Chapter 1

Question 1

toward the head end or or upper part of a structure or the body; above

Answer 1

superior

Question 2

away from the head end or toward the lower part of a structure or the body; below

Answer 2

inferior

Question 3

toward or at the front of the body; in front of

Answer 3

ventral

Question 4

toward or at the backside of the body; behind

Answer 4

dorsal

Question 5

toward or at the midline of the body; on the outerside of

Answer 5

lateral

Question 6

close to the origin of the body part or the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk

Answer 6

proximal

Question 7

farther from the origin of a body part or the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk

Answer 7

distal

Question 8

toward or at the body surface

Answer 8

superficial

Question 9

away from the body surface; more internal

Answer 9

deep

Question 10

study of the parts and the relationships to one another

Answer 10

anatomy

Question 11

how your body functions and works

Answer 11

physiology

Question 12

forms the external body covering; protects deeper tissue from injury; skin

Answer 12

integumentary

Question 13

protects and supports body organs; provides a framework the muscles use to cause movement; bones, joints, cartilages

Answer 13

skeletal

Question 14

allows manipulation of the environment, locomotion, and facial expression; skeletal muscles

Answer 14

muscular

Question 15

fast acting control system of the body; brain, sesnsory receptors, spinal cord, nerves

Answer 15

nervous

Question 16

glands secrete hormones that regulate processes such as growth, reproduction, and nutrient use by the body cells

Answer 16

endocrine

Question 17

blood vessles transport blood, which carries oxygen, carbon dioxide, nutrients, and wastes; the heart pumps blood; heart and blood vessels

Answer 17

cardiovascular

Question 18

picks up fluid leaked from blood vessels and returns it to blood; disposes of debris in the lymphatic stream; lymph nodes, lymphatic vessels, thoracic duct

Answer 18

lymphatic

Question 19

keeps blood constantly supplied with oxygen and removes carbon dioxide; lungs, bronchus, trachea, larynx, pharynx, nasal cavity

Answer 19

respiratory

Question 20

breaks food down; stomach, intestines, ect

Answer 20

digestive

Question 21

eliminates nitrogenous wastes from the body; kidney, bladder, ureter, urethra

Answer 21

urinary

Question 22

produce offspring; ovary, testis, ect

Answer 22

reproductive

Question 23

cavity in the skull that contains the brain

Answer 23

cranial

Question 24

cavity from cranial to nearly spine’s end

Answer 24

spinal

Question 25

cavity sepaartes from lower regions by diaphragm

Answer 25

thoracic

Question 26

separates lungs; contains heart trachea and visceral organs

Answer 26

mediastinum

Question 27

abdominal and pelvic cavaties

Answer 27

abdominopelvic