Chapter 6 - Anatomy and Physiology

Muscles that seperate the fingers

Muscles at the base of each fingersthat draw the fingers together

Constructive metabolism; the process of building up larger molecules from smaller ones

The study of the structure of the body that can be seen with naked eye and what is made up of; the science of the structure of organisms or of their parts

Thick-walled muscular and flexible tubes that carry oxygenated blood from the heart to the cappilaries throughout the body

One of the two upper chambers of the heart through which blood is pumped to the ventricles

Nutritive fluid circulating through the circulatory system to supply oxygen and nutrients to cells and tissues and to remove carbon doxide and waste from them

Thin-walled blood vessels that connect the smaller arteries to the veins

Thin-walled blood vessels that connect the smaller arteries to the veins

The involuntary muscle that is the heart

The wrist ; flexible joint composed of a group of eight small , irregular bones held together by ligaments

The phase of metabloism that involves the breaking down of complex compounds within the cells into smaller ones, often resulting in the release of energy to perform functions such as muscular efforts, secretions or digestion.

Basic units of all living things; minute mases of protoplasm capable of performing all the fundamental functions of all life

The seven bones of the top part of the vertebal column, located in the neck region

Fibrous tissue that binds together, protects, and supports the various partsof the body such as bone,cartilage, and tendons.