Week 3

Question 1

abdomen

Answer 1

part of trunk between thorax and pelvis

Question 2

anterior

Answer 2

the front surface of the body

Question 3

caudal

Answer 3

pertaining to or nearer to the tailbone

Question 4

cephalic

Answer 4

pertaining to or nearer to the head

Question 5

distal

Answer 5

situated away from the center of the body

Question 6

dorsal

Answer 6

pertaining to the back or situated behind

Question 7

medial

Answer 7

nearer to the middle of the body

Question 8

posterior

Answer 8

pertaining to the back surface of the body

Question 9

prone

Answer 9

lying face down, flat on your belly

Question 10

proximal

Answer 10

situated nearest to the center of the body

Question 11

sagittal

Answer 11

vertical plane through the body dividing it into right and left portions

Question 12

supine

Answer 12

lying face up, flat on your spine

Question 13

transverse

Answer 13

horizontal plane diving the body into upper and lower portions

Question 14

ventral

Answer 14

pertaining to the belly or situated near the surface of the belly

Question 15

quadrant

Answer 15

one quarter of a circle; one of four regions of the sruface of the abdomen

Question 16

anabolism

Answer 16

the buildup of complex substances in the cell from simpler ones as a part of metabolism

Question 17

catabolism

Answer 17

the breakdown of complex substances into simpler ones as a a part of metabolism

Question 18

intracellular

Answer 18

within the cell

Question 19

lipid

Answer 19

general term for all types of fatty compounds (cholesterol, triglycerides, fatty acids)

Question 20

membrane

Answer 20

thin layer of tissue covering a structure or cavity

Question 21

metabolism

Answer 21

the constantly changing physical and chemical processes occurring in the cell that are the sum of anabolism and catabolism

Question 22

arthroscopy

Answer 22

visual examination of the interior of a joint

Question 23

cartilage

Answer 23

nonvascular, firm connective tissue found mostly in joints

Question 24

collagen

Answer 24

major protein of connective tissues, cartilage and bone

Question 25

synovial

Answer 25

pertaining to the synovial membrane or fluid

Question 26

cardiovascular

Answer 26

pertaining to the heart and blood vessels

Question 27

digestion, digestive

Answer 27

breakdown of food into elements suitable for cell metabolism

Question 28

endocrine

Answer 28

a gland that produces an internal or hormonal substance

Question 29

homeostasis

Answer 29

maintaining the stability of a system or the body's internal environment

Question 30

integument

Answer 30

organ system the covers the body, the skin being the main organ within the system

Question 31

integumentary

Answer 31

pertaining to the covering of the body

Question 32

lymph, lymphatic

Answer 32

clear fluid collected from body tissues and transported by lymph vessels to the venous circulation

Question 33

respiration, respiratory

Answer 33

process of breathing; fundamental process of life used to exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide

Question 34

skeleton, skeletal

Answer 34

the bony framework of the body

Question 35

urinary

Answer 35

pertaining to urine