Chapter 6 Vocab

Question 1

Reference position for description of the body

Answer 1

Anatomic position

Question 2

Front

Answer 2

Anterior

Question 3

Protein made by B cells to fight infection

Answer 3

Antibody

Question 4

Heart muscle

Answer 4

Cardiac muscle

Question 5

Skin layer underlying outer epidermis

Answer 5

Dermis

Question 6

Ions in the plasma or interstitial fluid

Answer 6

Electrolytes

Question 7

Outermost skin layer

Answer 7

Epidermis

Question 8

Groups of cells arranged in a sheet usually functioning as a barrier or exchange surface

Answer 8

Epithelial tissue

Question 9

A vertical plane, dividing the body into front and back

Answer 9

Frontal plane

Question 10

Hormone released by the pancreas that promotes the breakdown of Glycogen back into glucose

Answer 10

Glucagon

Question 11

Blood formation

Answer 11

Hematopoiesis

Question 12

Maintenance of a constant internal environment

Answer 12

Homeostasis

Question 13

Below

Answer 13

Inferior

Question 14

Fluid between the cells

Answer 14

Interstitial fluid

Question 15

Toward the side

Answer 15

Lateral

Question 16

Toward the middle

Answer 16

Medial

Question 17

Functional unit of the kidney that filters blood plasma to form urine

Answer 17

Nephron

Question 18

Nerve cell that stimulates muscle contraction or gland secretion it is also known as the functional unit of the nervous system

Answer 18

Neuron

Question 19

Hemoglobin to which oxygen is bound

Answer 19

Oxyhemoglobin

Question 20

Rear

Answer 20

Posterior

Question 21

Lying belly downward

Answer 21

Prone

Question 22

Closer to the midline or site of attachment

Answer 22

Proximal

Question 23

Above

Answer 23

Superior

Question 24

Lying on the back

Answer 24

Supine

Question 25

Fainting

Answer 25

Syncope