Ch 2 Vocab Practice

Question 1

the body is standing erect with the arms at the sides of the body, palms of hands facing forward, eyes looking straight ahead, legs parallel with feet and toes pointed forward

Answer 1

Anatomical Position

Question 2

directional term meaning tip or summit

Answer 2

Apex

Question 3

directional term meaning bottom or lower part

Answer 3

base

Question 4

Basic unit of all living things

Answer 4

Cell

Question 5

Outermost boundary of the cell

Answer 5

Cell Membrane

Question 6

Supporting and protecting tissues in body structures

Answer 6

Connective tissue

Question 7

the watery internal environment of a cell

Answer 7

cytoplasm

Question 8

directional term meaning away from the surface of the body

Answer 8

deep

Question 9

major muscle of inspiration

Answer 9

diaphragm

Question 10

directional term meaning located farthest from the point of attachment to the body

Answer 10

distal

Question 11

tissue found throughout body as skin, outer coverings of organs, and inner lining for tubular or hollow structures

Answer 11

epithelial tissue

Question 12

a vertical plane which divides the body into anterior and posterior sections (a coronal plane)

Answer 12

frontal plane

Question 13

central region of the chest cavity

Answer 13

the mediastinum

Question 14

specialized tissue which functions for contracting

Answer 14

muscular tissue

Question 15

conducts electrical impulses to and from brain and the rest of the body

Answer 15

nervous tissue

Question 16

group of different tissues coming together to perform special functions

Answer 16

organs

Question 17

outer layer of serous membrane which lines the cavity

Answer 17

parietal layer

Question 18

membranous sac that lines abdominal cavity and encases abdominopelvic organs

Answer 18

peritoneum

Question 19

directional term meaning near or on the back or spinal cord side of the body

Answer 19

posterior

Question 20

directional term meaning lying horizontally facing downward

Answer 20

prone

Question 21

directional term meaning located closest to the point of attachment to the body

Answer 21

proximal

Question 22

vertical plane that divides the body into left and right sections

Answer 22

sagittal plane

Question 23

directional term meaning toward the surface of the body

Answer 23

superficial

Question 24

directional term meaning lying horizontally and facing upward

Answer 24

supine

Question 25

several organs working in compatible manner to perform complex function or functions

Answer 25

system

Question 26

cells of the same type grouped to perform one activity

Answer 26

tissues

Question 27

horizontal plane that divides body into superior and inferior sections

Answer 27

transverse

Question 28

torso region of the body

Answer 28

trunk

Question 29

the name for the internal organs of the body

Answer 29

viscera

Question 30

inner layer of serous membrane which adheres to surface of the organs

Answer 30

visceral layer