CHAPTER 6-9 Terminology definitions

Question 1

Axial

Answer 1

Body region made of head,neck,trunk

Question 2

Anatomic position

Answer 2

Body standing upwards, facing forward and palms resting

Question 3

DIstal

Answer 3

away from the midline

Question 4

Epithelial tissues

Answer 4

tissues that form covering the body

Question 5

Frontal plane

Answer 5

vertical plane that divides the body from posterior to anterior

Question 6

bone marrow

Answer 6

found inside the cancellous bone that makes blood cells

Question 7

pericardium

Answer 7

covering of the heart

Question 8

buccal

Answer 8

facing the cheeks

Question 9

cranium

Answer 9

8 bones that cover the brain

Question 10

fossa

Answer 10

a depressed area of the bone

Question 11

greater palatine nerve

Answer 11

nerve that gives sensation to the palate

Question 12

occipital

Answer 12

region of the occipital bone

Question 13

plasma

Answer 13

straw like fluid in the blood

Question 14

apex

Answer 14

tip of the root of the tooth

Question 15

cementum

Answer 15

covering of the root

Question 16

conception

Answer 16

fusion of sperm and egg

Question 17

Veins

Answer 17

carries blood from the body to the heart

Question 18

dentin

Answer 18

part of the tooth that surrounds the pulp

Question 19

embryology

Answer 19

study of prenatal development

Question 20

exfoliation

Answer 20

shedding

Question 21

histology

Answer 21

study of tissue

Question 22

muscle origin

Answer 22

where the muscle begins