Absorption

the uptake of substances into or across tissues

Alimentary Canal

the musculomembranous digestive tube extending from the mouth to the anus

Amphiarthroses

 a joint permitting little motion, the opposed surfaces being connected by fibrocartilage, as between vertebrae

Anatomy

Study of the body

Anatomical Position

that of the human body standing erect with palms turned forward, used as the position of reference in designating the site or direction of structures of the body.

Appendicular Skeleton

 the bones of the limbs and supporting thoracic (pectoral) and pelvic girdles.

Articulation

a joint or place of junction between two different parts or objects

Axial Skeleton

 the bones of the body axis, including the skull, vertebral column, ribs, and sternum.

Bilateral Symmetry

 the configuration of an irregularly shaped body (as the human body or that of higher animals) which can be divided by a longitudinal plane into halves that are mirror images of each other

Bile

a fluid secreted by the liver, concentrated in the gallbladder, and poured into the small intestine via the bile ducts, which helps in alkalinizing the intestinal contents and plays a role in emulsification, absorption, and digestion of fat; its chief constituents are conjugated bile salts, cholesterol, phospholipid, bilirubin, and electrolytes

Chyme

 the semifluid, creamy material produced by digestion of food

Colon

the part of the large intestine extending from the cecum to the rectum

Deep

situated far beneath the surface; not superficial

Diarthroses

a synovial joint

Digestive System

the organs concerned with ingestion, digestion, and absorption of food or nutritional elements

Duodenum

is the first section of the small intestine

Eccrine Glands

one of the ordinary, or simple, sweat glands, which is of the merocrine type.

Epidermis 

 the outermost and nonvascular layer of the skin, derived from the embryonic ectoderm, varying in thickness from 0.07–1.4 mm

Esophagus

the musculomembranous passage extending from the pharynx to the stomach.

Fontanel

Any of the soft membranous gaps between the incompletely formed cranial bones of a fetus or infant

Gastrointestinal Tract

the stomach and intestine,sometimes including all the structures from the mouth to the anus.

Hematopoiesis

is the formation of blood cellular components

Homeostasis

 is the property of a system in which variables are regulated so that internal conditions remain stable and relatively constant

Inorganic Matrix (of bone)

The inorganic composition of bone (bone mineral) is formed from carbonated hydroxyapatite

Integumentary System

is the organ system that protects the body from various kinds of damage, such as loss of water or abrasion from outside

Ligaments

 is the fibrous tissue that connects bones to other bones 

Melanocytes

are melanin-producing cells located in the bottom layer (the stratum basale) of the skin's epidermis

Metabolism

 the set of life-sustainingchemical transformations within the cells of living organisms. These enzyme-catalyzed reactions allow organisms to grow and reproduce, maintain their structures, and respond to their environments

Mitosis

 the process by which a cell duplicates into two daughter cells

Negative Feedback Loops

occurs when the result of a process influences the operation of the process itself in such a way as to reduce changes

Organic Matrix (of bone)

The organic part of matrix is mainly composed of Type I collagen

Peristalsis

is a radially symmetrical contraction and relaxation of muscles which propagates in a wave down a muscular tube, in an anterograde fashion

Physiology

scientific study of function in living systems

Positive Feedback Loops

 is a process in which the effects of a small disturbance on a system include an increase in the magnitude of the perturbation

Sebum 

Sebaceous glands secrete the oily, waxy substance

Suture

a rigid joint between hard parts of animals

Skeletal System

The human skeleton is composed of 300 bones at birth^[1][2][3] and by the time adulthood is reached, some bones have fused together to give a total of 206 bones in the body. The bone mass in the skeleton reaches maximum density around age 30. The human skeleton can be divided into the axial skeleton and the appendicular skeleton

Superficial

affecting only the outer part or surface of something : not deep or serious

Symphysis

 is a fibrocartilaginous fusion between two bones

Synarthroses

a type of joint which permits very little or no movement under normal conditions

Synovial Joint

 also known as a diarthrosis, is the most common and most movable type of joint in the body of a mammal.

Tendons

 a tough band of fibrous connective tissue that usually connects muscle to bone and is capable of withstandingtension

Vasoconstriction

 is the narrowing of the blood vessels resulting from contraction of the muscular wall of the vessels, in particular the largearteries and small arterioles

Vasodilation

refers to the widening of blood vessels

Foramen

 any opening