HBS

Question 1

Directional Terms

Answer 1

terms used to explain where one body structure is in relation to another

Question 2

Regional Terms

Answer 2

anatomical terms that refer to specific visible landmarks on the body

Question 3

Anterior

Answer 3

situated toward the front of the body

Question 4

Posterior

Answer 4

situated toward the back side of the body

Question 5

Deep

Answer 5

away from the body surface;internal

Question 6

Superficial

Answer 6

located near the body surface

Question 7

Distal

Answer 7

situated away from the point of attachment or origin or central point

Question 8

Proximal

Answer 8

situated next to or near the point of attachment or origin or central point

Question 9

Inferior

Answer 9

situated below and closer to the feet

Question 10

Superior

Answer 10

situated toward the head and further away `from the feet

Question 11

Lateral

Answer 11

relating to a side of a human body

Question 12

Medial

Answer 12

extending in the middle of a body part

Question 13

Ventral

Answer 13

relating to the anterior side of the body

Question 14

Dorsal

Answer 14

relating to the posterior side of the body

Question 15

Adipose tissue

Answer 15

Connective tissue in which fat is stored and which has the cells distended by droplets of fat

Question 16

Appendicular Skeleton

Answer 16

Bones of the limbs and limb girdles that are attached to the axial skeleton

Question 17

Axial Skeleton

Answer 17

The skeleton of the trunk and head

Question 18

Connective Tissue

Answer 18

Animal tissue that functions mainly to bind and support other tissues, having a sparse population of cells scattered through an extracellular matrix

Question 19

Epithelial Tissue

Answer 19

Sheets of tightly packed cells that line organs and body cavities

Question 20

Tibia

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The inner and usually larger of the two bones of the leg between the knee and ankle that articulates above with the femur and below with the talus

Question 21

Tissue

Answer 21

An integrated group of cells with a common structure and function

Question 22

Humerus

Answer 22

The longest bone of the upper arm or forelimb extending from the shoulder to the elbow

Question 23

Femur

Answer 23

The proximal bone of the hind or lower limb that is the longest and largest bone in the human body, extends from the hip to the knee

Question 24

Forensic Anthropology

Answer 24

The branch of physical anthropology in which anthropological data, criteria, and techniques are used to determine the sex, age, genetic population, or parentage of skeletal or biological materials in questions of civil or criminal law