Emergency Care 14th edition Chapter 6 - A&P

Anatomy - answer-The study of body structure Physiology - answer-The study of body function thyroid cartilage - answer-The wing-shaped plate of cartilage that sits anterior to the larynx and forms the Adam's apple. muscoskeletal system - answer-the system of bones and skeletal muscles that support and protect the body and permit movement skeleton - answer-Bones of the body muscles - answer-tissue that can contract to allow movement of a body part Ligaments - answer-tissue that connects bone to bone Tendon - answer-tissue that connects muscle to bone skull - answer-the bony structure of the head Cranium - answer-the top, back, and sides of the skull Mandible - answer-lower jaw Maxillae - answer-the two fused bones forming the upper jaw Nasal Bones - answer-Bones that comprise the nasal cavity Orbits - answer-The bony structures around the eyes. Zygomatic arches - answer-bon