terminology

Question 1

anatomy

Answer 1

science of structure and the relationships among structures

Question 2

gross anatomy

Answer 2

surface or regional anatomy

Question 3

microanatomy/microscopic anatomy

Answer 3

cytology and histology

Question 4

physiology

Answer 4

science of body functions

Question 5

cell physiology

Answer 5

chemical or molecular level

Question 6

systemic physiology

Answer 6

functions of specific organ systems

Question 7

what are the different systems of the body

Answer 7

musculoskeletal
respiratory 
cardiovascular
digestive
urinary
endocrine
reproductive
nervous

Question 8

cyto

Answer 8

denotes a cell

Question 9

itis

Answer 9

denotes inflammation

Question 10

bi

Answer 10

two

Question 11

ulum

Answer 11

small one

Question 12

gastrikos

Answer 12

stomach

Question 13

serratus

Answer 13

muscle on surface of ribs 1-8 at side of chest. anterior on medial border of scapula

Question 14

what is the anatomical position

Answer 14

standing, facing forward, arms to side, palms forward, feet together

Question 15

coronal/frontal

Answer 15

spilt into anterior and posterior

Question 16

transverse

Answer 16

split into superior and inferior

Question 17

sagittal

Answer 17

split into left and right

Question 18

oblique

Answer 18

split diagonally

Question 19

directional terms

Answer 19

describes the location of one structure relative to another

Question 20

superior and inferior

Answer 20

higher and lower

Question 21

cranial or caudal

Answer 21

(animals on four legs)

towards head and towards tail

Question 22

posterior and anterior

Answer 22

back and front

Question 23

dorsal and ventral

Answer 23

dorsal top and ventral bottom (e.g. dolphin)

Question 24

lateral and medial

Answer 24

further from midline and closer to midline

Question 25

distal and proximal

Answer 25

(refers to limbs)

closer to fingers/toes and closer to torso

Question 26

abduction/adduction

Answer 26

abduction = moving laterally away from the body e.g. lifting arms
adduction = moving closer to the body e.g. lowering arms

Question 27

flexion/extension

Answer 27

flexion = decreases angle between 2 body parts 
extension = increases angle

Question 28

supination/pronation

Answer 28

supination = palms anterior 
pronation = palms posterior

Question 29

circumduction

Answer 29

conical movement of body parts e.g. eye socket

combo of flex/ext and abd/add