Homework A2

Fill in the blank: In regards to the axial region, the ______ aspect contains cavities that are completely encased in bone.

posterior, dorsal, cranial, or thoracic

Fill in the blank: The anatomical term for the diamond-shaped region between the thighs that contains the anus and selected external reproductive organs is ______.

Perineal

Quiz: Which part of the temporal bone houses the sensory structures of the inner ear?

Petrous part

Fill in the blank: The anatomical term for the area posterior to the knee is _____.

Popliteal

Fill in the blank: When a stimulus is reinforced to continue in the same direction until a climactic event occurs, it is best as described as ______.

Positive feedback

Fill in the blank: A receptor typically consists of ______.

Sensory neurons

Fill in the blank: Sural refers to the ______.

Calf area of the leg

Fill in the blank: The internal carotid artery passes through the opening in the temporal bone called the ______.

Carotid canal

Define: Umbilical

Center of the nine regions

Define: Buccal

Cheek

Define: Mental

Chin

Quiz: What is the suture that connects the frontal and parietal bones of the skull called?

Coronal suture

Quiz: What tissue is sutures connects cranial bones firmly together?

Dense regular connective tissue

Fill in the blank: Lumbar is to lower back as manus is to _____.

Hand

Quiz: Which features on the external surface of the occipital bone, often more prominent in males, act as attachment sites for neck ligaments and muscles?

Inferior and superior nuchal lines

Define: Groin

Inguinal

Fill in the blank: The ______ lines the internal walls of the abdominopelvic cavity.

Parietal peritoneum

Define: Epigastric

The region above the umbilical region

Define: External occipital crest

trunk of occipital bone

Define: Frontal / Frons

Anatomical term for forehead

Define: Sternal

Anterior middle region of the thorax

Fill in the blank: Pubic refers to the ______.

Anterior region of the pelvis

Define: Axillary

Armpit

Fill in the blank: The tympanic part of the temporal bone surrounds the ______.

External acoustic meatus

Define: Hallux

Great toe

Fill in the blank: The pericardial cavity is ______ to the pleural cavities.

Medial

Fill in the blank: In a negative feedback process, the resulting action will always be in the ______ direction of the stimulus.

Opposite

Fill in the blank: Plantar refers to the ______.

Sole of the foot

Fill in the blank: The heart and lungs are organs in the ______ cavity.

Thoracic

Define: Pollex

Thumb

T/F: Most processes in the body are controlled by negative feedback.

True

Fill in the blank: On the anterior surface of the body, the anatomical term for the region inferior to the thorax and superior to the hip bones is the ______ region.

abdominal; umbilical; or hypogastric

Define: Frontal crest

feature of the frontal bone acts as an attachment site for the meninges to help stabilize the brain within the skull

Define: Inferior nuchal line

left branch of the occipital bone

Fill in the blank: Regarding the serous membranes of the ventral cavity, a ______ layer lines the internal surface of the body wall, whereas a ______ layer covers the external surface of organs.

parietal ; visceral

Fill in the blank: The ventral aspect of the axial region of the body contains the ______.

thoracic and abdominopelvic cavity

Fill in the blank: The anatomical term for the portion of the upper limb between the elbow and the wrist is ______.

Antebrachial

Fill in the blank: Olecranon refers to the ______.

Posterior aspect of the elbow

Fill in the blank: The correct anatomical term for front of the elbow is ______.

Antecubital

T/F: Because the end result of a positive feedback mechanism is to increase the activity, positive feedback mechanisms are much more common than negative feedback mechanisms.

False

Fill in the blank: The anatomical term for lower back is ______.

Lumbar

Quiz: The bump you feel posterior to your ear lobe on your lateral skull corresponds to which structure of the temporal bone?

Mastoid process

Quiz: Frontal bone features include

The glabella, superciliary arch, supraorbital margin, and supraorbital foramen (notch)

Define: Mastoid process

The prominent bulge on the inferior surface of the temporal bone that acts as an anchor for neck muscles

Define: Right hypochondriac

The region to the right of the epigastric region

Define: Right iliac

The region to the right of the hypogastric region

Define: Styloid Process

The thin, pointed process located on the posteroinferior surface of the temporal bone

Fill in the blank: The posterior aspect of the axial region of the body contains the ______.

cranial cavity and vertebral canal

Define: Superior nuchal line

right branch of the occipital bone

Define: Umbilicus / naval

The central point that is used when the abdomen is divided into four quadrants

Define: Superciliary arch

The bone above the eye

Define: Supraorbital margin

The bone above the eyebrow

Define: Glabella

The bone between the eyebrows

Fill in the blank: Sacral refers to the ______.

Posterior region between the hip bones

Fill in the blank: The component of homeostasis, called the_____ is the sensory nerve body structure that detects changes in a variable, which is either the substance or process that is regulated.

receptor ; sensor

Fill in the blank: Cranial is to skull as auricular is to ______.

Ear

Fill in the blank: The facial nerve (CN VII) passes through the opening in the temporal bone called the ______.

Stylomastoid foramen

Quiz: Which opening in the petrous part of the temporal bone acts as a passageway for nerves and blood vessels supplying the inner ear?

Internal acoustic meatus

Define: External occipital protuberance

bottom of the trunk of the occipital bone

Fill in the blank: The anatomical term for hip is ______, whereas the anatomical term for wrist is ______.

coxal; carpal