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Oliva MT Ch. 4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Triangular shaped bone just below the lumbar vertebrae | Sacrum |
| Gel-like substance of a cell | Cytoplasm |
| Tissues organized together to preform a specific task | Organs |
| Tailbone, which results from fusion of several smaller bones | coccyx |
| Body cavity that houses the heart, lungs, and aorta | Thoracic Cavity |
| Nearest to the point of origin of a body part | Proximal |
| Above or upward toward the head | Superior |
| Below or downward toward the tail or feet | Inferior |
| Pertaining to the head | Cranial |
| Away from or farthest from point of origin of a body part | Distal |
| Lying horizontally on the back, faceup | Supine |
| Lying facedown on the abdomen | Prone |
| Movement that allows palms of hands to turn downward and backward | Pronation |
| Movement that allows palms of hands to turn upward or forward | Supination |
| Where are the reproductive organs housed? | Pelvic Cavity |
| Plane that divides the body into upper and lower portions | Transverse Plane |
| Cells that group together o perform specialized functions | Tissues |
| When several organs work together to perform a variety of functions | Systems |
| Makes up the dorsal cavity subdivisions | Cranial and Spinal Cavities |
| Makes up the ventral cavity subdivisions | Thoracic, Abdominal, and Pelvic Cavities |
| Describes change in the structure and orientation of cells | Anaplasia |
| Abnormal development of tissues or organs | Aplasia |
| Increase in number of cells of a body part | Hyperplasia |
| New and abnormal development of cells | Neoplasia |
| Tissues that supports and binds other body tissue and parts | Connective Tissue |
| Tissues that line cavities and covers organs | Epithelial Tissue |
| The region of the middle section of the abdomen, beneath the umbilical region | Hypogastric Region |
| Pertaining to the surface of the body, near the surface | Superficial |
| Produces movement of the body through the contraction and relaxation of its fibers | Muscle Tissue |
| Transmits impulses throughou the body, thereby activating, coordinating, and controlling the many functions of the body | Nervous Tissue |
| Divides the body into equal right and left portions | Midsagittal Plane |
| The study of cells | Cytology |
| Region located beneath cartilage of lower ribs and upper section of the abdomen | Epigastric Region |
| L1-L5, largest and strongest of vertebrae of spinal column | Lumbar Vertebrae |
| C1-C7, makes up the neck bones | Cervical Vertebrae |
| Toward the midline | Medial |
| Toward side of the body, away from the midline | Lateral |
| Toward the belly, frontward, anterior | Ventral |
| Sole or bottom of the foot | Plantar |
| Back or posterior surface of a part, top of the foot | Dorsum |
| Point on the left of the abdomen, halfway between umbilicus and anterior bony prominence of the hip | Munro's Point |
| Specific serous membrane that covers the entire abdominal wall of the body and its reflected over the contained viscera | Peritoneum |
| Anter/o | Front |
| Crani/o | Skull, cranium |
| Dors/o | Back |
| Epi- | Upon, Over |
| Later/o | Side |
| Lumb/o | Lower Back |
| Poster/o | Back |
| Thorac/o | Chest |
| Umbilic/o | Naval |
| Viscer/o | Internal Organs |
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