7696750089 | Superior | Toward the head or upper part of a structure or the body above | 0 | |
7696754055 | Inferior | Away from the head end or towards part of a structure or body; below | 1 | |
7696764990 | Ventral (anterior) | Toward or a the front of body; in front of | 2 | |
7696771512 | Dorsal (posterior) | Toward or at the back of body; behind | 3 | |
7696774513 | Medial | Toward or at the midline of bosy; on the inner side | 4 | |
7696779968 | Lateral | Away from the midline of the body; on the outer side | 5 | |
7696784827 | Intermediate | Between a more medial and a more lateral structure | 6 | |
7696789204 | Proximal | Closer to the origin of the body part or the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk | 7 | |
7696799378 | Distal | Farther from the origin of a body part or the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk | 8 | |
7696839821 | Superficial | Toward or at the body surface | 9 | |
7696839822 | Deep | Away from the body surface | 10 | |
7696860049 | Name the region in the cephalic | Cephalic-head Frontal-Forehead Orbital- Boney eye socket Nasal-Nose Buccal-cheek Oral-mouth Mental-chin | 11 | |
7696880114 | Frontal | Forehead | 12 | |
7696884313 | Cephalic | Head | 13 | |
7696897778 | Orbital | Bony eye socket | 14 | |
7696901330 | Nasal | Nose | 15 | |
7696903279 | Buccal | Cheek | 16 | |
7696905743 | Oral | Mouth | 17 | |
7696905744 | Mental | Chin | 18 | |
7696907655 | Cervical | Neck | 19 | |
7696910844 | Thoracic | Chest | 20 | |
7696913199 | Sternal | Region of the breast bone | 21 | |
7696916852 | Axillary | Armpit | 22 | |
7696920646 | Mammary | breast region | 23 | |
7696924566 | Abdominal | Anterior bosy trunk region inferior to ribs | 24 | |
7696930190 | Umbilical | Naval | 25 | |
7696930191 | Pelvic | Pelvis region | 26 | |
7696933981 | Pubic | Genital region | 27 | |
7696942634 | Otic | Ear | 28 | |
7696945756 | Occipital | Posterior aspect of the head or base of skull | 29 | |
7696952699 | Scapular | scapula of shoulder blade | 30 | |
7696955011 | Vertebral | Area on the back where spinal column is located | 31 | |
7696962521 | Lumbar | Area of the back between the ribs and hips | 32 | |
7696966717 | Sacrum | Triangle by booty | 33 | |
7696974457 | Sacral | Region between the hips | 34 | |
7696980769 | Gluteal | Buttocks or rump | 35 | |
7696983766 | Perineal | Region between the anus and external genital | 36 | |
7696988680 | Acromial | Point of the shoulder | 37 | |
7696992394 | Brachial | Arm | 38 | |
7696995427 | Antecubital | forearm | 39 | |
7697014997 | Carpal | wrist | 40 | |
7697029254 | Manus | Hand | 41 | |
7697029255 | Palmar | Palm of hand | 42 | |
7697029256 | Pollex | Thumb | 43 | |
7697029257 | Digital | Fingers or toes | 44 | |
7697037250 | Coxal | Hip | 45 | |
7697037251 | Femoral | Thigh | 46 | |
7697042093 | Patellar | Anterior knee | 47 | |
7697047419 | Popliteal | Back of knee | 48 | |
7697050449 | Crural | Leg | 49 | |
7697050450 | Sural | Calf or posterior surface of the leg | 50 | |
7697058549 | Fibular or peroneal | Side of Leg | 51 | |
7697061423 | Pedal | foot | 52 | |
7697064283 | Tarsal | Ankle | 53 | |
7697067074 | Carcaneal | Heal of foot | 54 | |
7697069973 | Plantar | Sole of the foot | 55 | |
7697075153 | Hallux | Great toe (big toe) | 56 | |
7697085940 | Umbilical region | Center most region | 57 | |
7697130170 | Epigastric | Superior to the umbilical region | 58 | |
7697144028 | Hypogastric Region | center bottom region | 59 | |
7697151344 | Lumbar Region | Right and left regions above hip bone and below ribs | 60 | |
7697158528 | Iliac Region | Hip region | 61 | |
7697166686 | Sagittal Plane | Divides body into right and left | 62 | |
7697171477 | Frontal Plane | Longitudinal divides body into anterior and posterior | 63 | |
7697176921 | Transverse Plane | Runs horizontally dividing body into superior and inferior parts | 64 | |
7697186033 | Cross section | When organs are along the transverse plane | 65 | |
7697192130 | Median | When the sagittal plane divides right and left equally | 66 | |
