BODY TISSUE

Question 1

group of cells with similar structure and function

Answer 1

tissues

Question 2

what are the 4 primary types of tissues

Answer 2

1. epithelium
2. connective tissue
3. nervous tissue
4. muscle tissue

Question 3

type of tissue found in: body coverings, body linings, glandular tissue

Answer 3

epithelial tissue

Question 4

a tissue, its main function is: protection, absorption, filtration, secretion

Answer 4

epithelial tissue

Question 5

tissue found everywhere in the body; the most abundant and widely distributed tissues

main function:

• binds body tissue together
• supports the body
• provides protection

Answer 5

connective tissue

Question 6

a tissue that produce movement

Answer 6

muscle tissue

Question 7

what are the three types of muscle tissue

Answer 7

1. skeletal muscle
2. cardiac muscle
3. smooth muscle

Question 8

a muscle that can be control voluntarily; cell are striated; have more than one nucleus

Answer 8

skeletal muscle

Question 9

a muscle found only in the heart; pump blood involuntarily; cell striated; one nucleus per cell;

Answer 9

cardiac muscle

Question 10

an involuntary muscle; surrounds hollow organs; no visible striations; one nucleus per cell; found in the digestive system

Answer 10

smooth muscle

Question 11

a type of tissue, sends impulses to other areas of the body

irritability
conductivity

Answer 11

nervous tissue

Question 12

the standard reference position of the body

Answer 12

anatomical position

Question 13

refers to a person standing upright with the face facing directed forward; upper limbs hanging to the sides, and the palms of hands facing forward

Answer 13

anatomical position

Question 14

3 major planes of the body

Answer 14

1. coronal (frontal)
2. mid-sagittal
3. transverse or axial plane

Question 15

oriented vertically, divides the body into anterior and posterior parts and right angle to median plane

Answer 15

coronal/ frontal plane

Question 16

plane that passes through the center of the body dividing it into equal right and left halves

Answer 16

mid-sagittal plane

Question 17

divides the body into superior and inferior parts

Answer 17

transverse or axial plane

Question 18

means below or down

Answer 18

inferior

Question 19

means above or up

Answer 19

superior

Question 20

means toward the front of the body

Answer 20

anterior/ ventral

Question 21

means toward the back of the body

Answer 21

posterior/ dorsal

Question 22

away from the midline of the body

Answer 22

lateral

Question 23

toward the midline of the body

Answer 23

medial

Question 24

closer to the point of attachment/ origin

Answer 24

proximal (near the head)

Question 25

farther from the point of attachment

Answer 25

distal (near the toes)

Question 26

toward or on the surface

Answer 26

superficial

Question 27

away from the surface, internal

Answer 27

deep

Question 28

is a movement that takes place in the sagittal plane

Answer 28

flexion

Question 29

means straitening of the joint and usually takes place in the posterior direction

Answer 29

extension

Question 30

lateral movement of the trunk in the coronal plane

Answer 30

lateral flexion

Question 31

is a movement of the limb toward the body in the coronal plane

Answer 31

abduction

Question 32

is the movement of limb toward the body in the coronal plane

Answer 32

adduction

Question 33

is the term applied to the movement of the part of the around its axis

Answer 33

rotation

Question 34

is term applied to the movement that result in the anterior surface of the part facing medially

Answer 34

medial rotation

Question 35

is the term applied to the movement that results in the anterior surface of the part facing laterally

Answer 35

lateral rotation

Question 36

is a medial rotation of the forearm in such a manner that the palm of the hand faces posteriorly

Answer 36

pronation

Question 37

is a lateral rotation of the palm up

Answer 37

supination

Question 38

movement in which one end of an appendage remains stationary while the other end makes circular motion

Answer 38

circumduction

Question 39

what are the 3 main body cavities in the body

Answer 39

1. thoracic cavity 2. abdominal cavity 3. pelvic cavity

Question 40

enclosed in the thoracic wall and the diaphragm is subdivided into three major compartments

Answer 40

thoracic cavity

Question 41

cavity/ies that enclose the lungs

Answer 41

left and right pleural cavity

Question 42

the one separating the pleural cavities

Answer 42

mediastinum

Question 43

abdomen and pelvis form single best body cavity; biggest single body cavity

Answer 43

abdominopelvis cavity

Question 44

opening of the abdomen by the surgeon

Answer 44

laparotomy

Question 45

refers to the gap or spaces formed inside the skull

Answer 45

intracranial cavity

Question 46

refers to the gap or spaces formed inside the skull; biggest compartment

Answer 46

intracranial cavity

Question 47

protect the nervous system; back part of our body

Answer 47

dorsal cavity

Question 48

cavity in brain

Answer 48

cranial cavity

Question 49

cavity in spinal cord

Answer 49

spinal cavity

Question 50

houses the visceral organs (thoracic cavity & abdominopelvic cavity)

Answer 50

vetral cavity