Chapter 3 structure & function

Question 1

the structural units that form all body tissues

Answer 1

cells

Question 2

a group of similar cells that perform a specific function

Answer 2

tissue

Question 3

forms the top layer of skin

Answer 3

epithelial tissue

Question 4

cells that are flat in shape

Answer 4

simple squamous

Question 5

cells that are cube shaped

Answer 5

simple cuboidal

Question 6

cells that are cylindrical in shape

Answer 6

simple columnar

Question 7

connective tissue

Answer 7

acts to connect and support other body tissues

Question 8

comprises the brain, spinal cord, nerves for the entire body

Answer 8

nervous tissue

Question 9

composed of cells called contractile fibers

Answer 9

muscle tissue

Question 10

2 or more types of tissue that perform specialized functions

Answer 10

organs

Question 11

standing upright with the toes and palms facing forward

Answer 11

anatomical position

Question 12

an imaginary line that runs from the head to the feet and divides the body into right and left halves

Answer 12

midline

Question 13

the head, the neck, and trunk portion of the body

Answer 13

axial body

Question 14

the arms and legs of the body

Answer 14

appendicular body

Question 15

points of reference which are imaginary slices/cuts through the body that divide it vertically or horizontally

Answer 15

body planes

Question 16

the plane that divides the body into right and left halves

Answer 16

sagittal

Question 17

the plane that divides the body into front and back portions

Answer 17

frontal

Question 18

the plane that divides the body into upper and lower portions

Answer 18

transverse

Question 19

the cavity that is located o the posterior/back part of the body

Answer 19

dorsal cavity

Question 20

the cavity that contains the brain

Answer 20

cranial cavity

Question 21

the cavity that contains the spinal column

Answer 21

vertebral cavity

Question 22

the cavity that is located on the anterior/front side of the body

Answer 22

ventral cavity

Question 23

the cavity that contains the lungs, heart, great vessels, trachea, and thymus

Answer 23

thoracic cavity

Question 24

the cavity that contains the stomach, pancreas, liver, gallbladder, and large and small intestines

Answer 24

abdominal cavity

Question 25

the space at the back of the abdomen just lateral to the spinal column; in the back of the abdominal cavity

Answer 25

retroperitoneal space

Question 26

the cavity that contains the sigmoid colon, rectum, and bladder and in females contains the uterus, fallopian tubes, and ovaries

Answer 26

pelvic cavity