Directional terms 1
Anatomical position could be described as this
Standing up, arms to the side, palms forward, feet slightly apart.
The layer that is constantly dividing and producing new cells
What is the Stratum Basale
The conversion of cartilage to bone
What is ossification
The study of the muscular system
What is myology
Direction referring to the organs within the body cavities
What is visceral
The most external layer found within the skin
what is the epidermis
Skeleton including the ribs, spinal cord, and cranium
What is the axial skeleton
The type of muscle that lines vessels and airways
Smooth muscles
Laying face down, usually used in reference to the hand
What is prone?
Sweat glands are found within this layer of the skin
What is the dermis
The part of a bone responsible for producing blood cells
What is bone marrow (red)
The point of a muscle that is attached to the body part that moves
What is the insertion
Direction that is further from the point of attachment
The process that takes places in response to the body needing to cool down
What is perspiration
Part of the skeleton including the femur, humerus, and phalanges
What is the appendicular skeleton
The muscle responsible for breathing
What is the diaphragm
Referring to the walls of the body cavity
What is Parietal
The factor in the integumentary system responsible for skin tone
What is melanin
The names of the vertebral regions found in the spine
What are the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar vertebrae
The part responsible for attaching muscles to bones/muscles to muscles
What are tendons
toward the middle or at the middle of the body
What is medial