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Anatomy Assignment 1
Chapter 1-5
| Distal | Farther from the trunk of the body |
| Dorsal | Towards the back |
| Superior | Towards the head |
| An element that contains the same number of protons but different numbers of neutrons | Isotope |
| The element oxygen has an atomic number of 8, which means it contains | Eight protons |
| What subatomic particles carry a charge | Protons and electrons |
| Organelle that is the site of ATP production, which is also known to be the powerplant of a cell | Mitochondria |
| This organelle is the site of protein synthesis for protein | Rough ER |
| What are the three kinds of microscopic glands in the skin | Sweat, sebaceous, and ceruminous |
| Around the 6th month of pregnancy, that is the fine soft hair that the fetus is developing around its body | Lanugo |
| What is the strongest and most durable type of cartilage | Fibrocartilage |
| The connective tissue membranes that line the spaces between bones and joints | Synovial |
| What structure normally holds the foot bones firmly in their arched position | Ligaments and tendons |
| What pelvic bone is the most anteriorly placed | Pubis |
| Spongy bone is characterized by | Open spaces partially filled by assemblage of needle-like structures |
| Bone marrow is a specialized type of soft, diffuse connective tissue called | Myeloid tissue |
| Which two bones compose the shoulder gridle | Clavicle and scapula |