7697212294 | Epithelia | Skin, lines body surface and organs | 67 | |
7697218246 | Simple Epithelia | Consist of one layer of cells attached to the basement membrane | 68 | |
7697227078 | Stratified Epithelia | Consist of two or more layers of cells based on cell shape | 69 | |
7697231918 | Squamous | scale like | 70 | |
7697235705 | cuboidial | Cubelike | 71 | |
7697235706 | columnar | Column-shaped | 72 | |
7697282013 | Pseudostratified Epithelium | a simple columnar epithelium but cells vary in height and the nuclei lie at different levels above the basement | 73 | |
7697296409 | Transitional Epithelium | Cloud like, rounded or lump cells | 74 | |
7697305480 | Endorcine Glands | ductless glands they secrete hormones into the extracellur fluid | 75 | |
7697316828 | Exocrine Glands | Retain their ducts, secretion empty through these ducts, produces sweat, salvia ect. | 76 | |
7697329810 | Areolar Connective Tissue | 77 | ||
7697334975 | Adipose | 78 | ||
7697363898 | Types of Loose Connective Tissue | Areolar and adipose | 79 | |
7697369402 | Collagen Fibers | 80 | ||
7697373748 | Elastic fibers | 81 | ||
7697382583 | Reticular Fibers | 82 | ||
7697388370 | Hyaline Cartilage | Supports and reinforces, serves as a cushion, resists compressive forces | 83 | |
7697395745 | Elastic Cartilage | Maintains shape, While allowing for a lot of flexibility | 84 | |
7697403884 | Fibrocartilage | Tensile strength, with the ability to absorb compressive shock. | 85 | |
7697423917 | chondrocyte | 86 | ||
7697427426 | Matrix | solid parts in between the lacuna in hyaline cartilage | 87 | |
7697440903 | Lacuna | 88 | ||
7697446893 | Chondroblast | 89 | ||
7697455932 | perichondrium | 90 | ||
7697464212 | Haversian | 91 | ||
7697468227 | Osteon | Unit of the bone | 92 | |
7697475351 | Lamella | 93 | ||
7697481002 | Osteocytes in Lacunae | 94 | ||
7697487873 | Canaliculi | Connect the lamella allows osteocytes to communicate to Haversian canals | 95 | |
7697501985 | Perforating Fiber (sharpey's) | Collagen fibers that penetrate into the bone. | 96 | |
7697518734 | Thick skin | Has an addition of a Lucidum layer | 97 | |
7697526145 | Thin Skin | 98 | ||
7697531954 | Papillary Layer of Dermis | 99 | ||
7697540068 | Sebaceous Gland | 100 | ||
7697556172 | Tuberosity | Large rounded projection | 101 | |
7697558771 | Crest | Narrow ridge of bone; usually prominent | 102 | |
7697562391 | Trochanter | Very Large, blunt ,irregular shaped process (only on femur) | 103 | |
7697621422 | Line | Narrow ridge of bone | 104 | |
7697631262 | Tubercle | Small rounded projection or process | 105 | |
7697636736 | Epicondyle | Raised area on or above a condyle | 106 | |
7697641121 | Spine | Sharp, slender Often pointed projection | 107 | |
7697644455 | Process | any bony prominence | 108 | |
7697647710 | Head | Bony expansion | 109 | |
7697650551 | Facet | smooth, nearly flat articular surface | 110 | |
7697653698 | Condyle | Rounded articular projection | 111 | |
7697660345 | Groove | furrow | 112 | |
7697660346 | Fissure | Narrow, slitlike opening | 113 | |
7697663900 | Foreamen | Round or ova opening through a bone | 114 | |
7697667398 | Notch | indentation at the edge of a structure | 115 | |
7697670485 | Meatus | canal-like passage way | 116 | |
7697696249 | Sinus | Bone cavity filled with air and lined with mucous membrane | 117 | |
7697701966 | Fossa | Shallow basin like depression in a bone often serving as an articular surface | 118 | |
7697708967 | Compact bone | look smooth and homogenous | 119 | |
7697716528 | Spongy bone | composed of small trabeulae of bone and lots of open space | 120 | |
7697726494 | Flat bone | Are generally thin with two wafer like later of compact bone sandwiching a thicker layer of spongy bone | 121 | |
7697742535 | Sesamoid bones | special types of short bones formed within tendons ex: kneecaps | 122 | |
7697752182 | Diaphysis | Shaft of bone | 123 | |
7697754267 | periosteum | fibrous membrane covering made up of dense irregular connective tissue | 124 | |
