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
