Med Term #3 Body Organization

Question 1

Closes to the point of attachment.

Answer 1

Proximal

Question 2

Farthest from the point of attachment.

Answer 2

Distal

Question 3

Above

Answer 3

Superior

Question 4

Below

Answer 4

Inferior

Question 5

Anterior, Ventral

Answer 5

Front

Question 6

Back

Answer 6

Dorsal, Posterior

Question 7

Pertaining to the skin.

Answer 7

Cutaneous

Question 8

Referring to mucous membrane.

Answer 8

Mucosa

Question 9

Tissue that lines surfaces or spaces, leading to outside of the body.

Answer 9

Mucous Membrane

Question 10

Membrane covering each organ in a body cavity.

Answer 10

Visceral Membrane

Question 10

Lining of a body cavity.

Answer 10

Parietal Membrane

Question 11

Towards the middle.

Answer 11

Medial

Question 12

Towards the side.

Answer 12

Lateral

Question 13

The microscopic study of living tissues.

Answer 13

Histology

Question 14

Elastic-like fibers found in connective tissues.

Answer 14

Elastin

Question 15

Fibrous protein occurring in bones and cartilage.

Answer 15

Fibrin

Question 16

Band/sheet of fibrous membranes covering, binding, and supporting a muscle.

Answer 16

Fascia

Question 17

Thin, watery body fluid

Answer 17

Serious Fluid

Question 18

A lubricating substance produced by the synovial membrane that lines joint cavities.

Answer 18

Synovial Fluid

Question 19

To deposit mineral salts.

Answer 19

Calcify

Question 20

To transplant tissues into a body part to replace damaged tissue.

Answer 20

Graft

Question 21

Relating to an outer part.

Answer 21

External

Question 22

Relating to the stomach.

Answer 22

Gastric

Question 23

Relating to the inside of the body.

Answer 23

Internal

Question 24

The space in the chest between the plural sacs of the lungs.

Answer 24

Mediastinum

Question 25

Extending in the same direction, but not meeting.

Answer 25

Parallel

Question 26

Imaginary dividing line useful for separating body structures.

Answer 26

Plane

Question 27

At right angles to a given plane.

Answer 27

Perpendicular

Question 28

A cut made through the body in the direction of a certain plane.

Answer 28

Section

Question 29

Navel, abdominal depression marking the former point of attachment of the umbilical cord.

Answer 29

Umbilicus

Question 30

The study of the structure of an organism.

Answer 30

Anatomy

Question 31

The study of the functions of organisms and their parts.

Answer 31

Physiology

Question 32

The study of cells.

Answer 32

Cytology

Question 33

The study of the small tissues, organs, and cells that cannot be seen with the naked eye.

Answer 33

Microscopic Anatomy

Question 34

To divide into equal parts.

Answer 34

Dissect

Question 35

Group of organs functioning together, within one or more body systems, and located in one similar area of the body.

Answer 35

Body Cavity

Question 36

Of, relating to, or lying in the mouth.

Answer 36

Buccal, Oral

Question 37

Of or relating to the head

Answer 37

Cephalic

Question 38

Lining of the abdominal cavity.

Answer 38

Peritoneal Membrane