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"AUH-BIO120-2"
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Frontal bone | Forehead |
| Occipital ridge | Back of head |
| Scapula | Shoulder bone |
| Vertebrae | Backbones; bones of the spinal column |
| Clavicle | Collar bone |
| Olecrenon | Elbow (or "funny") bone |
| Iliac crest | Top of the hip bone |
| Costovertebral angle | Space created on the back between the lower edge of the lowest rib and the spine |
| Trapezius muscle | Large, trapezoidal muscle of the upper back |
| Latissimus dorsi muscle | Large, flat muscle of the mid to lower back |
| Cephalic | Adjective for head and skull region |
| Pectoralis muscle | "Breast" muscle |
| Pectoral | Adjective for breast regions |
| Buccal | Adjective for facial cheek regions |
| Mental | Adjective for chin region |
| Mandibular | Adjective for bony jaw region supporting lower teeth |
| Maxillary | Adjective for bony skull region supporting upper teeth |
| Abdominal | Adjective for belly region (including the interior) |
| Inguinal | Adjective for border region of lower abdomen corresponding to the crease made when flexing leg |
| Coxal | Adjective for hip region |
| Femoral | Adjective for upper leg region |
| Crural | Adjective for lower leg region |
| Carpal | Adjective for interior bony region of palm |
| Tarsal | Adjective for interior bony region of foot (including instep or arch) |
| Patellar | Adjective for front knee region |
| Popliteal | Adjective for back knee region |
| Gluteal | Adjective for buttocks region |
| Perineal | Adjective for outside floor of pelvis region |
| Cubital | Adjective for elbow region |
| Brachial or Humoral | Adjective for upper arm region |
| White portion of the outside of the eyeball | Conjunctiva or sclera |
| Colored area of the eye located behind the cornea and in front of the lens that creates the pupil | iris |
| Referring to the tear ducts | Lacrimal |
| TMJ | temporo-mandibular joint (jaw joint) |
| mastoid process | bony prominence behind and slightly below the ear |
| xyphoid process | tip of the bony sternum (breast bone) |
| umbilicus | adult remnant of the natal umbilical cord |
| tibial ridge | bony ridge of the tibial (larger lower leg) bone |
| maleolus | bony prominence on the inside (medial) or outside (lateral) side of the ankle |
| fontanelle | a "soft spot" on the top of a newborn's head |
| Four types of tissues | connective, epithelial, muscle, nervous |
| Protection, sensation, secretion, absorption, excretion, diffusion | physiological functions of integument |
| Squamous cells | flat integument cells |
| Cuboidal cells | cube or box-shaped integument cells |
| Columnar cells | rectangular-shaped integument cells |
| Esophagus | "food" tube connecting the oropharynx and stomach |
| Desmosome | "weld" between two integument cells |
| Duodenum | first part of the small intestine |
| Jejunum | second part of the small intestine |
| Ileum | third part of the small intestine connecting to the large intestine |
| Sigmoid colon | the "S-shaped" lower portion of the large intestine |
| Nasopharynx | uppermost portion of the respiratory system |
| Sinuses | mucous-coated, air-filled holes in the bony skull |
| Epiglottis | Fold of skin that projects posterior toward the back and keeps food from entering the respiratory tract |
| trachea | portion of the respiratory tract immediately anterior to (in front of) the esophagus that bifurcated (splits) into two major bronchi |
| Bronchioles | secondary airways splitting off from the bronchi |
| Alveolae | terminal airway "sacs" where oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged between the air and the blood |
| Arteriole | secondary branch of an artery |
| Venules | secondary branch of a vein |
| Capillaries | thinnest of the blood vessels that connect arterioles to the venules |
| Thorascic duct | connection between the lympathic system and the blood system |
| Ureters | paired structures carrying urine from the kidneys to the bladder |
| Urethra | single tube passing urine from the bladder outside the body |
| Prostate | male muscle that controls whether urine or semen will pass into the urethra |
| Testes | testicles, where sperm is made |
| Vas deferens | long tubes that carry sperm from the testes into the abdomen and into the prostate |
| Ovaries | where eggs are made |
| Fallopian tubes | paired tubes that carry eggs from the ovaries to the uterus |
| Uterus | heavily muscled organ into which a fertilized egg implants and grows |
| Cervix | external opening of the uterus |
| Vagina | organ connecting the uterus to the outside |
| Dorsal cavity | cranial and vertebral cavities |
| Ventral cavity | thoracic, abdominal and pelvic cavities |