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A&P 1-1
Organization of the Body
| Meaning | Term |
|---|---|
| Low back region | Lumbar |
| Upper arm region | Brachial |
| Buttock region | Gluteal |
| Back of head region | Occipital |
| Thigh region | Femoral |
| Forehead region | Frontal |
| Back of knee region | Popliteal |
| Neck region | Cervical |
| Wrist region | Carpal |
| Armpit region | Axillary |
| Away from the center of the body | Peripheral |
| A group of similar type of cells | Tissue |
| A collection of integrated systems | Organism |
| Toward or on the surface of the body | Superficial |
| Away from the midline | Lateral |
| The opposite of inferior | Superior |
| Standing erect with the face forward | Anatomical |
| Toward the front side | Anterior |
| Toward the back side | Posterior |
| simple ciliated columnar | uterus/secretion |
| stratified squamous | inside mouth/protection |
| pseudostratified ciliated columnar w/ goblet cells | nose/secretion |
| transitional | bladder/stretches and contracts |
| simple squamous | lungs/secretion |
| simple cuboidal | kidney/secretion |
| simple columnar w/ goblet cells | stomach lining/secretion |
| fibrocartilage | knee joint/support |
| elastic cartilage | portion of larynx/support |
| dense fibrous connect. tissue | tendons/flexible (support) |
| adipose | surface of the heart/protects and cushions |
| areolar | under the skin/organ support |
| hyaline | nose/support |