Body Vocab

Question 1

Anterior

Answer 1

Front portion

Question 2

Posterior

Answer 2

Back portion

Question 3

Benign

Answer 3

Non cancerous growth. Won’t spread

Question 4

Caudal

Answer 4

The tail

Question 5

Cranial

Answer 5

Skull

Question 6

Cell

Answer 6

Smallest most numerous unit of living matter

Question 7

Distal

Answer 7

Furthest from the trunk of the body

Question 8

Proximal

Answer 8

Toward the trunk of the body

Question 9

Dorsal

Answer 9

Back

Question 10

Ventral

Answer 10

Front

Question 11

Dorsum

Answer 11

Back or prosterior surface of a part

Question 12

Frontal

Answer 12

Divides the body or body part into front and back portions

Question 13

Inferior

Answer 13

Below or toward the feet

Question 14

Superior

Answer 14

Above or toward the head

Question 15

Lateral

Answer 15

Toward the side of the body

Question 16

Medial

Answer 16

Toward the midline of the body

Question 17

Malignant

Answer 17

Cancer growth that spreads quickly form original location

Question 18

Metastasis

Answer 18

Cancer spread to another location.

Question 19

Midsagittal plane

Answer 19

Divides body into left and right half

Question 20

Organ

Answer 20

Group of tissues working together

Question 21

Pelvic cavity

Answer 21

Contains bladder and reproductive organs

Question 22

Peritoneum

Answer 22

Double membrane that covers organs in the abdomen

Question 23

Prone

Answer 23

Lying face down on abdomen

Question 24

Supine

Answer 24

Lying face up on the back

Question 25

System

Answer 25

Group of organs working together

Question 26

Thoracic cavity

Answer 26

Contains heart, lungs, aorta, bronchial tubes

Question 27

Tissue

Answer 27

Similar cells grouped together performing specialized functions

Question 28

Transverse plane

Answer 28

Horizontal plane dividing the body into upper and lower Portions

Question 29

Abdominal cavity

Answer 29

Contains liver, gallbladder, spleen, stomach, pancreas, intestines and kidneys