Chapter 6 A&P

Question 1

Anatomy

Answer 1

The study of body structures

Question 2

Physiology

Answer 2

the study of body functions

Question 3

Thyroid Cartilage

Answer 3

the wing shaped plate of cartilage that sits anterior to the larynx and forms the Adam’s apple

Question 4

Musculoskeletal system

Answer 4

the system of bone and skeletal muscles that support and protect the body and permit movement

Question 5

Muscle

Answer 5

tissue that can contract to allow movement of a body part

Question 6

Ligament

Answer 6

tissue that connects bone to bone

Question 7

Tendon

Answer 7

tissue that connects muscle to bone

Question 8

What is the main function of the musculosketal system?

Answer 8

Give the body shape
Protect vital internal organs
Provide for body movements
also marrow inside the bone produces blood cells and stores certain nutrients

Question 9

skull

Answer 9

the bony structure of the head, main function is to protect the brain

Question 10

cranium

Answer 10

the top, back and sides of the skull

Question 11

mandible

Answer 11

the lower jaw bone

Question 12

Maxillae

Answer 12

the two fused bones forming the upper jaw

Question 13

Nasal bones

Answer 13

nose bones

Question 14

Orbits

Answer 14

bony structures around the eyes; the eye sockets

Question 15

Zygomatic arches

Answer 15

bones that form the structure of the cheeks

Question 16

Vertebrae

Answer 16

the thirty three bones of the spinal column

Question 17

How many vertebrae are in each section of the spine?

Answer 17

Cervical - 7
Thoracic - 12
Lumbar - 5
Sacral - 5
Coccx - 4