Chapter 1 Introduction: Book Questions
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
