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โ Proximal. Answer: Closer to the midline โ Distal. Answer: Further away from the midline โ Medial. Answer: Middle โ Lateral. Answer: Side โ Deep. Answer: More internal โ Superficial. Answer: Towards the surface โ Sagittal. Answer: Splits the body into left and right โ Midsagittal. Answer: Splits the body into equal left and right sides, runs down the midline of the body. โ Transverse/Horizontal. Answer: Splits the body into superior and inferior
โ Frontal/Coronal. Answer: Splits the body into anterior and posterior โ Central Body Region. Answer: Contains the head, neck, and trunk โ Trunk. Answer: Can be split into 3 separate regions: Thorax, abdomen, and pelvis โ Thorax. Answer: Contains most major internal organs, such as the heart and lungs โ Abdomen. Answer: Contains the majority of the digestive organs, including the stomach, liver, gallbladder, pancreas, small/large intestine, kidneys, and spleen. โ Pelvis. Answer: Contains internal reproductive organs and the urinary bladder โ Upper Limb. Answer: Consists of the arm, forearm, wrist, and hand. (humerus, radius, ulna, carpals, metacarpals, and phalanges) โ Lower Limb. Answer: Consists of the thigh, leg, ankle, and foot. (Femur, tibia, fibula, tarsals, metatarsals, and phalanges)
โ Skeletal muscle. Answer: Connects to the skeleton and allows voluntary movement. โ Cardiac muscle. Answer: Muscle of the heart, responsible for pumping blood throughout the body. โ Smooth muscle. Answer: Found in the skin and digestive tract. Responsible for actions such as peristalsis and temperature regulation via arrector pili muscles. โ Connective Tissue. Answer: Responsible for actions such as separating structure, connecting structures, transporting the nutrients, insulating the body, and protecting the body. โ Blast Cells. Answer: Build connective tissue โ Clast Cells. Answer: Break down connective tissue โ Types of connective tissue. Answer: Bone, cartilage, tendons, ligaments, fascia, adipose, serous membranes, and blood. โ Blood. Answer: Consists of erythrocytes, leukocytes, thrombocytes, and plasma.
โ Erythrocytes. Answer: Red blood cells, responsible for transporting oxygen and carbon dioxide throughout the body via hemogloblin, found in them cytoplasm of cells and made of iron. โ Leukocytes. Answer: White blood cells, phagocytes that help fight off infections agents and break down dead cells and debris inside the body. โ Thrombocytes. Answer: Platelets, responsible for clotting the blood. โ Plasma. Answer: Liquid portion of blood, allow transportation of blood cells, hormones, and waste products throughout the body. โ Serous Membrane. Answer: Surround organs inside body cavities, preventing organs from creating friction โ Thorax in terms of tissue. Answer: Contains the pericardium, which surrounds the heart, and the pleura, which surrounds the lungs โ Abdomen in terms of tissue. Answer: Contains the peritoneum, which also extends into the pelvis.
โ Pharynx. Answer: Throat, transports food from the oral cavity to the esophagus. โ Esophagus. Answer: Transports food from the pharynx to the stomach. โ Stomach. Answer: Digests food into absorbable nutrients. โ Liver. Answer: Filters harmful chemicals from the blood, produces bile. โ Gallbladder. Answer: Stores bile and empties bile into the duodenum. โ Pancreas. Answer: Produces insulin and glucagon and secretes them into duodenum. โ Small Intestine. Answer: Absorbs nutrients. Consists of the duodenum, jejunum, and ileum. โ Large Intestine. Answer: Absorbs water, eliminates waste.
โ Sphincters. Answer: Ring-like bands of muscle that open to allow food to move into an organ, or close to prevent food from moving into an organ. โ Esophageal Sphincter. Answer: Located between the pharynx and esophagus. โ Cardiac Sphincter. Answer: Located between the esophagus and stomach. โ Pyloric Sphincter. Answer: Located between the stomach and small intestine. โ Ileocecal Sphincter. Answer: Located between the small intestine and large intestine. โ Endocrine System. Answer: Coordinates specific activities of cells and tissues via hormone release. Endocrine glands secrete hormones directly into the blood stream. โ Adrenal Glands. Answer: Secrete epinephrine and norepinephrine, which elevate blood pressure, heart rate, and blood sugar.
โ Skin. Answer: Protects the body, made of epithelium. โ Sudoriferous Glands. Answer: Secretes sweat, which lowers body temperature. โ Sebaceous Glands. Answer: Secrete oil โ Sensory Receptors. Answer: Detect sensation โ Meissner's Corpuscies. Answer: Detect light pressure โ Nociceptors. Answer: Detect pain โ Pacinian Corpuscles. Answer: Detect deep pressure โ Lymphatic System. Answer: Consists of lymph, lymph vessels, lymph nodes, and lymph organs. โ Lymph. Answer: Made mostly of water, protein, leukocytes, urea, salts, and glucose. โ Lymph Vessels. Answer: Absorb foreign bodies and nutrients from tissues.
