Milady's Standard Cosmetology

Front 1

abductors

Back 1

muscles that separate the fingers

Front 2

adductors

Back 2

muscles at the base of each finger that draws the fingers together

Front 3

anabolism

Back 3

constructive metabolism; the process of building up larger molecules from smaller ones

Front 4

anatomy

Back 4

the study of the structure of the body that can be seen with the naked eye and what it is made up of; the science of the structure of organisms or of their parts

Front 5

angular artery

Back 5

artery that supplies blood to the side of the nose

Front 6

anterior auricular artery

Back 6

artery that supplies blood to the front part of the ear

Front 7

aponeurosis

Back 7

tendon that connects the occipitalis and the frontalis

Front 8

arteries

Back 8

thick-walled muscular and flexible tubes that carry oxygenated blood from the heart to the capillaries throughout the body

Front 9

atrium

Back 9

one of the two upper chambers of the heart through which blood is pumped to the ventricles (plural: atria)

Front 10

auricularis anterior

Back 10

the muscle in front of the ear that draws the ear forward

Front 11

auricularis posterior

Back 11

the muscle behind the ear that draws the ear backward

Front 12

auricularis superior

Back 12

the muscle above the ear that draws the ear upward

Front 13

auricolutemporal nerve

Back 13

the nerve that affects the external ear and skin above the temple, up to the top of the skull

Front 14

autonomic nervous system

Back 14

the part of the nervous system that controls the involuntary muscles; regulates the action of the smooth muscles, glands, blood vessels and heart

Front 15

axon

Back 15

the process, or extension, of a neuron by which impulses are sent away from the body of the cell

Front 16

belly

Back 16

middle part of a muscle

Front 17

biceps

Back 17

muscle producing the contour of the front and inner side of the upper arm

Front 18

blood

Back 18

nutritive fluid circulating through the circulatory system (heart, arteries, veins and capillaries) to supply oxygen and nutrients to cells and tissues and to remove carbon dioxide and waste from them

Front 19

blood vascular system

Back 19

group of structures (heart, arteries, veins and capillaries) that distribute blood throughout the body

Front 20

brain

Back 20

part of the centeral nervous system contained in the cranium; largest and most complex nerve tissue; controls sensation, muscles, glandular activity and the power to think and feel

Front 21

buccal nerve

Back 21

nerve that affects the muscles of the mouth

Front 22

buccinator

Back 22

thin, flat muscle of the cheek between the upper and lower jaw that compresses the cheek and expels air between the lips

Front 23

capillaries

Back 23

thin-walled blood vessels that connect the smaller arteries to the veins

Front 24

cardiac muscle

Back 24

the involuntary muscle that is the heart

Front 25

carpus

Back 25

the wrist; flexible joint composed of a group of eight small, irregular bones held together by ligaments

Front 26

catabolism

Back 26

the part of metabolism that involves the breaking down of complex compounds within the cell into smaller ones, often resulting in the release of energy to perform functions such as muscular efforts, secretions or digestion

Front 27

cell membrane

Back 27

part of the cell that encloses the protoplasm and permits soluble substances to enter and leave the cell

Front 28

cells

Back 28

basic unit of all living things; minute masses of protoplasm capable of performing all the fundamental functions of life

Front 29

central nervous system

Back 29

cerebrospinal nervous system; consists of the brain, spinal cord, spinal nerves and cranial nerves

Front 30

cervical cutaneous nerve

Back 30

nerve located at the side of the neck that affects the front and sides of the neck as far down as the breastbone