Vocabulary
What is the cell?
The four main tissue types are epithelial, connective, muscle, and _______.
What is nervous tissue?
Taking deep breaths before a free throw helps calm nerves and oxygenate your body. Which system is working?
What is the respiratory system?
This organ is the largest in the body.
What is the skin?
This tissue type covers surfaces and lines organs.
What is epithelial tissue?
Eating a protein-rich meal after practice helps repair muscle tissue. Which system breaks down and absorbs that food?
What is the digestive system?
This plane divides the body into left and right halves.
What is the sagittal plane?
Your elbow is _______ to your wrist.
What is proximal?
This muscle type moves substances through hollow organs like the stomach.
What is smooth muscle?
You react quickly to a teammate’s pass without thinking. Which system processed that reflex?
What is the nervous system?
This plane divides the body into front and back sections.
What is the frontal (coronal) plane?
The study of cells is known as this branch of microanatomy.
What is cytology?
Your skin is _______ to your muscles.
What is superficial?
Bone and blood are both examples of what major tissue type?
What is connective tissue?
This system defends the body against infections and diseases.
What is the endocrine system?
This muscle type is found only in the heart.
What is cardiac muscle?
The study of tissues is known as this branch of microanatomy.
What is histology?
The body can be divided into these two main regions.
What are the axial and appendicular regions?
This type of connective tissue stores fat.
What is connective tissue proper (or adipose) tissue?
This system contains hair, nails, and sweat glands and helps regulate body temperature.
What is the integumentary system?
The ventral cavity is divided into these two main parts.
What are the thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities?