Anatomy and Physiology Hesi A2 Admission Assessment 4th edition

Anatomy and Physiology Hesi A2 Admission Assessment 4th edition - Medial: ️Towards the midline of the body - Lateral: ️Away from the midline of the body - Proximal: ️Closer to the point of attachment or origin - Distal: ️Farther away from the point of attachment or origin - Transverse plane: ️A plane that divides the body into superior (upper) and inferior (lower) portions - Sagittal plane: ️A plane that divides the body into left and right halves - Epithelial cells: ️Cells that cover, line, and protect the body and its internal organs - Connective tissue: ️Provides a framework for the body, supporting and structuring organs - Nervous tissue: ️Composed of neurons and neuroglia, supporting nerve function - Muscle tissue: ️Tissue with the ability to contract or shorten, categorized as either involuntary or voluntary - Mitosis: ️The process where DNA is duplicated and distributed evenly to two daughter cells - Meiosis: ️Special cell division occurring in the gonads, reducing chromosome number by half - Epidermis: ️The outermost protective layer of the skin, composed of dead, keratinized epithelial cells - Dermis: ️The underlying layer of skin containing nerve endings and associated structures what is the inner layer of the dermis composed of? ️fibrous connective tissue with blood vessels what is the most widely distributed sweat gland that regulates body temperature by releasing a watery secretion that evaporates from the surface of the skin called? ️eccrine glands what contains bits of cytoplasm from the secreting cells and is mainly found in the armpits or groin area? ️apocrine glands what gland releases an oily substance known as sebum through the hair follicles that lubricates the skin and prevents drying? ️sebaceous glands what is produced by holocrine secretion in which whole cells of the gland are part of the secretion? ️sebum what consists of the skull, vertebral column, 12 pairs of ribs, and the sternum? ️axial skeleton what consists of the girdles and the limbs? ️appendicular skeleton what produces movement by contracting in response to nervous stimulation? ️muscles what is the result from the sliding together of actin and myosin filaments within a muscle cell or fiber called? ️muscle contraction what must be present in order for a muscle cell to contract? ️ATP and calcium what is the muscle that produces an opposite movement? ️antagonist what muscle works in cooperation with the prime mover called? ️s