Directional Term & Planes
What directional term means "above" or towards the upper part of the body?
Superior
What is the anatomical regional term for your neck?
Cervical
Which body cavity houses the brain?
Cranial cavity
What is the largest organ in the human body?
skin (integumentary system)
What gas do humans inhale to stay alive, which is then transported through the body by red blood cells?
oxygen
Which body plane divides the body into top (superior) and bottom (inferior) halves?
Transverse plane (or Horizontal plane)
What anatomical regional term refers to your kneecap?
Patellar
Which organ system acts as a physical barrier to protect internal organs, senses touch and temperature, and produces Vitamin D?
Integumentary system
Babies are born with about 300 bones, but adults only have 206. What happens to those extra bones as a person grows?
they fuse together
What basic unit of life makes up all living tissues and organs in the body?
cell
Complete the statement: Your shoulders are ________ compared to your sternum.
Lateral (Ears are also lateral)
Differentiate between Axillary, Brachial, and Antebrachial. Which one refers specifically to the upper arm?
Brachial (Axillary = armpit, Antebrachial = forearm)
In which specific body cavity would you find the urinary bladder and internal reproductive organs?
Pelvic cavity
Which small bone in the middle ear—shaped like a stirrup—is the smallest bone in the entire human body?
the stapes (or stirrup)
What chemical compound, represented by the chemical formula $H_2O$, makes up roughly 60% of the adult human body
water
True or False: "The end of the humerus (upper arm bone) at the elbow is proximal compared to the end at the shoulder."
False (It is distal because the elbow is further from the trunk than the shoulder)
What anatomical regional term applies to BOTH your fingers and your toes?
Digital
Which organ system is responsible for filtering blood to remove waste and producing urine?
Urinary (or Renal) system
What specific strong muscle, which helps pump blood throughout your entire body without stopping, never gets tired because of its unique cellular makeup?
the cardiac muscle (or heart)
What metabolic process, carried out primarily by the digestive system, breaks down complex molecules into simpler nutrients to yield energy?
cellular respiration (or digestion/catabolism)
Compare your bones to your skin using directional terms. Your bones are ________ compared to your skin.
Deep
Name the anatomical regional terms for your chin and the back of your head.
Mental (chin) and Occipital (back of head)
Which organ system is responsible for preventing/minimizing infection AND returning fluid leaked from blood vessels back into circulation?
Lymphatic / Immune system
What smooth muscle structures attached to hair follicles contract when you are cold or scared, giving you "goosebumps"?
arrector pili muscles
What organ system regulates long-term body processes like growth, metabolism, and mood using chemical messengers called hormones?
endocrine system