Connects, supports, transports and defends the body
What is Connective
The smallest structural and functional unit in the body that can exist as a self-sustaining energy
What is a Cell
Plane that bisects the body side-to-side and divides it into anterior and posterior sections
What is Frontal
The study of how the body and its individual parts function in normal body processes
What is Physiology
Membranes that line cavities or spaces between bones and joints
What is Synovial
Provides sensory input and motor output
What is Nervous
Helps with cell division
What are the Centrioles
Directional term that means nearest to the point of reference
What is Proximal
The study of body structures and their positional relationships to one another
What is Anatomy
Membranes that line open body cavities
What is Mucous
Has the ability to contract and extend
What is Muscle
Directs most metabolic activities, growth and reproduction; also known as the “control center”
What is the Nucleus
Plane that bisects the body horizontally and divides it into superior and inferior sections
What is Transverse
The connective tissue that serves as storage for surplus food and insulation to conserve body heat
What is Adipose
Membranes that line closed body cavities
What is Serous
Lines or covers external and internal body structures
What is Epithelium
It provides adenosine triphosphate (ATP), which is the cell’s energy; also known as the “power plant”
What is the Mitochondrion
Standard posture used when describing locations of body structures
What is an Anatomic Position
Tendency of the body’s internal environment to remain constant with a narrow range of change
What is Homeostasis
Body cavity that contains thoracic and abdominopelvic subdivisions
What is Ventral
Covers articulating surfaces of bones and connects ribs to sternum
What is Hyaline
The movement of molecules from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration
What is Diffusion
Term that means posterior knee
What is Popliteal
Term meaning armpit
What is Axillary
Term pertaining to the ribs
What is Costal