Directional Terms
Body Cavities
Organ Systems
Life
Miscellaneous
Tissues
100

What is the term for "away from the longitudinal axis"?

What is lateral?

100

What is another word for macroscopic when referring to anatomy?

What is gross?

100

Main function of the respiratory system?

Gas exchange, taking in oxygen and getting rid of carbon dioxide
100

What is the term for all chemical operations within the body?

What is metabolism?

100

What type of microscopic anatomy examines tissues?

What is Histology?

100

Tissues are are groups of __________ that work together towards a common goal.

Cells
200

What is the term for "towards an attached base"?

What is proximal?

200

What type of anatomy requires magnification?

What is microscopic anatomy?

200

Name the three components of the integumentary system

Hair skin and nails

200

How do multicellular organisms grow?

What is multicellular organisms grow by increasing the number of cells they have. 

200

What structure in the human body divides the ventral cavity into the thoracic cavity and the abdominopelvic cavity?

What is the diaphragm?

200

Name the types of tissues in the human body

  • Epithelial tissue

  • Connective tissue

  • Muscle tissue

  • Nervous tissue

300

The head is _____________ (superior or inferior) to the neck. 

What is superior?

300

What type of macroscopic anatomy would study superficial markings and internal structures of the thoracic area?

What is regional anatomy?
300

This system defends, deflects and destroys infectious agents that make their way into the body.

What is the immune and lymphatic system.

300

Jumping because someone startled you is what type of responsiveness?

What is irritability?

300

What type of feedback triggers a response that corrects the situation?

What is negative feedback?

300

Name the 3 types of muscle tissue and each types function

Skeletal - 

  • muscles attached to bones that control voluntary movement


Smooth: 

  • muscles that involuntarily propel substances or objects along internal passageways 


Cardiac:

muscles of the heart that involuntarily contract to propel blood into circulation throughout the body



400

Moving medially from the eyes, what structure do you come to?

What is the nose?

400

What type of macroscopic anatomy would deal with superficial markings?

What is surface anatomy?

400

Nervous system main function

What is collect, process and respond to sensory information; control voluntary and involuntary (reflex) actions?

400

From smallest to largest, what are the living levels of organization within an organism? 

What is cell, tissues, organs, organ systems, organism? 

400

The name for the position the human body is generally in.

What is Anatomical Position?

400

What are the 4 types of connective tissue?

Connective tissue proper,  Bone, Cartilage, and Blood

500

The fingers are ____________ (proximal or distal) to the hand. 

What is distal?
500

What kind of macroscopic anatomy would deal with a major organ system such as the respiratory system?

What is systemic anatomy?

500

What are the main functions in the Endocrine system?

Hypothalamus and glands (pituitary, adrenal, and thyroid)

500

What is the term for maintaining an internal environment?

What is homeostasis?

500

What plane is this?

What is transverse?

500

Name this epithelium

What is Stratified Columnar Epithelium?

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