Bones
What is the name of your jaw bone?
The mandible
What muscle is located on the front of the arm?
A bicep
This anatomical term describes a structure that is closer to the head than another structure.
What is superior?
What Vitamin does skin provide?
Vitamin D
How many lungs does the human body have?
Two
What are the two bones that make up your lower arm?
The radius and ulna
What muscle is located on the back of the arm?
A tricep
This term describes a structure that is farther from the midline of the body.
What is lateral?
The skin has this many layers?
3 layers
What kind of fluid protects the joints of the body?
Synovial fluid
What is the biggest and strongest bone in your body?
The femur
Muscles are connected to the bone by strong connective tissue called________.
Tendons
This term describes a structure that is closer to the trunk than another structure on the same limb.
What is proximal?
What is the dense, ball-shaped part that is usually found near the center of the cell?
The nucleus
The colored part of the human eye that controls how much light passes through the pupil is called the________?
Iris
What is your shoulder blade bone called?
The scapula
What are involuntary muscles?
A muscle that contracts without conscious control
This anatomical term describes a structure that is located beneath the skin rather than on the surface.
What is deep?
What surrounds the entire cell?
The cell membrane
Another name for your voice box is your ______?
Larynx
What is the name of the bone where your "funny bone" is located?
The humerus
What do muscles do when they contract?
When a muscle contracts, it gets shorter and so it pulls on the bone it is attached to.
This plane divides the body into anterior and posterior portions and is commonly used when examining chest X-rays.
What is the frontal (coronal) plane?
What are the 4 main types of cells?
Epithelial Cells, Nerve Cells, Muscle Cells, and Connective Tissue Cells.
The shape of DNA is known as?
A double helix