Anatomy Questions and Answers

Anatomy Questions and Answers
simple squamous epithelium - ✅✅single layer of flat cells and nuclei. reduces friction, controls vessel
permeability, performs absorption and secretion. alveoli or lungs, blood vessels, heart, kidneys, lining of
body cavities



Anterior - ✅✅In-front of



Posterior - ✅✅In back of



Superior - ✅✅Above



Inferior - ✅✅Below



Cranial - ✅✅Toward the head



Caudal - ✅✅Toward the tail



Ventral - ✅✅Belly side



Dorsal - ✅✅Back



Medial - ✅✅Toward mid line



Lateral - ✅✅Away from the mid line



Proximal - ✅✅Closer to attachment



Distal - ✅✅Further form attachment

, Transverse plane - ✅✅Cuts body into a superior and inferior section



frontal Plane - ✅✅Cuts body into Anterior and posterior section



Sagittal - ✅✅cuts body into a right an left section



Mid-Sagittal - ✅✅Cuts body into a equal right and left portion



Superficial - ✅✅Closer to the surface



Deep - ✅✅Further from the surface



cephalic - ✅✅head



frontal - ✅✅forehead



orbital or ocular - ✅✅eye



otic - ✅✅ear



nasal - ✅✅nose



buccal - ✅✅cheek



oral - ✅✅mouth



mental - ✅✅chin