anatomy

Question 1

what direction describes away from the head

Answer 1

inferior or caudal

Question 2

what direction describes towards the head

Answer 2

superior or cranial

Question 3

what direction describes in front

Answer 3

anterior or ventral

Question 4

what direction describes the back

Answer 4

posterior or dorsal

Question 5

which direction refers to going towards the midline

Answer 5

medial

Question 6

which direction refers to going away the midline

Answer 6

lateral

Question 7

which direction describes going towards your core

Answer 7

proximal

Question 8

which direction describes going away from your core

Answer 8

distal

Question 9

which plane divides you into your right and left sides

Answer 9

sagittal

Question 10

which plane divides you into your front and back sides

Answer 10

coronal

Question 11

which plane divides you into your top and bottom halves

Answer 11

Transverse/Axial

Question 12

what are the two main cavities of the body

Answer 12

ventral and dorsal

Question 13

the ventral cavity is subdivided into which two parts

Answer 13

thoracic and abdominopelvic

Question 14

the dorsal cavity is subdivided into which two parts

Answer 14

cranial and vertebral canal

Question 15

the abdominopelvic cavity can be divided into which two parts

Answer 15

abdominal and pelvic

Question 16

which organs are contained in the thoracic cavity

Answer 16

heart, lungs, trachea, esophagus, large blood vessels, and nerves

Question 17

which organs are contained in the abdominal cavity

Answer 17

most of the gastrointestinal tract, kidneys, and adrenal glands

Question 18

which organs are contained in the pelvic cavity

Answer 18

most of the urogenital system, and rectum

Question 19

which organ is found in the cranial cavity

Answer 19

la brain

Question 20

which organ is found in the vertebral canal

Answer 20

spinal cord

Question 21

what type of cell forms bone

Answer 21

osteoblasts

Question 22

what type of cell breaks down bone

Answer 22

osteoclasts

Question 23

what are mature bone cells

Answer 23

osteocytes

Question 24

what do you call a cell that is involved in bones repair and growth

Answer 24

osteogenic cell

Question 25

what does compact bone consist of

Answer 25

closely packed osteons, also known as haverian systems

Question 26

what makes up an osteon

Answer 26

a central canal called the osteonic canal, surrounded by concentric rings of, matrix/proteins and molecules that give structure to cells and tissue , with spaces/lacuna in between for osteocytes

Question 27

what are the small channels that radiate from the lacunae to provide passageway through the matrix into the osteonic canal called

Answer 27

canliculi