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Anatomy Basics
Integumentary System
Skeletal System
Muscular System
Digestive System
100

In anatomical position, the person is standing up, arms at the side, with palms facing ______

Forward

100

What gives the skin its color?

Melanin

100

What are the bones in your chest that protect your heart, ribs, lungs, etc.?

Ribs

100

What is the function of the muscular system?

Movement

100

Where does digestion begin?

Mouth

200

When using anatomical terms, we _______ refer to the patient's left and right

ALWAYS

200

What does "avascular" mean?

No blood supply

200

What is the function of the skeletal system?

Give body its shape

200

Where in the body do you have circular muscles?

In your face (around your eyes and mouth)

200

What is another name for solid waste/stool?

Feces

300

What does "striated" mean?

Striped

300

What is a good way to take care of your skin?

  • 1. wash with soap daily

  • 2. don't touch your face

  • 3. don't pop pimples

  • 4. wash/change pillowcase and sheets regularly

300

What is the name of the thigh bone?

Femur

300

What is the type of muscle that you can control? (Voluntary)

Skeletal

300

What is the wave-like muscle contraction in the intestines?

Peristalsis
400

What is the invisible line called that runs down the middle of the body and separates the body into left and right halves?

Midline

400

What is one of the functions of skin?

cover, protection, temperature regulation, excretion, manufacturing, sensory

400

What is the name of the smaller of the two lower leg bones?

Fibula

400

What is the name for the shoulder muscle?

Deltoid

400

What is the difference between chemical and mechanical digestion?

  • Mechanical- physical chewing of food

  • Chemical- food being broken down by enzymes/stomach acid

500

What is a group of specialized cells that perform a common function?

Tissue

500

What is a smooth muscle attached to hair follicles that causes "goose bumps" to appear on the skin when contracted?

Arrector pili

500

What is the name of the bones in your wrist; hands?

Carpals; Metacarpals

500

How many muscles do you have in the body?

Over 600

500

What are the tiny finger-shaped structures that cover the inner surface of the small intestine and provide a large surface area through which digested food is absorbed?

Villi