Superficial Anatomy
The term referring to the front surface of the body.
Anterior
What is the function of the Integumentary System?
To protect the body against the environment and foreign substances.
What tissue is important for transferring information?
Neural Tissue
This type of bone is small, flat, irregularly shaped and lies between the flat bones of the skull.
Similar to a jigsaw puzzle; different shapes and different sizes.
Sutural bones
What is the approximate size and location of the human heart?
The human heart is approximately the size of a fist and is located inside of the pericardium.
The term referring to the back surface of the human body.
Posterior
What is the function of the Skeletal and Muscular Systems?
To protect the bones and allows them to function.
What tissue is characteristically known for movement and contraction?
These bones are made up of complex shapes with short, flat, notched, or ridged surfaces.
Irregular bones
Why is the blood in the right atrium low in oxygen?
The blood in the right atrium is low in oxygen because it has returned from the rest of the body and has not yet reoxygenated via the lungs.
The term referring to the “belly” side of a body.
Ventral
What is the function of the digestive system?
Converts food into energy that the body utilizes to function.
What is epithelial tissue important for?
The epithelial tissue is responsible for making up the layers of skin, and any external surface on the body. This tissue serves as a protective barrier internally and externally from abrasion, dehydration, and chemical agents.
These types of bones are small and boxy.
Examples of short bones include the carpal bones and tarsal bones
Short Bones
What does the tricuspid valve do?
The tricuspid valve prevents regurgitation back into the atrium.
The term referring to the back surface of the body.
Dorsal
What is the function of the Cardiovascular System?
To supply each individual cell with oxygen, nutrients, and hormones while also disposing of metabolic waste.
What is the function of connective tissue?
1) establishing a structural framework for the body, 2) transporting fluids and dissolved materials from in body, 3) provides protection for delicate organs, 4) supports, surrounds, and interconnects other tissue types, 5) stores energy reserves (especially lipids), and 6) defends the body from invasion
These bones are thin and run on parallel surfaces.
Form the roof of the skull, sternum, ribs, and the scapulae
Flat bones
What is the aorta?
The aorta is the main artery of the body, supplying oxygenated blood to the circulatory system
This term refers to the separation of superior and inferior parts of the body.
Transverse.
What is the function of the Lymphatic System?
To get rid of toxins, waste, and unwanted materials
To transport lymph, a fluid containing white blood cells, throughout the body and filter the white blood cells.
What are the four types of tissue?
Epithelial, Connective, Muscular, Nervous
The bones are long and slender.
Located in the arms, forearms, thigh, leg, palms, soles, fingers, and toes.
Long Bones
What is the role of capillaries in the cardiovascular system?
Capillaries are important in the cardiovascular system because they interconnect the the smallest arteries and the smallest veins, in turn assisting blood flow.