Chapter 2 Body Structure

Question 1

Anterior

Answer 1

Toward the front of the body, organ, or structure

Anter=anterior, front
-ior=pertaining to

Question 2

Anteroposterior

Answer 2

Pertaining to the front and back of the body or passing from the front to the back of the body

Question 3

Inferior

Answer 3

Pertaining to below, lower, or toward the tail

Infer= lower, below
-ior=pertaining to

Question 4

Scan

Answer 4

Process of using a moving device or a sweeping beam of radiation to produce images of an internal area, organ, or tissue of the body.

Question 5

Cellular level

Answer 5

Molecules combine to form cells, the basic structural and functional units of the body

Question 6

Tissue level

Answer 6

Groups of cells that work together to perform a specialized function

Question 7

Organ level

Answer 7

Structures that are composed of two or more different types of tissue; they have specific functions and usually have recognizable shapes.

Question 8

System level

Answer 8

Related organs with a common function; also called “organ-system level”

Question 9

Organism level

Answer 9

Collection of body systems that makes up the most complex level: a living human being. All parts of the human body functioning together constitute the total organism.

Question 10

Anatomical position

Answer 10

Person stands erect, eyes look staight ahead, the arms are at the sides of the body with the palms of the hand turned forward, and the feet are parallel to one another and flat on the floor.