Anatomy and Physiology QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS RATED
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Coronary Arteries - Supplies the heart with oxygenated blood
Brachial Artery - Main Artery in the upper arm.
Carotid Artery - Main Artery in the neck.
Femoral Artery - Main Artery of the thighs.
Radial Artery - Artery on thumb side of lower arm.
Posterior Tibialis - Artery posterior of the medial malleous, supplies blood to the foot.
Arteries - Takes blood away from the heart.
Veins - Takes blood toward the heart.
Capillaries - Smallest vessles of the body.
Vena Cavas - Largest Veins of the body.
Aorta - Largest Artery of the body.
Plasma - Liquid portion of the blood in which the blood cells and nutrients are suspended.
Red Blood Cells - Largest components of cells in the body, responsible for carrying O2 and CO2
to and from the tissues.
White Blood Cells - Fights infection, establishes immunity against certain diseases.
Platelets - Responsible for clotting blood.
Erythrocytes - Red Blood Cells
Leukocytes - White Blood Cells
Systolic - Pressure exerted against the walls of the artery when the ventricles contract.
Diastolic - Pressure exerted against the walls of the artery when the ventricle is at rest.Blood
Central Nervous System - Brain and Spinal Cord
, Peripheral Nervous System - Made up that carry messages to and from the central nervous
system.
Sympathetic Nervous System - Fight or Flight, Pupils Dilate
Parasympathetic Nervous System - Conserves energy and slows the heart rate down.
Autonomic Nervous System - Sympathetic and Parasympathetic Nervous System
Skin - Largest Organ of the body
Integumentary System - Skin
Epidermis - Outermost layer of skin.
Dermis - Contains sweat glands, Sebaceous glands, hair follicles, blood vessels, nerve endings.
Subcutaneous layer - Made up od adipose (fat) and connective tissue
Endocrine System - Secretes Hormones
Anatomy - Study of the body parts visble to the naked eye
Physiology - Study of the function of body parts
Colon - Reabsorbs water and stores feces
Anatomical Position - Standing erect, facing forward with arms to the side with palms out.
Lateral - To the side of the body
Anatomical Planes - Imaginary divisions of the body
Sagittal Plane - Also known as the median plane, is a vertical plan that runs length wise and
divides the body into right and left segments.
Frontal Plane - Also known as the coronal plane, divides the body into front and back halves.
Transverse Plane - Also known as the horizontal plane, parallelel to the ground and divides the
body into upper and lower halves
Midline - An imaginary line drawn vertically in the middle of the body.
Midaxillary line - A line drawn from the armpit down to the ankle
Anterior - Toward the front of the body.
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Coronary Arteries - Supplies the heart with oxygenated blood
Brachial Artery - Main Artery in the upper arm.
Carotid Artery - Main Artery in the neck.
Femoral Artery - Main Artery of the thighs.
Radial Artery - Artery on thumb side of lower arm.
Posterior Tibialis - Artery posterior of the medial malleous, supplies blood to the foot.
Arteries - Takes blood away from the heart.
Veins - Takes blood toward the heart.
Capillaries - Smallest vessles of the body.
Vena Cavas - Largest Veins of the body.
Aorta - Largest Artery of the body.
Plasma - Liquid portion of the blood in which the blood cells and nutrients are suspended.
Red Blood Cells - Largest components of cells in the body, responsible for carrying O2 and CO2
to and from the tissues.
White Blood Cells - Fights infection, establishes immunity against certain diseases.
Platelets - Responsible for clotting blood.
Erythrocytes - Red Blood Cells
Leukocytes - White Blood Cells
Systolic - Pressure exerted against the walls of the artery when the ventricles contract.
Diastolic - Pressure exerted against the walls of the artery when the ventricle is at rest.Blood
Central Nervous System - Brain and Spinal Cord
, Peripheral Nervous System - Made up that carry messages to and from the central nervous
system.
Sympathetic Nervous System - Fight or Flight, Pupils Dilate
Parasympathetic Nervous System - Conserves energy and slows the heart rate down.
Autonomic Nervous System - Sympathetic and Parasympathetic Nervous System
Skin - Largest Organ of the body
Integumentary System - Skin
Epidermis - Outermost layer of skin.
Dermis - Contains sweat glands, Sebaceous glands, hair follicles, blood vessels, nerve endings.
Subcutaneous layer - Made up od adipose (fat) and connective tissue
Endocrine System - Secretes Hormones
Anatomy - Study of the body parts visble to the naked eye
Physiology - Study of the function of body parts
Colon - Reabsorbs water and stores feces
Anatomical Position - Standing erect, facing forward with arms to the side with palms out.
Lateral - To the side of the body
Anatomical Planes - Imaginary divisions of the body
Sagittal Plane - Also known as the median plane, is a vertical plan that runs length wise and
divides the body into right and left segments.
Frontal Plane - Also known as the coronal plane, divides the body into front and back halves.
Transverse Plane - Also known as the horizontal plane, parallelel to the ground and divides the
body into upper and lower halves
Midline - An imaginary line drawn vertically in the middle of the body.
Midaxillary line - A line drawn from the armpit down to the ankle
Anterior - Toward the front of the body.
