Anatomy Final Review

Integumentary System

What are the four (4) types of membranes that make up the
integumentary system?
What is a melanocyte?
What are the four (4) functions of the skin?
What are three glands that are appendages of the skin? Provide a short
description of each.

Skeletal System

What are the four (4) types of bones? Provide a short description for
each.
What is the difference between compact and spongy bone?
What are the three (3) types of bone cells?
What are the five (5) functions of bone?
What are the different types of fractures? Provide a short description of
each.

Nervous System

What are the two (2) groups of the nervous system?

What are the three (3) ways that neurons can be classified by their
function? Provide a short description for each.
What is an effector?
What is a nerve impulse?
What is a synapse?
What is a neurotransmitter?

Muscular System

Provide a short description of smooth muscle, cardiac muscle, and

skeletal muscle.
What is the difference between origin and insertion?
What is the difference between flexion and extension?
What is fascia?
What is creatine phosphate?
What is the difference between hemoglobin and myoglobin?

Brain

What are the functions of each of the four (4) lobes of the brain?

Respiratory System

What two (2) divisions make up the respiratory system?

What is the bronchial tree?
What is the function of the lungs?

Circulatory System

What are the functions of the circulatory system?

What does blood do?
How do platelets help to stop bleeding?

Digestive System

What are the functions of the:

o esophagus
o liver
o pancreas
o stomach
o small intestine
o large intestine
o rectum
Describe the steps of the flow of food through the digestive system of
your body.