Anatomy

Question 1

Abductors

Answer 1

muscles that draw a body part, such as a finger, arm, or toe AWAY from the midline of the body or of an extremity

Question 2

Adductors

Answer 2

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

Question 3

Adipose Tissue

Answer 3

Technical term for fat; gives smoothness and contour to the body

Question 4

Anatomy

Answer 4

the science of the structure of organisms and their parts

Question 5

Angular Artery

Answer 5

Artery that supplies blood to the sides of the nose

Question 6

Anterior Auricular Artery

Answer 6

Artery that supplies blood to the front part of the ear

Question 7

Aorta

Answer 7

Largest artery in the body

Question 8

Arteries

Answer 8

Thick - walled muscular, flexible tubes that carry oxygenated blood away from the heart to the arterioles

Question 9

Arterioles

Answer 9

small arteries that deliver blood to capillaries

Question 10

Auricularis Anterior

Answer 10

muscle in front of the ear that draws the ear FORWARD

Question 11

Auricularis Posterior

Answer 11

muscle behind the ear that draws the ear BACKWARD

Question 12

Auricularis Superior

Answer 12

muscle above the ear that draws the ear UPWARD

Question 13

Auriculotemporal Nerve

Answer 13

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

Question 14

Axon and Axon Terminal

Answer 14

Extensions of a neuron through which impulses are sent away from the cell body to other neurons, glands or muscles

Question 15

Belly

Answer 15

Middle part of a muscle

Question 16

Bicep

Answer 16

Muscle that produces the contour of the front and inner side of the upper arm; lifts the forearm and flexes the elbow

Question 17

Blood

Answer 17

Nutritive fluid circulating through the circulatory system that supplies oxygen and nutrients to cells and tissues and removes carbon dioxide and waste from them

Question 18

Blood vessels

Answer 18

tubelike structures that include the arteries, arterioles, capillaries, venules, and veins; function is to transport blood to and from the heart and then to various tissues of the body

Question 19

Body systems

Answer 19

groups of body organs acting together to perform one or more functions

Question 20

Brain

Answer 20

largest and most complex nerve tissue; part of the central nervous system contained within the cranium

Question 21

Buccal nerve

Answer 21

nerve that affects the muscles of the mouth

Question 22

Buccinator muscle

Answer 22

thin, flat muscle of the cheek between the upper and lower jaws

Question 23

Capillaries

Answer 23

Tiny, thin walled blood vessels that connect the smaller arteries to venules and bring nutrients to the cells and carry away waste materials

Question 24

Carpus

Answer 24

The bones of the wrist

Question 25

Cell Membrane

Answer 25

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

Question 26

Cells

Answer 26

Basic units of all living things

Question 27

Central Nervous System ( CNS)

Answer 27

Division of nervous system consisting of the brain, spinal cord, spinal nerves, and cranial nerves

Question 28

Centrioles

Answer 28

two small structures near the nucleus that move to each side during the mitosis process to help divide the cell

Question 29

Cervical Cutaneous Nerve

Answer 29

Nerve located at the side of the neck; affects the front and sides of the neck to the breastbone

Question 30

Cervical Vertebrae

Answer 30

Seven bones that form the top part of the spinal column in the neck region

Question 31

Circulatory System

Answer 31

System that controls the steady circulation of blood through the body by means of the heart and blood vessels