at the sides and

palms of the hands turned forward

Anemia - CORRECT ANSWER: A condition in which the blood is deficient in red blood cells, in hemoglobin, or in total volume.

angular motion - CORRECT ANSWER: the angle between articulating bones increases

or decreases

Anterior - CORRECT ANSWER: front

anterior horn of gray matter - CORRECT ANSWER: cell bodies of somatic motor

neurons

anterior spinal artery - CORRECT ANSWER: supplies anterior 2/3 of spinal cord

anterolateral pathway - CORRECT ANSWER: Ascending sensory pathway in the spinal

cord and brainstem that carries information about pain and temperature to the thalamus.

anteroposterior axis - CORRECT ANSWER: perpendicular to frontal plane

Antibodies - CORRECT ANSWER: Specialized proteins that aid in destroying infectious agents

apical surface - CORRECT ANSWER: surface of an epithelial cell that faces away from the basement membrane

Apoptosis - CORRECT ANSWER: programmed cell death

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appendicular skeleton - CORRECT ANSWER: Bones of the limbs and limb girdles that are attached to the axial skeleton

appositional bone growth - CORRECT ANSWER: involves addition of new layers on

previously formed layers so that a bone grows in girth

appositional growth - CORRECT ANSWER: growth in width

areolar connective tissue function and location - CORRECT ANSWER: Function: wraps and cushions organs

Location: widely distributed under epithelia of body

arrector pili - CORRECT ANSWER: a smooth muscle attached to hair follicles that

causes "goose bumps" to appear on the skin when contracted

Arteries - CORRECT ANSWER: Blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart

Arterioles - CORRECT ANSWER: smallest arteries

articular capsule - CORRECT ANSWER: sleevelike structure around a synovical joint composed of a fibrous capsule and synovial membrane

articular cartilage - CORRECT ANSWER: covers the surfaces of bones where they

come together to form joints

Articulating surfaces - CORRECT ANSWER: 2 bones meet at a joint. These include

Condyle, Facet, Head, and Trochlea

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ascending pathways - CORRECT ANSWER: The systems of neurons that bring

information up to the brain. Signals travel along three neurons. An example is the spinothalamic tract.

Astrocytes - CORRECT ANSWER: Provide structural and metabolic support for

neurons.

Avascularity - CORRECT ANSWER: no blood vessels

axial skeleton - CORRECT ANSWER: Portion of the skeletal system that consists of the skull, rib cage, and vertebral column

Axon - CORRECT ANSWER: the extension of a neuron, ending in branching terminal

fibers, through which messages pass to other neurons or to muscles or glands

axon regeneration - CORRECT ANSWER: Damaged peripheral axons (with

neurilemma) may regenerate.-macrophages remove Myelin and debris -proximal portion of axons sprouts (one of which may develop into a tube) -Schwann cells proliferate with growth of 3.5 mm per day (though they may detour)

B cells - CORRECT ANSWER: Cells manufactured in the bone marrow that create

antibodies for isolating and destroying invading bacteria and viruses.

ball and socket joint - CORRECT ANSWER: shoulder and hip

basal surface - CORRECT ANSWER: The bottom layer of epithelial tissue that attaches to the basement membrane

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