Question: Abduction

Answer: muscles that draw a body part, such as a finger, arm, or toe, away from the midline of the body or of an extremity. In the hand, abduction separates the fingers.

Question: absorption

Answer: The transport of fully digested food into the circulatory system to feed the tissues and cells.

Question: accessory nerve

Answer: also known as the 11th cranial nerve; a type of motor nerve that controls the motion of the neck and shoulder muscles

Question: adduction

Answer: muscles that draw a body part, such as a finger, arm, or toe, inward toward the median axis of the body or of an extremity. In the hand, adduction draw the fingers together

Question: Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP)

Answer: transports chemical energy within cells for metabolism

Question: adipose tissue

Answer: A specialized connective tissue considered fat, which gives smoothness and contour to the body and cushions and insulates the body.

Question: adrenal glands

Answer: glands that are located at the top of the kidneys assisting in the regulation of metabolism, stress response and blood pressure, and support of immune system health through the generation of specific hormones

Question: anatomy

Answer: the study of human body structure, how the body parts are organized, and the science of the structure of organisms or of their parts

Question: aorta

Answer: The body’s largest artery. The arterial trunk that carries blood from the heart to be distributed by branch arteries through the body.

Question: arteries

Answer: Thick-walled, muscular, flexible tubes that carry oxygenated blood from the heart to the capillaries throughout the body