Anatomy and Physiology Review

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Across
  1. 2. Smooth muscle that regulates the movement of food from the stomach to the small intestine
  2. 8. Lobe of the brain responsible for vision
  3. 11. Bones that make up your fingers and toes
  4. 13. Scientific word for chewing
  5. 17. Man that allowed scientists to discover the function of the frontal lobe (2 words)
  6. 20. A group of cells make up a ____________________
  7. 21. Basic unit of compact bone
  8. 23. Maintenance of a steady state
  9. 24. Basic unit of muscle
  10. 27. Organ responsible for storing and secreting bile
  11. 28. Another name for a red blood cell
  12. 31. System that takes in oxygen for cellular respiration
  13. 32. Basic unit of spongy bone
  14. 33. Gas taken into the body while breathing; used for cellular respiration
  15. 36. Tiny sacs that participate in gas exchange in the lungs
  16. 37. When a cell gains the structures and function of its specific cell type
  17. 38. Type of muscle that is striated, voluntary, and has many nuclei
  18. 39. Substance produced by the liver to digest lipids
  19. 40. Type of neuron located in the brain and spinal cord; responsible for processing
  20. 42. Structure that allows the small intestine to absorb nutrients
  21. 45. Type of digestion performed by the teeth
  22. 49. Part of the heart that receives blood
  23. 52. Cell responsible for breaking down bone to remove the calcium
  24. 53. Tissue that connects muscle to bone
  25. 54. Structure in the heart responsible for preventing the backflow of blood
  26. 56. Basic unit of the nervous system
  27. 57. Part of the neuron that receives the message
Down
  1. 1. Type of reproduction performed by mitosis, no genetic diversity
  2. 3. Flap of tissue that covers the trachea while swallowing
  3. 4. Type of muscle that is non-striated, involuntary, and has one nucleus
  4. 5. Muscle responsible for expanding and contracting the chest cavity
  5. 6. Protein involved in muscle contraction; has a head that is responsible for the powerstroke
  6. 7. Vessel that carries blood away from the heart
  7. 9. The junction between two neurons
  8. 10. Division of the nervous system responsible for the “fight-or-flight” reaction
  9. 11. Division of the nervous system responsible for sensory and motor functions
  10. 12. Part of the skeleton that protects vital organs
  11. 14. Developing baby from 8 weeks after fertilization to birth
  12. 15. The main function of the muscular system
  13. 16. Part of the blood responsible for coagulation
  14. 18. Human reproductive cell; an egg or a sperm
  15. 19. Characteristic of muscle tissue that says it can return to its original shape after contracting or extending
  16. 22. Contains many nuclei
  17. 25. Responsible for warming and moistening air while inhaling
  18. 26. Substance responsible for sending a message across a synapse
  19. 29. Light and dark lines on a muscle fiber
  20. 30. Wave-like movement used to propel food through the digestive system
  21. 34. System that transports nutrients and oxygen around the body
  22. 35. The joining of the sperm and the egg; creation of a zygote
  23. 41. Type of feedback loop that “resets” a homeostatic setting; example regulation of blood sugar
  24. 43. Tube in the respiratory system that connects the larynx to the bronchi
  25. 44. Monomer of a nucleic acid
  26. 46. Part of the blood responsible for transporting oxygen molecules
  27. 47. Blood vessel that allows gas exchange to occur
  28. 48. Tissue that connects bone to bone
  29. 50. Type of bone marrow that makes red blood cells
  30. 51. Type of signal that goes through the spinal cord, not the brain
  31. 55. Shape of the femur