A rounded bony prominence on either side of the ankle; also called the ankle bone.
The bone of the lower jaw.
Nerve tissue that is continuous inferiorly with the spinal cord, serves as a conduction pathway from ascending and descending nerve tracts; coordinates heart rate, blood vessel diameter, breathing, swallowing, vomiting, coughing, and sneezing.
One of three bones that fuse to form the pelvic ring.
The lower part of the back, formed by the lowest five non-fused vertebrae, also called the dorsal spine.
The fibrous sac that encloses a joint.
The space within a cell or cells.
The use of muscles of the chest, back, and abdomen to assist in expanding the chest, occurs when air movement is impaired.
The biochemical processes that result in production of energy from nutrients within cells
A metabolic by-product of the breakdown of glucose that accumulates when metabolism proceeds in the absence of oxygen (anaerobic metabolism)
Bands of fibrous tissue that connect bones to bones. Ligaments support and strengthen a joint.
A thin, straw-colored fluid that carries oxygen, nutrients, and hormones to the cells and carries waste products of metabolism away from the the cells and back into the capillaries so that they may be excreted.
Substances formed in the specialized organs or glands and carried to another organ or group of cells in the same organism; they regulate many body functions, including metabolism, growth, and body temperature.
Joints that can bend and straighten but cannot rotate; they restrict motion to one plane.