body orientation and histology lab

Question 1

Mucous membranes

Answer 1

membranes that form the linings of body cavities open to the exterior (digestive, respiratory, urinary, and reproductive tracts)

Question 2

Serous membranes

Answer 2

The moist membrane found in closed ventral body cavities

Pleura (visceral and parietal), pericardium (visceral and parietal), peritoneum (visceral and parietal)

Question 3

Pleura

Answer 3

two layers of serous membrane that line the thoracic cavity and cover the external surface of the lung

Question 4

Pericardium

Answer 4

double layered sac enclosing the heart and forming its superficial layer; has fibrous and serous layers

Question 5

Peritoneum

Answer 5

serous membrane lining the interior of the abdominal cavity and covering the surfaces of abdominal organs

Question 6

Dorsal, posterior

Answer 6

Pertaining to the back; posterior

Question 7

Ventral, anterior

Answer 7

Pertaining to the front; anterior

Question 8

Lateral

Answer 8

Away from the midline of the body

Question 9

Medial

Answer 9

Toward or at the midline of the body; on the inner side of

Question 10

Distal

Answer 10

Away from the attached end of a limb or the origin of a structure

Question 11

Proximal

Answer 11

Toward the attached end of a limb or the origin of a structure

Question 12

Superficial (external)

Answer 12

Located toward or on the body surface

Question 13

Deep (internal)

Answer 13

Away from the body surface; more internal

Question 14

Superior

Answer 14

Toward the head or upper body regions

Question 15

Inferior

Answer 15

Pertaining to a position toward the lower or tail end of the long axis of the body