Introduction

Question 1

What areas of anatomy?

Answer 1

Histology (microscopic feature), Gross anatomy (macroscopic feature),Neuroanatomy, Embryology

Question 2

Axial

Answer 2

forms the main vertical axis of the body, and includes the head, neck, and trunk

Question 3

Appendicular

Answer 3

include the limbs or appendages that attach to the axis

Question 4

Superior(cranial)

Answer 4

Above or over

Question 5

Inferior(Caudal)

Answer 5

Below or under

Question 6

Anterior(ventral)

Answer 6

in front of, front

Question 7

Posterior(dorsal)

Answer 7

after, behind, following, toward the rear

Question 8

Medial

Answer 8

Toward the midline, middle, away from the side

Question 9

Lateral

Answer 9

Toward the side, away from the middle

Question 10

Proximal

Answer 10

Near, closer to the orgin

Question 11

Distal

Answer 11

Away from, farther from the origin

Question 12

Superficial

Answer 12

Closer to thr surface of the body

Question 13

Deep to the skin

Answer 13

Farther from the surface of the body

Question 14

Parietal

Answer 14

Indicating components of the body walls, which may include the muscles, connective tissue, and tissue covering the organs

Question 15

Visceral

Answer 15

Lines the outer surfaces of the organs (viscera) that are located within the cavities

Question 16

The four types of tissues

Answer 16

Epithelial, connective, nervous, muscular

Question 17

Epithelium

Answer 17

tissue composed of closely apposed (side by side) cells with very little or no intervening intercellular substance

Question 18

Covering Epithelium

Answer 18

cells that cover the external and internal surfaces

Question 19

Glandular Epithelium

Answer 19

cells that produce and secrete products, such as hormones

Question 20

Functions of Epithelium

Answer 20

Support and protection, permeability, sensation, secretion

Question 21

Simple Epithelium

Answer 21

Epithelium that is only one cell layer thick

Question 22

Stratified Epithelium

Answer 22

Epithelium that is two or more cell layers thick; only the deepest layer of cells is in contact with the basal lamina

Question 23

Squamous Epithelium

Answer 23

Flat (thin), wide, and somewhat irregular in shape

Question 24

Cuboidal

Answer 24

About the same size on all sides; the nucleus is usually centrally located

Question 25

Columnar

Answer 25

Taller than they are wide; nucleus is oval and located in the basal region of the cell

Question 26

Connective Tissue Functions

Answer 26

Support and protection, provides a structural framework for the body, medium for exchange of nutrients and metabolic waste, storage and repair, defence