Anatomy Lecture Mizzou Exam 1 Questions And
100% Correct Answers
Integumentary system: - ANSWER Skin, hair, nails
Function: protects against outside environment, maintains internal water balance
Skeletal system: - ANSWER Bones
Function: supports body, stores minerals
Muscular system: - ANSWER Skeletal, smooth and cardiac muscle
Function: facilitates movement, pumps blood, moves materials through digestive tract,
controls entrances and exits, generates heat
Nervous system: - ANSWER Brain, spinal cord, nerves
Function: transmits signals
Endocrine system: - ANSWER Glands
Function: Produce hormones to regulate metabolism, growth, reproduction, etc.
Cardiovascular system: - ANSWER Heart and blood vessels
,Function: carries nutrients and oxygen, removes wastes
Lymphatic (immune) system: - ANSWER Lymph vessels and glands, spleen, thymus,
bone marrow, cells
Function: guards against infection (immune response)
Respiratory system: - ANSWER Nasal cavity, pharynx, trachea, lungs
Function: brings in oxygen, eliminates carbon dioxide
Digestive system: - ANSWER Oral cavity, esophagus, liver, gallbladder, pancreas,
stomach, small intestine, large intestine, rectum
Function: food intake and nutrient absorption, elimination of wastes
Urinary system: - ANSWER Kidneys, ureters, bladder, urethra
Function: Filters blood, removes waste
Reproductive system: - ANSWER Female: mammary glands, ovaries, oviducts, uterus,
cervix, vagina
Male: testes, penis, glands, vas deferens
Function: reproduction
Standard Anatomical Position - ANSWER Standing upright
, Head faces forward
Arms at sides
Palms face forward
Thumbs pointed outward
Feet flat
Toes pointing forward
Anterior
(Ventral) - ANSWER front side
Posterior
(Dorsal) - ANSWER back side
Superior - ANSWER towards the top
Inferior - ANSWER towards the bottom
Medial - ANSWER towards the midline
Lateral - ANSWER away from midline
Proximal - ANSWER closer to trunk
Distal - ANSWER farther from trunk
Superficial - ANSWER towards surface
100% Correct Answers
Integumentary system: - ANSWER Skin, hair, nails
Function: protects against outside environment, maintains internal water balance
Skeletal system: - ANSWER Bones
Function: supports body, stores minerals
Muscular system: - ANSWER Skeletal, smooth and cardiac muscle
Function: facilitates movement, pumps blood, moves materials through digestive tract,
controls entrances and exits, generates heat
Nervous system: - ANSWER Brain, spinal cord, nerves
Function: transmits signals
Endocrine system: - ANSWER Glands
Function: Produce hormones to regulate metabolism, growth, reproduction, etc.
Cardiovascular system: - ANSWER Heart and blood vessels
,Function: carries nutrients and oxygen, removes wastes
Lymphatic (immune) system: - ANSWER Lymph vessels and glands, spleen, thymus,
bone marrow, cells
Function: guards against infection (immune response)
Respiratory system: - ANSWER Nasal cavity, pharynx, trachea, lungs
Function: brings in oxygen, eliminates carbon dioxide
Digestive system: - ANSWER Oral cavity, esophagus, liver, gallbladder, pancreas,
stomach, small intestine, large intestine, rectum
Function: food intake and nutrient absorption, elimination of wastes
Urinary system: - ANSWER Kidneys, ureters, bladder, urethra
Function: Filters blood, removes waste
Reproductive system: - ANSWER Female: mammary glands, ovaries, oviducts, uterus,
cervix, vagina
Male: testes, penis, glands, vas deferens
Function: reproduction
Standard Anatomical Position - ANSWER Standing upright
, Head faces forward
Arms at sides
Palms face forward
Thumbs pointed outward
Feet flat
Toes pointing forward
Anterior
(Ventral) - ANSWER front side
Posterior
(Dorsal) - ANSWER back side
Superior - ANSWER towards the top
Inferior - ANSWER towards the bottom
Medial - ANSWER towards the midline
Lateral - ANSWER away from midline
Proximal - ANSWER closer to trunk
Distal - ANSWER farther from trunk
Superficial - ANSWER towards surface
