MILADY STANDARD ESTHETICS: CHAPTER 2 - ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY

How much blood does the human body contain? - 8 to 10 pints What is a nutritive fluid flowing through the circulatory system? - Blood What are platelets? - Blood components that contribute to the blood clotting process What is the study of tiny structures found in living tissues? - Histology What is one reason estheticians should study body systems, organs, and tissues? - To understand the effect that services have on the body What is protoplasm? - A substance of which the cells of all living things are composed What is the process of cell reproduction called? - Mitosis What is the sternum? - A flat bone that forms the ventral support of the ribs What is the fluid part of the blood that carries food and secretions to the cells and carbon dioxide from the cells? - Plasma The origin part of a muscle is ____________________ to the skeleton. - Attached What are the structures composed of specialized tissues and performing specific functions? - Organs Why does the parathyroid gland regulate blood calcium and phosphorus levels? - So the nervous and muscular system can function properly The pituitary gland is the most complex organ of the _____________________ system. - Endocrine What organ in the endocrine system secretes enzyme-producing cells that are responsible for digesting carbohydrates, proteins, and fats? - Pancreas What are the secretions that the endocrine glands release directly into the bloodstream and that influence the welfare of the entire body? - Hormones What is the primary function of the respiratory system? - Breathing What is the primary function of the lymphatic/immune system? - Protecting the body from disease