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✔✔part of the cell that encloses the protoplasm; permits soluble substance to enter and
leave the cell - ✔✔Cell membrane
✔✔cerebrospinal nervous system consisting of the brain, spinal cord, spinal nerves, and
cranial - ✔✔Central nervous system
✔✔CNS - ✔✔Central nervous system
✔✔nerve that originates at the spinal cord, affecting the scalp and back of the head and
neck - ✔✔Cervical nerve
✔✔nerve located at the side of the neck; affects the front and sides of the neck to the
breast bone - ✔✔Cervical cutaneous nerve
✔✔seven bones that form the top part of the spinal column in the neck region -
✔✔Cervical vertebrae
✔✔system that controls the steady circulation of blood through the body by means of
the heart and blood vessels - ✔✔Circulatory system
✔✔arteries that supply blood to the head, face, and neck - ✔✔Common carotid arteries
✔✔facial muscle that draws eyebrows down and wrinkles the forehead vertically -
✔✔Corrugator
✔✔oval, bony case that protects the brain - ✔✔Cranium
✔✔all of the protoplasm of a cell except that in the nucleus - ✔✔Cytoplasm
✔✔muscle surrounding the lower lip - ✔✔Depressor labii inferioris
✔✔muscular wall that separates the thorax from the abdominal region and helps control
breathing - ✔✔Diaphragm
✔✔the mouth, stomach, intestines, and salivary and gastric glands that change food
into nutrients and wastes - ✔✔Digestive system
✔✔spinal nerve branch that affects the muscles of the neck and back - ✔✔Eleventh
cranial nerve
,✔✔group of specialized glands that affect growth, development, sexual function, and
general health - ✔✔Endocrine system
✔✔broad muscle that covers the top of the skull; also known as occipito-frontalis -
✔✔Epicranius
✔✔a light, spongy bone between the eye sockets forming part of the nasal cavities -
✔✔Ethmoid bone
✔✔a group of organs including that kidneys, liver, skin, large intestine, and lungs that
purify the body by the elimination of waste matter - ✔✔Excretory system
✔✔artery that supplies blood to the anterior parts of the scalp, face, neck and side of
the head - ✔✔External carotid artery
✔✔vein located at the side of the neck that carries blood returning to the heart from the
head, face and neck - ✔✔External jugular vein
✔✔artery that supplies blood to the lower region of the face, mouth, and nose -
✔✔Facial artery
✔✔two nasal bones; two lacrimal bones; two zygomatic bones; two maxillae; the
mandible; two turbinates bones; two palatine bones; and the vomer (14 bones) -
✔✔Facial bones
✔✔chief sensory nerve of the face; controls chewing - ✔✔Fifth cranial nerve
✔✔artery that supplies blood to the forehead and upper eyelids - ✔✔Frontal artery
✔✔anterior or front portion of the epicranius; muscle of the scalp - ✔✔Frontalis
✔✔specialized organs varying in size and function that have the ability to remove
certain elements fro method blood and to convert them into new compounds -
✔✔Glands
✔✔nerve at the sides of the neck affecting the face, ears, and neck - ✔✔Greater
auricular nerve:
✔✔nerve located at the back of the head, affecting the scalp - ✔✔Greater occipital
nerve
✔✔The study of large and easily observable structures on an organ as seen through
inspection with the naked eye - ✔✔Gross anatomy
,✔✔muscular; cone-shaped organ that keeps blood moving through the circulatory
system - ✔✔Heart
✔✔the study of the minute structure of the various tissues and organs that make up the
entire body of an organism - ✔✔Histology
✔✔u-shaped bone at the base of the tongue at the front part of the throat - ✔✔Hyoid
bone
✔✔uppermost and largest bone in the arm - ✔✔Humorous
✔✔the method by which a mature cell reproduces in the body - ✔✔Indirect division
✔✔artery that supplies blood to the eye muscles - ✔✔Inferior labial artery
✔✔nerve that affects the skin of the lower eyelid, side of the nose, upper lid and mouth -
✔✔Infraorbital nerve
✔✔the more movable attachment of a muscle - ✔✔Insertion of a muscle
✔✔the skin at its appendages - ✔✔Integumentary system
✔✔artery that supplies blood to the brain, eyes, eyelids, forehead, nose and ear -
✔✔Internal carotid artery
✔✔vein located at the side of the neck; collects blood from the brain and parts of the
face and neck - ✔✔Internal jugular vein
✔✔small bones located in the wall of the eye sockets
Lavator anguli Oris; muscle that raises the angle of the mouth and draws it inward -
✔✔Lacrimal bones
✔✔muscle surrounding the upper lip - ✔✔Lavator labii superioris
✔✔organs of respiration; spongy tissues composed of microscopic cells into which
inhaled air penetrated and its oxygen is exchanged for carbon dioxide - ✔✔Lungs
✔✔colorless, watery fluid that circulates in the lymphatic system; carries waste and
impurities from cells - ✔✔Lymph
✔✔consists of lymph, lymph nodes, the thymus gland, the spleen, and lymph vessels
that act as an aid to the blood system - ✔✔Lymphatic (immune) system
, ✔✔gland-like structures found inside lymphatic vessels that filter lymph - ✔✔Lymph
nodes
✔✔also known as the lymphatic system; consists of lymph, lymph nodes, the thymus
gland, the spleen, and lymph vessels that act as an aid to the blood system - ✔✔Lymph
vascular system
✔✔branch of the fifth cranial nerve that supplies the muscles and skin of the lower part
of the face - ✔✔Mandiblular nerve
✔✔one of the jaw muscles used in chewing - ✔✔Messeter
✔✔bones of the upper jaw - ✔✔Maxillary bone
✔✔nerve that affects the skin of the lower lip and chin - ✔✔Mental nerve
✔✔muscle that elevates the lower lip and raises and wrinkles the skin of the chin -
✔✔Mentalis
✔✔A complex chemical process whereby cells are nourished and supplied with the
energy needed to carry out their activities - ✔✔Metabolism
✔✔contains the metacarpal bones in the palm of the hand - ✔✔Metacarpus
✔✔artery that supplies blood to the temples - ✔✔Middle temporal artery
✔✔cells dividing into two new cells (daughter cells) - ✔✔Mitosis
✔✔nerves that contain both sensory and motor nerve fibers; can send and receive
messages - ✔✔Mixed nerves
✔✔nerves that carry impulses from the brain to the muscles - ✔✔Motor nerves
✔✔body system that covers, shapes, and supports the skeletal system - ✔✔Muscular
system
✔✔study of the structure, function, and diseases of the muscles - ✔✔Myology
✔✔bones that form the bridge of the nose - ✔✔Nasal bones
✔✔nerve that affects the point and lower sides of the nose - ✔✔Nasal nerves