SCI 220 anatomy Midterm (nightingale 2026)
Questions and Correct Answers
Anatomy
the study of body's structure
Physiology
the study of body's function
anatomial position
standard reference pose used in anatomy and physiology to describe the location of the body
part
serous membrane
line the walls of thoracic and abdominal cavities,
secrete serous fuild thats divides the parietal layer and the visceral layer
cell membrane
protect cell
semipermeable barrier (allow some material and not others)
body membrane
thin sheets of tissue that cover the body, line body cavities, and cover organs within the
cavities in hollow organs
two main categories of body membrane
epithelial and connetive tissue membrane
sub-catergories of body membrane
, mucous membranes, serous membranes, synovial membranes, and meninges.
barrie that protect brain
blood-brain barrier, prevent substant entering and escapting
paital layer
linning of wall cavity
visceral layer
organ lining layer
DNA
this genetic material is assembled out of subunits containing a sugar group and a phosphate
group
body cavities
fluid-filed hollow spaces in the body (compartment) that protect organs and other anatomical
structures
viscera
soft organs in the abdominopelvic and thoracic cavity
major body cavities
cranial, vertebral, thoracic, abdominopelvic cavity
intercellular junction
junctions connect cell membranes (tight, gap, desmosome junction) each has a special
connective junction
Questions and Correct Answers
Anatomy
the study of body's structure
Physiology
the study of body's function
anatomial position
standard reference pose used in anatomy and physiology to describe the location of the body
part
serous membrane
line the walls of thoracic and abdominal cavities,
secrete serous fuild thats divides the parietal layer and the visceral layer
cell membrane
protect cell
semipermeable barrier (allow some material and not others)
body membrane
thin sheets of tissue that cover the body, line body cavities, and cover organs within the
cavities in hollow organs
two main categories of body membrane
epithelial and connetive tissue membrane
sub-catergories of body membrane
, mucous membranes, serous membranes, synovial membranes, and meninges.
barrie that protect brain
blood-brain barrier, prevent substant entering and escapting
paital layer
linning of wall cavity
visceral layer
organ lining layer
DNA
this genetic material is assembled out of subunits containing a sugar group and a phosphate
group
body cavities
fluid-filed hollow spaces in the body (compartment) that protect organs and other anatomical
structures
viscera
soft organs in the abdominopelvic and thoracic cavity
major body cavities
cranial, vertebral, thoracic, abdominopelvic cavity
intercellular junction
junctions connect cell membranes (tight, gap, desmosome junction) each has a special
connective junction
