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Planes & Cavities
100

This type of tissue surrounds the exterior & all openings of the body.

Epithelial

100

Hydro

Water

100

The chin is ___________ to the abdomen.

Superior

100

Standard position of a person, facing forward, feet slightly apart, arms at the sides, palms facing forward.

Anatomical position

100

Body plane that separates the body into superior & inferior.

Transverse or cross section

200

Type of connective tissue transports substances throughout the body.

Blood

200

Macro

Large

200

The muscles are _________ to the bones.

Superficial

200

Head, neck, and trunk of the body.

Axial

200

Holds the abdomen and pelvis.

Abdominopelvic cavity

300

Only found in the heart.

Cardiac muscle

300

Poly

Many

300

The spine is __________ to the lungs.

Posterior or dorsal

300

Away from the upper part of the body, toward the lower part of the body.

Superior

300

Encases the pleural & pericardial cavities to protect the heart and lungs.

Thoracic cavity

400

Nervous tissue is comprised of this type of specialized cell that generates and conduct nerve impulses.

Neurons
400

Hetero

Different

400

The heel is _________ to the thigh.

Distal

400
Away from the surface of the body.

Deep

400

The 2 cavities inclosed in the dorsal cavity.

Cranial cavity & vertebral cavity

500

These are the 2 types of bone tissue.

Compact & spongy

500

Auto

Self

500

The heart is ________ to the sternm.

Lateral

500

Closer to the point where a limb attaches to the body.

Proximal

500

Joint cavities around moveable joints.

Synovial cavities

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