Chapter 2 Anatomy and Physiology
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How much blood does the human body contain?
Ans: eight to 10 pints
What is a nutritive fluid flowing through the circulatory system?
Ans: blood
What are platelets?
Ans: blood components that contribute to the blood-clotting process
What is the study of tiny structures found in living tissues?
Ans: histology
What is one reason estheticians should study body systems, organs,
and tissues?
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Ans: To understand the effect services have on the body
What is protoplasm?
Ans: Substance of which the cells of all living things are composed
What is the process of cell reproduction called?
Ans: mitosis
What is the sternum?
Ans: 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?
Ans: plasma
What is true of the origin part of a muscle?