Body Directions
Referring to the front side of the body
What is frontal or ventral
Region inferior to the thorax and superior to the pelvic
What is the abdominal region
True or False: Simple squamous is a type of epithelial tissue
True
Organ system that contains the diaphragm
What is the muscular system
The five functions of the skeletal system
What are protection, movement, storage, support, and hematopoiesis
Direction closer to the center of the body in reference to a limb
What is proximal
Region referring to the cheek
Buccal Region
Type of tissue that conducts electrical signals
What is nervous tissue
The smallest living part of a body
What is a cell
Type of synovial joint located that allows for opposable thumbs
What is a saddle joint
What is superior or cranial
Region referring to the skull
What is the cranial region
The three types of muscle tissue
What are cardiac, skeletal, and smooth
The most abundant elements in the body
What are oxygen, nitrogen, hydrogen, and carbon
Type of bone cells that destroy bone during remodeling
What is an osteoclast
Position of body facing forward, feet shoulder width apart, and palms facing up
What is the anatomical position
Region referring to the armpit
What is the axillary region
A type of connective tissue that connects bone to bone
What is a ligament
The tendency of the body to maintain internal stability
What is homeostasis
The scapula is this type of bone
What is a flat bone
Direction referring to the middle or midline of the body
What is medial
Body region of the lower leg
What is the crural region
The most abundant type of tissue in your body
What is connective tissue
Body plane that divides the body into left and right halves
What is the sagittal plane
The bone in the lower arm that connects the elbow to the thumb
What is the radius