โ Lymph Nodes. Answer: A mass of lymph tissue that filters and destroys foreign objects. Helps to produce antibodies. โ Spleen. Answer: Removes old red blood cells from the blood stream. โ Thoracic Duct. Answer: Largest lymph vessel in the body, drains into the subclavian vein. โ Thymus. Answer: Produces T-lymphocytes, also known as T-cells. โ Muscular System. Answer: Contains muscle, which produce movement and heat. โ Sarcomere. Answer: Contractile unit of a muscle, contains actin and myosin. โ Calcium. Answer: Must be present in order for a muscle to contract. โ Muscle Contraction. Answer: When tension in a muscle increases.
โ Convergent Muscle Shape. Answer: Fibers converge at one end and spread out at another. โ Parallel Muscle Shape. Answer: Spindle-shaped, fibers run parallel. โ Pennate Muscle Shape. Answer: Muscles have a feather-like appearance. Can be unipennate, bipennate, or multipennate โ Nervous System. Answer: Contains the brain, spinal cord, and nerves. โ Central Nervous System. Answer: Consists of the brain and spinal cord. โ Brain. Answer: Consists of the cerebrum, cerebellum, and brain stem. โ Cerebrum. Answer: Largest part of the brain, split into right and left hemispheres. โ Cerebellum. Answer: Responsible for muscle tone, coordination, and balance.
โ Peripheral Nervous System. Answer: Consists of nerves. There are 31 pairs pf spinal nerves that emerge from the spinal cord, and 12 pairs of cranial nerves that emerge from the brain. โ Autonomic Nervous System. Answer: Helps to maintain homeostasis within the body. โ Sympathetic Response. Answer: Also know as "fight-or-flight", when activated, increases norepinephrine in the body, increasing heart rate and blood sugar. Shuts down digestive organs and pulls blood from the organs for use in muscles. โ Parasympathetic Response. Answer: Also know as "rest-and- digest", when activated, decrease heart rate and brings blood into the digestive organs to stimulate peristalsis. Controlled by vagus nerve. โ Respiratory System. Answer: Exchanges oxygen and carbon dioxide in blood, and aids in eliminating waste from the body. โ Nose. Answer: Conducts and warms air coming into and exiting the body. Filters air via mucous. โ Larynx. Answer: Tube at front of the pharynx that allows speech.
โ Tendons. Answer: Connect muscles to bones. โ Ligaments. Answer: Connects bones to bones. โ Axial Skeleton. Answer: Consists of the skull, vertebral column, and the thoracic cage. โ Skull. Answer: Protects the brain. Contains the following bones: frontal, parietal, temporal, occipital, maxilla, mandible, zygomatic, and sphenoid. โ Sagittal Suture. Answer: Connects the two parietal bones. โ Coronal Suture. Answer: Connects the frontal bone and parietal bones. โ Squamous Suture. Answer: Connects the temporal bone and parietal bone. โ Lambdoid Suture. Answer: Connects the occipital and parietal bones. โ Vertebral Column. Answer: Protects the spinal cord.
โ Cervical Vertebrae. Answer: 7 bones โ Thoracic Vertebrae. Answer: 12 bones โ Lumbar Vertebrae. Answer: 5 bones โ Sacral Vertebrae. Answer: 1 bone โ Coccygeal Vertebrae. Answer: 1 Bone โ Thoracic Cage. Answer: Also called the rib cage, protects the organs inside the thorax. There are 12 pairs of ribs. โ Superior Seven Ribs. Answer: True ribs โ Inferior Five Ribs. Answer: False ribs โ Ribs 11 and 12. Answer: Floating ribs, protect the kidneys. โ Appendicular Skeleton. Answer: Consists of the bones of the upper and lower limbs, and pectoral and pelvic girdles.
โ Amphiarthrotic Joint. Answer: Somewhat movable โ Diathrotic Joint. Answer: Freely movable โ Ball-and-Socket Joint. Answer: Ball on the end of one bone that fits on into the socket of another. โ Hinge Joint. Answer: Allows only flexion and extension. โ Pivot Joint. Answer: Allows only rotation. โ Plane/Gliding Joint. Answer: Joints created by flat bone surfaces. โ Saddle Joint. Answer: Created by two saddle-shaped articulating bone surfaces. โ Ellipsoid/Condyloid Joint. Answer: Condyle of one bone fits into the elliptical cavity of another. โ Cartilage in terms of joint stucture. Answer: Covers articulation sites with hyaline cartilage, the most common cartilage in the body. โ Synovial Membrane. Answer: Produces synovial fluid
โ Synovial Fluid. Answer: Lubricates the joint โ Joint Capsule. Answer: Dense connective tissue surrounding the joint, holding the structure together. โ Labrum. Answer: Fibrocartilage around the glenoid fossa and acetabulum used to deepen the joints, providing stability. โ Flexion. Answer: Decreases the angle of a joint โ Extension. Answer: Increasing the angle of a joint โ Adduction. Answer: Movement toward the midline of the body โ Abduction. Answer: Movement away from the midline of the body โ Prtraction. Answer: Moving a structure anteriorly. โ Retraction. Answer: Moving a structure posteriorly.
