Which Way?
Directional Terms
Directional Terms
For an extremity, it means being closer to the point of attachment
What is Proximal?
Long, Short, Flat & Irregular Bones are classified by this... Not their size
What is Shape?
The outermost layer of the skin. It contains the stratum corneum, stratum lucidum, stratum granulosum, stratum spinosum, and the stratum basale. There is no stratum lucidum in thin skin.
What is the epidermis?
Tightly packed cells that cover body surfaces, lines cavities and organs, and forms glands. There are 2 types of this tissue, Simple (single layer of cells) and Stratified ( multiple layers of cells)
What is Epithelial Tissue?
The Cranial Cavity contains the brain, the Vertebral Cavity contains the spinal cord. Together they form this; the most posterior of all body cavities.
What is the Dorsal Body Cavity?
Towards the head or being above the Transverse Plane
What is Superior?
It is the longest bone in the body.
What is the femur?
This type of burn affects all layers of the skin and may extend into underlying tissues. Characterized by white or charred skin, numbness, and significant fluid loss; medical intervention is required.
What is a Third-Degree Burn?
There are 3 types of this tissue, Loose (areolar, adipose), Dense ( tendons, ligaments), and Specialized (cartilage, bone, blood)
What is Connective Tissue?
This cavity includes the Thoracic and Abdominopelvic cavities.
What is the Ventral Cavity?
Also known as Ventral, this direction means towards the front of the body
What is Anterior?
The Axial Skeleton contains 80 bones, only one of which does not articulate with any other bone. What is this lone bone?
What is the Hyoid Bone?
A chronic autoimmune condition that causes rapid skin cell production that results in scaling.
What is Psoriasis?
Elongated cells that can contract, maintain posture produce heat and movement. Types include Skeletal, Cardiac, and Smooth.
What is Muscle Tissue?
The Thoracic cavity contains the heart (within the pericardial cavity) and these oxygen-exchanging organs (within the pleural cavities).
What are the lungs?
Not only in a football play, but this term also refers to movement away from the center of the body
What is Lateral?
These are "soft spots" on an infant's head where the bony plates that form the skull haven't fused together?
What are Fontenelles?
Eccrine and Apocrine glands are both this type of gland made for sweating which is involved in the thermoregulation of the body.
What is Sudoferous?
The structure of this tissue is neurons and glial cells. It transmits electrical impulses and processes information. Don't be anxious! You know this answer.
What is Nervous Tissue?
This cavity holds the brains.
What is the Cranial Cavity?
It means closer to the surface of the body; not very deep
What is Superficial?
When struck, the ulnar nerve creates a not-so-pleasant sensation. This is called hitting the ''funny bone". It is aptly named considering it's close proximity to this... the longest bone of the arm
What is the humerus?
Inflammation, Proliferation, and Maturation are stages of healing of a wound following this first stage, which occurs immediately after an injury, in which blood vessels constrict and the bleeding stops.
What is Hemostasis?
This type of Muscle Tissue is the only type that we have control over. It is controlled voluntarily and allows us to move our bodies at will.
What is Skeletal Muscle?
This central compartment of the Thoracic Cavity is between the lungs and contains the heart, thymus, esophagus, trachea, and major blood vessels.
What is the Mediastinum?