Directional Terms
Describe correct anatomical position.
The body stands erect on two feet, ventral surface forward. Palms supine position.
What part of the heart delivers richly oxygenated blood to the body?
Aorta
Name three functions of the kidney
Which body system is responsible for generating electrical impulses that run the muscular system?
The nervous system
What are the four basic types of tissue in histology?
Another name for anterior is ______
Ventral
On the right side of the heart, blood flows from the right ventricle to the ____?
The kidneys are located in the _____ space
retroperitoneal
The cartilage that connects bones together belongs to which system?
The skeletal system
What is the body's largest organ?
The skin
The anatomical term which best describes a structure toward the head is ______
Superior
True or false: The bicuspid valve is located on the left side of the heart.
True
Your kidneys are part of what system of the body
The urinary system
Hairs in the skin belong to which body system?
Integumentary
What is the difference between cilium and flagellum?
Cilia are short, hair-like appendages extending from the surface of a living cell. Flagella are long, threadlike appendages on the surface of a living cell
The term meaning (external) towards the body's surface
superficial
True or False: Pulmonary veins take unoxygenated blood away from the heart.
False
What are two major things that can lead to kidney failure
Drug abuse and smoking, High blood pressure, Uncontrolled diabetes
The spleen belongs to the ____ system.
Lymphatic
What are the three major sections of the pharynx
the nasopharynx, the oropharynx, and the laryngopharynx
List the anatomical planes: (name 3)
median (midsagittal) plane, sagittal planes, coronal (frontal) planes, and horizontal (transverse) planes
Tell me the blood flow of the heart in order...
body –>inferior/superior vena cava –> right atrium -> tricuspid valve –> right ventricle –> pulmonary arteries –> lungs –> pulmonary veins –> left atrium –> mitral or bicuspid valve 11) left ventricle 12) aortic valve –> aorta
If you have decreased kidney function, you should monitor which of these in your diet?
protein & sodium
What is the function of the lymphatic system?
The lymphatic system is our body's 'sewerage system'. It maintains fluid levels in our body tissues by removing all fluids that leak out of our blood vessels.
What is the difference between afferent and efferent neurons?
Neurons that receive information from our sensory organs and transmit this input to the central nervous system are called afferent neurons. Neurons that send impulses from the central nervous system to your limbs and organs are called efferent neurons.