practice test anaphy

• Anatomy


  The study of the structure, shape of the body and the body parts, and their relationships to one another
• Coronal section


  Made along a horizontal plane dividing the body or organ into superior and inferior parts
• Abdominopelvic cavity


  Inferior to the diaphragm and contains the digestive, urinary and reproductive organs
• Deep


  More internal and away from the body surface
• Antecubital region


  Anterior surface of the elbow
• Epigastric region


  Region located superior to the umbilical region
• Lumbar region


  Area of the back between the ribs and the hips
• Popliteal area


  Posterior knee area
• Sweating


  Mechanism for the skin to increase body temperature
• Sebaceous glands


  Glands adjacent to a hair follicle that produce a greasy secretion
• Enuresis


  Not a function of the skin
• Keratin


  Primary component of the nail
• Basale


  Layer of the epidermis where it can be found
• Stratum corneum


  Outermost layer of the epidermis
• Melanocytes


  Found in roughly the same amount in both dark-skinned and light skinned individuals
• Integumentary system


  Synthesizes vitamin D
• Bones of the pelvis

  • Ileum
  • Ischium
  • Pubis
• Osteoblast


  Cells with the primary function of laying down lamella
• Knee


  Largest joint in the body commonly affected with osteoarthritis
• Appendicular skeleton


  Associated with the clavicle
• Paracentesis


  Removal of excessive peritoneal fluid such as in cases of ascites, with the cannula inserted in the flank
• 8th rib


  Not a "true rib"
• Skeletal muscle


  Voluntary muscle
• Acetylcholine


  Neurotransmitter with the primary function of stimulating skeletal muscles
• Femur


  Largest and longest bone in the body, extending from the pelvis to the knees
• Vegetable group


  Should have the highest daily servings according to the food guide pyramid
• Vitamin D


  Formed in the kidneys, not water-soluble
• Cecum


  Part of the large intestine where the vermiform appendix is attached
• Pyloric sphincter


  Opens to allow the contents of the stomach to pass to the duodenum
• Peristalsis


  Rhythmic, wavelike intestinal contraction that moves food through the gastrointestinal tract
• Pharynx


  Structure that serves as a common passageway for both the respiratory and digestive systems
• Right upper quadrant


  Location of the liver
• The coronary arteries branching out from the ascending aorta supplies blood to the myocardium of the heart
• Carotid triangle


  Location where the arterial pulse in the neck is best palpated
• Pulmonary artery


  Blood vessel that carries unoxygenated blood
• Sinoatrial node


  Pacemaker of the heart
• Tricuspid valve


  Separates the right atrium from the right ventricle
• Blood


  Not a cell, tissue, or organ, but a system
• Serum


  Liquid portion of clotted blood
• Lymphatic system


  Not responsible for keeping blood constantly supplied with oxygen and removing carbon dioxide