Directional Terminology
This term means more towards the head
What is superior?
This is where chemical digestion begins.
What is the mouth?
This organ filters blood to form urine.
What are the kidneys?
This is the main muscle used in breathing.
What is the diaphragm?
This organ pumps blood throughout the body.
What is the heart?
This term means more toward the back of the body.
What is Posterior? (or Dorsal)
This organ produces bile.
What is the liver?
This tube carries urine from the kidneys to the bladder.
What is ureter?
These structures are responsible for gas exchange in the lungs.
What is alveoli?
These vessels carry blood away from the heart.
What are arteries?
This term describes something closer to the midline.
What is medial?
This organ is mainly responsible for nutrient absorption.
What is the small intestine?
This structure is known as the functional unit of a kidney.
What is a Nephron?
This gas is removed from the body during exhalation.
What is carbon dioxide?
This is known as the liquid part of blood.
What is plasma?
This term means farther from the point of attachment.
What is distal?
This structure prevents food from entering the trachea.
What is the epiglottis?
This (specific) structure produces sperm in the male reproductive system.
What is the seminiferous tubules?
This tube connects the larynx to the bronchi.
What is the trachea?
This chamber of the heart pumps blood to the lungs.
What is the right ventricle?
This term means away from the surface of the body.
What is deep?
This enzyme breaks down proteins in the stomach.
What is Pepsin?
This hormone regulates the menstrual cycle and prepares the uterus for pregnancy.
What is Progesterone?
This condition occurs when the lungs cannot fully expand due to air entering the pleural cavity, disrupting negative pressure.
What is a pneumothorax?
This valve is between the left atrium and left ventricle.
What is the bicuspid/mitral valve?