Anat 100 Practice Questions with Correct
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Anterior (Ventral)
front of the body
Central
Located in the center of the body
Cranial
Referring to the head
Deep
Distance from the surface of the body
Distal
The part farthest from the centre of the body
Inferior
Means below another part
Lateral
Located out to the side of the body, away from midline
Medial
Located nearest to the midline 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 centre of the body or the point of attachment
Superficial
Near the surface of the body
Superior
Means above another part, toward head
Dorsal Cavity
includes the cranial and spinal cavities.
Ventral Cavity
thoracic cavity and abdominopelvic cavity
Addominopelvic Cavity
Includes Abdominal cavity and Pelvic cavity
Acute
Sharp; any condition that is short but severe
Adaptation
The body's response to a changing environment or situation
Ambulatory
Able to walk
, Artery
A blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart
Atrophy
A wasting of any part of the body
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 blood vessel or nerve
Compensation
When the organ or system cannot adapt, then it must compensate
Connective
A tissue which holds the organs in place, holds the body together, and forms the framework
of the body
Digestion
Answers
Anterior (Ventral)
front of the body
Central
Located in the center of the body
Cranial
Referring to the head
Deep
Distance from the surface of the body
Distal
The part farthest from the centre of the body
Inferior
Means below another part
Lateral
Located out to the side of the body, away from midline
Medial
Located nearest to the midline 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 centre of the body or the point of attachment
Superficial
Near the surface of the body
Superior
Means above another part, toward head
Dorsal Cavity
includes the cranial and spinal cavities.
Ventral Cavity
thoracic cavity and abdominopelvic cavity
Addominopelvic Cavity
Includes Abdominal cavity and Pelvic cavity
Acute
Sharp; any condition that is short but severe
Adaptation
The body's response to a changing environment or situation
Ambulatory
Able to walk
, Artery
A blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart
Atrophy
A wasting of any part of the body
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 blood vessel or nerve
Compensation
When the organ or system cannot adapt, then it must compensate
Connective
A tissue which holds the organs in place, holds the body together, and forms the framework
of the body
Digestion
