ANAT100 FINAL VERIFIED ACCURATE STUDY GUIDE
Anatomy - Answers - The study of body structure
anatomical position - Answers - To stand erect with arms at the sides and palms of the
hands turned forward
Anterior (ventral) - Answers - front of the body
Posterior (dorsal) - Answers - toward the back
Distal - Answers - away from the point of attachment
Proximal - Answers - Closer to the point of attachment
Inferior - Answers - Away from the head/lower aspect
Superior - Answers - toward the head
Lateral - Answers - away from the midline
Medial - Answers - toward the midline
Central - Answers - located in the center
peripheral - Answers - away from the center
Cranial - Answers - head
deep - Answers - away from the surface
superficial - Answers - near the surface
within the ventral cavity - Answers - thoracic and abdominopelvic
Within the dorsal cavity - Answers - Cranial and spinal
Cell - Answers - Basic unit of life
Cell Parts - Answers - 1. Cell membrane
2. Cytoplasm
3. Nucleus
Gene - Answers - Traits inherited by children from parents
, Four things a cell needs to survive - Answers - 1. Energy
2. Water
3. Oxygen
4. Safe environment
Five types of cells - Answers - 1. Muscle cell
2. Nerve cell
3. Bone cell
4. Blood cell
5. Glandular cell
purpose of a cell - Answers - -to be irritable
-for metabolism
-to contract
-for conductivity
Tissue - Answers - Cells with similar functions group together
Four types of tissue - Answers - 1. Epithelial
2. Connective
3. Muscle
4. Nervous
epithelial tissue - Answers - A body tissue that covers the surfaces of the body, inside
and out
connective tissue - Answers - connects, supports, protects body tissue and hold organs
in place
muscle tissue - Answers - 1. Skeletal
2. Cardiac
3. Smooth
nerve tissue - Answers - receives and carries impulses to the brain and back to body
parts
Membranes - Answers - -cover
-line
-lubricate
-anchor body parts
Four types of membranes - Answers - 1. cutaneous
2. mucous
3. serous
4. synovial
Anatomy - Answers - The study of body structure
anatomical position - Answers - To stand erect with arms at the sides and palms of the
hands turned forward
Anterior (ventral) - Answers - front of the body
Posterior (dorsal) - Answers - toward the back
Distal - Answers - away from the point of attachment
Proximal - Answers - Closer to the point of attachment
Inferior - Answers - Away from the head/lower aspect
Superior - Answers - toward the head
Lateral - Answers - away from the midline
Medial - Answers - toward the midline
Central - Answers - located in the center
peripheral - Answers - away from the center
Cranial - Answers - head
deep - Answers - away from the surface
superficial - Answers - near the surface
within the ventral cavity - Answers - thoracic and abdominopelvic
Within the dorsal cavity - Answers - Cranial and spinal
Cell - Answers - Basic unit of life
Cell Parts - Answers - 1. Cell membrane
2. Cytoplasm
3. Nucleus
Gene - Answers - Traits inherited by children from parents
, Four things a cell needs to survive - Answers - 1. Energy
2. Water
3. Oxygen
4. Safe environment
Five types of cells - Answers - 1. Muscle cell
2. Nerve cell
3. Bone cell
4. Blood cell
5. Glandular cell
purpose of a cell - Answers - -to be irritable
-for metabolism
-to contract
-for conductivity
Tissue - Answers - Cells with similar functions group together
Four types of tissue - Answers - 1. Epithelial
2. Connective
3. Muscle
4. Nervous
epithelial tissue - Answers - A body tissue that covers the surfaces of the body, inside
and out
connective tissue - Answers - connects, supports, protects body tissue and hold organs
in place
muscle tissue - Answers - 1. Skeletal
2. Cardiac
3. Smooth
nerve tissue - Answers - receives and carries impulses to the brain and back to body
parts
Membranes - Answers - -cover
-line
-lubricate
-anchor body parts
Four types of membranes - Answers - 1. cutaneous
2. mucous
3. serous
4. synovial