7732352125 | Perforating | collagen fibers that penetrate into the bone | 125 | |
7732358233 | epiphysis plate | a thin area of hyaline cartilage that provides for longitudinal growth of the bone during the remnants | 126 | |
7732371991 | medullar cavity | storage region for adipose | 127 | |
7732375869 | red and yellow marrow | stored in medullary cavity, yellow adipose, red in adults | 128 | |
7732382595 | Endosteum | lining shaft | 129 | |
7732414024 | Frontanelle | soft spots of the baby skull | 130 | |
7732430220 | name the Fontenelles in a C-shape when facing left | Anterior, Sphenoid, Mastoid, Posterior, Anterior | 131 | |
7732468664 | What are the vertebral column bones? | 7 cervical, 12 thoracic, 5 lumbar, 5 sacral fused, 4 coccygeal fused | 132 | |
7765126378 | sphenoid | 133 | ||
7765129418 | spenoid | 134 | ||
7765135117 | spenoid fontanelle | 135 | ||
7765145338 | Posterior fontanelle | 136 | ||
7765153824 | Anterior fontanelle | 137 | ||
7765159059 | mastoid fontanelle | 138 | ||
7765204413 | parietal bone | 139 | ||
7765208788 | maxilla bone | 140 | ||
7765213327 | nasal bone | 141 | ||
7765224058 | zygomatic bone | 142 | ||
7765233434 | supraorbital Foramen | 143 | ||
7765236070 | Glabella | 144 | ||
7765239188 | Temporal Bone | 145 | ||
7765242790 | Mastoid process | 146 | ||
7765247935 | Zygomatic Process | 147 | ||
7765252034 | Styloid Process | 148 | ||
7765261968 | Mandibular Fossa | 149 | ||
7765267636 | External Acoustic Meatus | 150 | ||
7765272733 | Internal Acoustic Meatus | 151 | ||
7765279274 | Occipital bone | 152 | ||
7765283199 | Foramen Magnum | 153 | ||
7765287225 | Occipital Condyles | 154 | ||
7765296339 | External Occipital Crest | 155 | ||
7765300995 | External Occipital Protuberance | 156 | ||
7765304043 | Crista | 157 | ||
7765309617 | Sella Turcica | 158 | ||
7765314379 | Optic Canals | 159 | ||
7765319086 | Greater Wings sphenoid | 160 | ||
7765323528 | Lesser Wings sphenoid | 161 | ||
7765329563 | Cribriform Plate | 162 | ||
7765338684 | Cribriform Olfactory Foramina | 163 | ||
7765344883 | Turbinates superior nasal conchae | 164 | ||
7765355877 | Turbinate middle nasal conchae | 165 | ||
7765363166 | Malleus | 166 | ||
7765400820 | Incus | 167 | ||
7765407025 | Stapes | 168 | ||
7765435699 | Coronal suture | 169 | ||
7765438983 | Lambdoidal Suture | 170 | ||
7765570043 | Squamosal suture | 171 | ||
7765577106 | Sagittal Suture | 172 | ||
7765582602 | Nasal Bone | 173 | ||
7765584861 | Vomer | 174 | ||
7765595068 | Palatine Processes | 175 | ||
7765611287 | Lacrimal bones | 176 | ||
7765615937 | Inferior Nasal Conchae | 177 | ||
7765622715 | Zygomatic Arch | 178 | ||
7765638558 | Mandible | 179 | ||
7765647586 | Ramus | 180 | ||
7765656021 | Coronoid process | 181 | ||
7765669569 | Symphysis mandible | 182 | ||
7765674690 | Hyoid Bone | 183 | ||
7765680627 | Cervical vertbrae | 184 | ||
7765729709 | Thoracic vertebrae | 185 | ||
7765735980 | Lumbar Vertebrae | 186 | ||
7765739809 | Sacrum vertebrae | 187 | ||
7765746577 | Coccyx vertebrae | 188 | ||
7769932982 | Periosteum | 189 | ||
7769933738 | epiphysis | 190 | ||
7769935592 | Articular Cartilage | Hyaline | 191 | |
7769937665 | Epiphyseal plate | 192 | ||
7769942551 | Medullary cavity | 193 | ||
7769944211 | endosteum | 194 | ||
7769951284 | Stratum Corneum | 195 | ||
7769958296 | Stratum Lucidum | 196 | ||
7769960391 | Stratum granulosum | 197 | ||
7769966875 | Stratum spinosum | 198 | ||
7769967992 | stratum basal | 199 | ||
7769970477 | apocrine gland | 200 | ||
7769972549 | suboriferous gland | 201 | ||
7769973959 | sebaceous gland | 202 | ||
7769976574 | Arrector pilli muscle | 203 | ||
7769978450 | Arrector pilli muscle | 204 | ||
7770011659 | Hamate | 205 | ||
7770017003 | Pisiform | 206 | ||
7770018989 | Triquetrum | 207 | ||
7770020809 | lunate | 208 | ||
7770037216 | scaphoid | 209 | ||
7770038231 | trapezoid | 210 | ||
7770053829 | cuboid | 211 | ||
7770054552 | talus | 212 | ||
7770055721 | calcaneus | 213 | ||
7770056914 | navicular | 214 |
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