Chapter 1 Introduction: Book Questions

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the anatomical term for buttock is _______.

gluteal

the anatomical term for chin is _____.

mental

the anatomical term for ankle or the root of the foot is _____.

tarsal

the correct anatomic directional term for "in front of" is

ventral

the correct anatomical term for the front of the elbow is _____.

antecubital

mammary is to _______ as brachial is to arm

breast

the anatomical term for facial cheek is ______.

buccal

the anatomical term for heel is _____.

calcaneal

the anatomical term for wrist is ______.

carpal

what is the opposite directional term of cranial?

caudal

the correct anatomical term for head is ______.

cephalic

List the following structural levels of organization in the human body, from the simplest to the most complex. Organismal, Chemical, Organ, Tissue

chemical, tissue, organ, organismal

the anatomical term for hip is ______.

coxal

what is the opposite directional term of caudal?

cranial

the anatomical term for the portion of the lower limb between the knee and the ankle is _____.

crural

What is the opposite directional term of superficial?

deep

which anatomical directional term means "on the inside" or "underneath another structure"?

deep

what is the opposite directional term of proximal?

distal

a coronal plane....

divides the body into anterior and posterior parts

what is the opposite directional term of ventral?

dorsal

the anatomical term for forehead is _____.

frontal

the anatomical term coxal refers to the ______.

hip

the anatomical term describing the groin is ______.

inguinal

the anatomical term for lower back is _______.

lumbar

the correct anatomic directional term meaning "toward the midline of the body" is _____.

medial

a plane that passes through the body at an angle is called a(n) _____ plane.

oblique

When the nose, pharynx, and trachea collaborate to clean, warm, humidify, and conduct air from the atmosphere to the gas exchange surfaces in the lungs, which level of organization is depicted?

organ system level

The ______ level is the highest structural level of organization in the human body

organismal

The anatomical term for the palm of the hand is _____.

palmar

the correct anatomical term for kneecap is ______.

patellar

The anatomical term for the chest is ______.

pectoral

the urinary bladder and internal reproductive organs are in the _____ cavity.

pelvic

the anatomical term for the diamond-shaped region between the thighs that contains the anus and selected external reproductive organs is _____.

perineal

the anatomical term for the entire foot is ______.

pes

what is the opposite directional term of deep?

superficial

which anatomical directional term means "on the outside"?

superficial

the correct anatomic directional term for "closer to the head" is _____.

superior

the anatomical term for the calf is _______.

sural

______ are precise organizations of similar cells that perform specialized functions

tissues

Which plane do these phrases describe? It divides the body into superior and inferior parts. It cuts perpendicular to the long axis of the body. It is also called a horizontal plane.

transverse plane

True or false: As the human body grows in size, structures such as the brain become more complex.

true

what is the opposite directional term of dorsal?

ventral

the anatomical term for mouth is _______.

oral

what is the opposite directional term of distal?

proximal

which anatomic plane, one that extends through the body vertically and divides structures into right and left portions, is often used to show internal body parts, especially in the head and thoracic organs?

midsagittal plane

the plane known as the _____ plane passes through the specimen at an angle

oblique

the anatomical term for the back of the head is ______.

occipital

The structure that contains two or more tissue types that work together to perform specific, complex, functions is called a(n) ________.

organ

the correct anatomical term for spinal column is _______

vertebral


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