Intro to Anatomy

Question 1

11 organ systems

Answer 1

• Integumentary
• Skeletal
• Muscular
• Nervous
• Endocrine
• Cardiovascular
• Digestive
• Urinary
• Lymphatic
• Respiratory
• Male reproductive
• Female reproductive

Question 2

Integumentary system

Answer 2

• Encloses internal body structures
• Site of many sensory receptors

Question 3

Skeletal system

Answer 3

• Supports body
• Enables movement (w muscular system)

Question 4

Muscular System

Answer 4

• Enables movement
• Helps maintain temperature

Question 5

Nervous system

Answer 5

• Detects and processes sensory info
• Activates bodily responses

Question 6

Endocrine system

Answer 6

• Secretes hormones
• Regulates bodily processes

Question 7

Cardiovascular system

Answer 7

• Delivers oxygen and nutrients to tissue
• Equalises temp in body

Question 8

Digestive system

Answer 8

• Processes food for use by body
• Removes waste from undigested food

Question 9

Urinary system

Answer 9

• Controls water balance in the body
• Removes wastes from blood

Question 10

Lymphatic system

Answer 10

• Returns fluid to blood
• Defends against pathogens

Question 11

Respiratory system

Answer 11

• Removes Co2
• Delivers oxygen

Question 12

Male reproductive system

Answer 12

• Produces sex hormones and gametes
• Delivers to female

Question 13

Female reproductive system

Answer 13

• Produces sex hormones and gametes
• Supports foetus till birth
• Produces milk for infant

Question 14

4 types of tissue

Answer 14

• Connective tissue
• Muscle tissue
• Nervous tissue
• Epithelial tissue

Question 15

Connective tissue

Answer 15

Binds cells and organs of the body together

Question 16

Muscle tissue

Answer 16

Provides movement
- Skeletal, smooth and cardiac

Question 17

Nervous tissue

Answer 17

Allows propagation of electrochemical signals in form of nerve impulses

Question 18

Epithelial tissue

Answer 18

Sheets of cells that cover exterior surfaces of the body

Question 19

Anatomical position

Answer 19

Upright, feet shoulder width apart, toes forward, arms held to the side and palms face forward

Question 20

Anterior

Answer 20

Describes the front or direction toward the front of the body

Question 21

Posterior

Answer 21

Describes the back or direction toward the back of the body

Question 22

Superior

Answer 22

Describes a position above or higher than another part of the body proper

Question 23

Inferior

Answer 23

Describes a position below or lower than another part of the body proper; near or toward the tail

Question 24

Lateral

Answer 24

Describes the side or direction toward the side of the body

Question 25

Medial

Answer 25

Describes the middle or direction toward the middle of the body

Question 26

Proximal

Answer 26

Describes a position in a limb that is nearer to the point of attachment or the trunk of the body

Question 27

Distal

Answer 27

Describes a position in a limb that is farther from the point of attachment or the trunk of the body

Question 28

Superficial

Answer 28

Describes a position closer to the surface of the body

Question 29

Deep

Answer 29

Describes a position farther from the surface of the body

Question 30

Increasing complexity of structures of the body:

Answer 30

• Subatomic particles,
• atoms, molecules,
• organelles, cells,
• tissues,
• organs,
• organ systems,
• organisms and
• biosphere