Directional Terms & Body Planes
What is the best anatomical term to describe the back region of the body?
Dorsal/Posterior
What are the 5 types of bones in the skeletal system?
long, short, irregular, flat, and sesamoid
What organ is part of the digestion system and its job is to produce bile?
Liver
TRUE/FALSE: The superior vena cava is the largest blood vessel in our body
FALSE; it is the AORTA
Which is the largest muscle in our body?
Gluteus maximus
What body plane divides the body inferiorly and superiorly?
Transverse Plane
What body system includes macrophages, neutrophils, and lymphocytes?
What organ produces insulin and enzymes to help break down sugars, fats, and starches?
Pancreas
TRUE/FALSE: The nervous system is the most important organ system
TRUE
How is the arm positioned relative to the hand?
Proximal
What is the path for the digestive system??
mouth-->esophagus-->stomach-->small intestine-->large intestine-->rectus
What organ is part of the central nervous system and is responsible for thought, memory, and emotion?
Brain
TRUE OR FALSE: The gallbladder is in the upper left quadrant of the abdomen.
FALSE: it is in the upper right quadrant
How many bones are in the human body?
206
How is the gracilis positioned to the rectus femoris?
medial
What system is involved in involuntary responses to internal stimuli?
Autonomic nervous system
What organ helps oxygenate the blood?
Lungs
TRUE/FALSE: the "funny bone" is located on the humerus bone, not a nerve
TRUE
These small, thread-like structures found in cells carry the genetic information that determines inherited traits.
Chromosomes
coronal plane
Name 4 things that make up the endocrine system??
hypothalamus, pituitary gland, thyroid gland, ovaries, testes, pancreas thyroid gland, parathyroid glands, thymus, adrenal glands, pineal gland, pancreas
What organ stores bile produced by the liver and helps in digestion?
Gallbladder
FSH and LH are two hormones produced by the adrenal gland
FALSE; pituitary gland
This is the fastest healing tissue in the human body, able to repair itself quickly after damage.
Cornea