Study Guide Test 2 Flashcards
Superior
Uppermost or above
Inferior
Lowermost or below
Distal
Away from the point of attachment
Proximal
Point of attachment
Thoracic
Contains heart and a pericardial sac referred to as the pericardial cavity, and the two lungs each covered by pleural membrane
Pelvic
Contains the kidneys, stomach, liver and gallbladder, small and large intestine spleen, pancreas in the ovaries in the uterus and woman
Spinal
Contain spinal cord
Cranial
Contains the brain
What is the narrow inferior region of the stomach?
Pylorus
Define vestibules in relations to anatomical terms
The anterior portion of the nasal cavities just inside the nostrils
Defined the nasal
This septum is made primarily of Cartlidge. The top of the sputum is formed by the perpendicular plate of the ethmoid bone and the lowest portion is formed by the vomer bone
What cavities is the Hilum and entrance to in the kidney?
 Renal sinus
The superior and inferior vena cava, do what
Superior vena cava brings blood from the upper parts of the body, the neck and arms inferior vena cava, also known as the posterior vena cava bring blood from the lower parts of the body, the legs and the abdominal
What areas do each come from vena cava
They both come from the heart
What type of cavities are chondrocytes found in
lacunae
Which tiny cavities contain osteoclast
Periosteum and endosteim
Which membrane anchors epithelial cells to each other
Basement membrane
What are the smallest units in the biological
Cells
What do regulus biceps and brachioradialis muscles flex at the elbow
Forearm
Skin, skeletal muscles are often called
Striated muscles
What are bundle of fibers called within the nervous system
Fasciculus