LOM ch.2

Question 1

Anabolism

Answer 1

Process of building up proteins from amino acids

Question 2

Anterior

Answer 2

Front

Question 3

Cartilage

Answer 3

Connective tissue attached to bones at joints

Question 4

Catabolism

Answer 4

Complex nutrients are broken down and energy is released

Question 5

Cell membrane

Answer 5

Structure surrounding and protecting the cell

Question 6

Cervical region

Answer 6

Neck region

Question 7

Chondroma

Answer 7

Cartilage tumor (benign)

Question 8

Coccygeal region

Answer 8

Region of the coccyx

Question 9

Coccyx

Answer 9

Tailbone

Question 10

Cranial cavity

Answer 10

Space in the head containing the brain and surrounded by the skull

Question 11

Craniotomy

Answer 11

Cutting of the skull

Question 12

Diaphragm

Answer 12

Muscle separating the abdominal and thoracic cavities

Question 13

Disk

Answer 13

Pad of cartilage between vertebrae

Question 14

Distal

Answer 14

Far from point of attachment

Question 15

Endoplasmic reticulum

Answer 15

Network of canals in the cytoplasm of the cell

Question 16

Epigastric region

Answer 16

Middle upper region above the stomach

Question 17

Epithelial cells

Answer 17

Sin cells that cover the outside if the body and internal surfaces of the organs

Question 18

Genes

Answer 18

Regions of DNA within each chromosome

Question 19

Histology

Answer 19

Study of tissue

Question 20

Hypochondriac region

Answer 20

Right and left upper regions beneath the ribs

Question 21

Hypogastric region

Answer 21

Middle lower region below the umbilical region

Question 22

Inferior

Answer 22

Below

Question 23

Inguinal region

Answer 23

Right and left lower regions near the groin (iliac region)

Question 24

Intervertebral

Answer 24

Between vertebrae

Question 25

Karyotype

Answer 25

Picture of chromosomes in the nucleus of a cell

Question 26

Larynx

Answer 26

Voice box located at the upper part of the trachea

Question 27

Lumbar region

Answer 27

Loin (waist) region

Question 28

Mediastinum

Answer 28

Centrally located space outside of and between the lungs

Question 29

Metabolism

Answer 29

Total of chemical processes in the cell

Question 30

Mitochondria

Answer 30

Structures in the cytoplasm that provide the principal source of energy

Question 31

Nucleic

Answer 31

Pertaining to the nucleus

Question 32

Pharynx

Answer 32

Throat

Question 33

Pleura

Answer 33

Double folded membrane surrounding each lung

Question 34

Pleural cavity

Answer 34

Space between the pleural layers

Question 35

Prone

Answer 35

Lying on the belly

Question 36

Proximal

Answer 36

Near point of attachment

Question 37

Sacral region

Answer 37

Region of the sacrum

Question 38

Sagittal plane

Answer 38

Vertical plane dividing body into right and left sides

Question 39

Sarcoma

Answer 39

Tumor of the flesh

Question 40

Superficial

Answer 40

On the surface

Question 41

Supine

Answer 41

Lying on the back

Question 42

Thoracic cavity

Answer 42

Space in the chest containing the heart, lungs, bronchial tubes, trachea, esophagus, and other organs

Question 43

Trachea

Answer 43

Windpipe (tube from throat to bronchial tube)

Question 44

Transverse plane

Answer 44

Horizontal plane dividing body into upper and lower portions

Question 45

Umbilical region

Answer 45

Central region near the navel

Question 46

Ureter

Answer 46

One of two tubes leading from a single kidney to urinary bladder

Question 47

Urethra

Answer 47

Tube from urinary bladder to outside of the body

Question 48

Ventral

Answer 48

Pertaining to the front

Question 49

Vertebra

Answer 49

Single backbone

Question 50

Viscera

Answer 50

Internal organs

Question 51

Adipose

Answer 51

Collection of fat cells