Anatomy Terms and Integumentary System

Question 1

What is anatomical position

Answer 1

The human body is erect, feet only slightly apart, head and toes pointed forward, arms hanging at the sides, palms facing forward with the thumbs pointing laterally.

Question 2

Superior

Answer 2

Above

Question 3

Inferior

Answer 3

Below

Question 4

Anterior

Answer 4

Front

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Posterior

Answer 5

Below

Question 6

Cranial

Answer 6

To the head

Question 7

Caudal

Answer 7

To the tail

Question 8

Ventral

Answer 8

to stomach

Question 9

Dorsal

Answer 9

To back

Question 10

Medial

Answer 10

towards the center

Question 11

lateral

Answer 11

towards the side

Question 12

proximal

Answer 12

close

Question 13

distal

Answer 13

far

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Median plane (midsagittal)

Answer 14

splits the body into left and right

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Frontal plane

Answer 15

divides the body into anterior and posterior parts

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Transverse plane

Answer 16

splits the body into superior and inferior parts

Question 17

Dorsal cavity

Answer 17

contains the brain and spinal cord

Question 18

Thoracic Cavity

Answer 18

Heart and lungs

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Abdominal Cavity

Answer 19

Digestive organs

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Pelvic Cavity

Answer 20

Bladder, reproductive organs, and Rectum

Question 21

The 4 Abdominal Cavity Quadrants

Answer 21

Right upper, Right lower, left upper, left lower

Question 22

Squamous Cell

Answer 22

flat with a nucleus in the center

Question 23

Cuboidal

Answer 23

Cube like shape with a spherical nucleus

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Columnar

Answer 24

Column like, with oval nucleus

Question 25

Where is Squamous found?

Answer 25

Main Function: filtration
kidneys, air sacs in the lungs, blood vessels

Question 26

Where is cuboidal found?

Answer 26

Main function: Absorption
Ducts of secretory glands, ovary surfaces

Question 27

Where is columnar found?

Answer 27

Main function: Absorption, secretion of mucus
Digestive tract, gallbladder

Question 28

Characteristics of connective tissue

Answer 28

Function: protect, insulate, support and bind tissues to the body (epithelial tissue)

Question 29

What are the four main types of Connective Tissue

Answer 29

loose/dense connective tissue
cartilage
bone
blood

Question 30

Vascularity

Answer 30

rich blood supply

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Extracellular matrix

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a non-living material, which lies between connective tissue cells.

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Ground substance

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composed of fluid like substance, as well as proteins

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Fibers

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provide support to the connective tissue
collagen, elastic, and reticular fibers

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Areolar

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Loose connective, cushions organs, under epithelia

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Adipose

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Loose connective, insulates, support and protect organs, energy for fuel, underneath the skin

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Regular

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Dense, Attaches muscle to bone or other muscle, in tendons and ligaments

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Irregular

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Dense, withstand tension, provides strength

Question 38

Osseous (Bone)

Answer 38

Support, stores calcium, minerals, and fat

Question 39

Layers of the Skin

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Epidermis, Dermis, Hypodermis

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Epidermal layers (outer to inner)

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Stratum corneum, stratum lucid (only in thick skin) stratum graunlosum, stratum spinosum, stratum basale