Anat 100 Study Guide Questions with Correct
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Anatomy
The study of the body's structure
Physiology
The study of the body's function
Anterior
Located at or toward the front of the body
Cranial
Near the head
Deep
Distant from the surace of the body
Distal
The part furthest from the center of the body
Inferior
Toward the lower aspect
Lateral
Located nearest to the side of the body
Medial
Located nearest to the middle of the body
,Peripheral
Away from the center of the body
Posterior(dorsal)
Located at or toward the back of the body
Proximal
The part nearest the centr of the body
Superficial
Near fbe surface of the body
Superior
Toward the head
Acute
Sharp; any condition that is short but severe
Adaption
The body's response to a changing environment or situation
Ambulatory
Able to walk
Artery
A blood vessel that carries blood aeay from the heart
Atrophy
A wasting away of any part of the body; usually occurs with lack of use
, Benign
Non-malignant; also means not serious
Capillary
A tiny blood vessel, through which food and oxygen and other substances pass to the cells
Cell
The basic unit of body structure
Chronic
A condition lasting a long time
Collateral
Additional growth, like a small side branch of a blood vessel or nerve
Compensation
When the organ or system cannot adapt, then it must compensate. To compensate is to alter
the function in such a way that the body can still carry on. The compensation may not be
helpful, but it does allow the body to carry on
Connective
A tissue which holds organs in place, holds the body together, and forms the framework of
the body, sheaths the muscle, and connects the muscle to bones and bones to joints. Bone is a
dense form of connective tissue (it is also the most abundant tissue in the body)
Digestion
The pricess of physically and chemically breaking doen food so that it can be absorbed for
the use by the cells of the body
Answers
Anatomy
The study of the body's structure
Physiology
The study of the body's function
Anterior
Located at or toward the front of the body
Cranial
Near the head
Deep
Distant from the surace of the body
Distal
The part furthest from the center of the body
Inferior
Toward the lower aspect
Lateral
Located nearest to the side of the body
Medial
Located nearest to the middle of the body
,Peripheral
Away from the center of the body
Posterior(dorsal)
Located at or toward the back of the body
Proximal
The part nearest the centr of the body
Superficial
Near fbe surface of the body
Superior
Toward the head
Acute
Sharp; any condition that is short but severe
Adaption
The body's response to a changing environment or situation
Ambulatory
Able to walk
Artery
A blood vessel that carries blood aeay from the heart
Atrophy
A wasting away of any part of the body; usually occurs with lack of use
, Benign
Non-malignant; also means not serious
Capillary
A tiny blood vessel, through which food and oxygen and other substances pass to the cells
Cell
The basic unit of body structure
Chronic
A condition lasting a long time
Collateral
Additional growth, like a small side branch of a blood vessel or nerve
Compensation
When the organ or system cannot adapt, then it must compensate. To compensate is to alter
the function in such a way that the body can still carry on. The compensation may not be
helpful, but it does allow the body to carry on
Connective
A tissue which holds organs in place, holds the body together, and forms the framework of
the body, sheaths the muscle, and connects the muscle to bones and bones to joints. Bone is a
dense form of connective tissue (it is also the most abundant tissue in the body)
Digestion
The pricess of physically and chemically breaking doen food so that it can be absorbed for
the use by the cells of the body
