Chapter 1 A&P

Question 1

Adipose

Answer 1

Fat

Question 2

Anterior

Answer 2

Toward the front

Question 3

Cardiac muscle

Answer 3

Striated, involuntary muscle tissue

Question 4

Caudal

Answer 4

Toward the tail end of the animal

Question 5

Cranial

Answer 5

Toward the head of the animal

Question 6

Distal

Answer 6

Referring to the extremities only; further from the trunk of the body

Question 7

Dorsal

Answer 7

Toward the backbone of the animal

Question 8

Dorsal plane

Answer 8

Divides body into upper and lower portions; not necessarily equal

Question 9

Histology

Answer 9

Microscopic study of tissues and organs

Question 10

Homeostasis

Answer 10

Equilibrium in the body

Question 11

Lateral

Answer 11

Away from the median (middle) plane of the body

Question 12

Medial

Answer 12

Toward the median (middle) plane of the body

Question 13

Median plane

Answer 13

Divides the body into left and right equal halves

Question 14

Palmar

Answer 14

Caudal surface of the forelimb

Question 15

Parietal layer

Answer 15

Lines the thorax or abdomen

Question 16

Plantar

Answer 16

Caudal surface of the hind limb

Question 17

Proximal

Answer 17

Referring to the extremities only; closer to the trunk of the body

Question 18

Rostral

Answer 18

Toward the tip of the nose; refers only to place on the cranium

Question 19

Sagittal plane

Answer 19

Divides body into left and right portions; not always equal

Question 20

Skeletal muscle

Answer 20

Striated, voluntary muscle

Question 21

Smooth muscle

Answer 21

Non-striated, involuntary muscle

Question 22

Superficial

Answer 22

Toward the surface

Question 23

Transverse plane

Answer 23

Divides the body into cranial and caudal parts; not necessarily equal

Question 24

Ventral

Answer 24

Towards the belly of the animal