Anatomy Basics
The study of the structure of living organisms
What is anatomy?
Tissue type that lines surfaces and provides protection
What is Epithelial Tissue?
The point of attachment where a muscle begins and does not move.
What is the Origin?
The fundamental unit of the nervous system.
What is a Neuron?
The study of heredity and trait transmission.
What is Genetics?
The study of function and biological processes
What is physiology?
The collagen-rich foundation beneath epithelium
What is the Basement Membrane?
The type of muscle contraction that creates tension without movement.
What is Isometric Contraction?
The junction where signals pass between neurons.
What is a Synapse?
The embryonic germ layer that gives rise to the skin and nervous system.
What is the Ectoderm?
The standard body reference position, standing upright, facing forward, palms forward
What is the Anatomical Position?
Connective tissue that connects bone to bone
What are Ligaments?
The primary movers in a muscle action.
What are Agonists?
The cranial nerve responsible for tongue movement.
What is CN XII (Hypoglossal)?
The early spinal structure formed during neurulation.
What is the Notochord?
The skeleton that includes the head and trunk
What is the axial skeleton?
This type of connective tissue resists pulling forces and forms tendons and ligaments.
What is Fibrous Connective Tissue?
The unit consisting of one motor neuron and all the muscle fibers it activates.
What is a Motor Unit?
The brain region responsible for language comprehension.
What is Wernicke’s Area?
The embryonic structures that form the jaw, face, and larynx.
What are the Pharyngeal (Branchial) Arches?
The subfield of anatomy that examines structural changes caused by disease
What is pathological anatomy?
The three types of muscle tissue.
What are Skeletal (striated), Smooth, and Cardiac?
Flat, sheetlike tendons that provide broad muscle attachment.
What are Aponeuroses?
The structure that connects Broca’s area and Wernicke’s area.
What is the Arcuate Fasciculus?
The type of genetic trait that only appears if inherited from both parents.
What is a Recessive Trait?