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A coronal section through the human body can...
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cut the body into anterior and posterior sections
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The cervical region is the...
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upper part of the spine known as the neck c1-c7
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Organ system that includes the pancreas, thymus, testes, and pituitary gland?
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Endocrine system
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An example of a tissue in the body is?
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epithelial, connective, muscle, nervous
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What organ covers the external surfaces but not the internal surfaces of the mouth?
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the integumentary system (epidermis, hair)
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Which organ system includes the spinal cord?
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Nervous system
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What is the anatomical position?
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feet together, standing up, head palms and eyes facing forwards and arms to your side
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Where is the femoral region?
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the thigh area btw the hip and knee
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Where does the inguinal region lie?
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btw the anterior superior illiac spine and the pubic tubercle (groin area)
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Where is the perineal region?
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the diamond shaped region btw the pubic arch and the anus
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What structures are in the mediastinum?
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heart, esophagus, trachea, pericardium, bronchi, thoracic duct
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A frontal plane is the same as?
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coronal plane
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A lateral plane is the same as?
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sagittal plane
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The back is known as the?
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dorsal or posterior side
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The ankle lies _____ to the thigh.
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inferior or distal
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The buccal region is the
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cheek of the face
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The popliteal region is the
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the back of the knee
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The coxal region is
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found in the pelvic region also known as the hip
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What is connective tissue?
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Tissue that is used to transport and is used for immunological defense Ex: dense, loose, adipose,cartilage
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What is the major function of stratified squamous epithelium?
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to protect the body from outside pathogens
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What do goblet cells secrete?
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Mucous
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A structure that secretes hormones in to the blood is
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the endocrine glands
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Fat is a form of ____ tissue.
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Adipose tissue
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Which type of tissue functions to control the body?
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nervous tissue
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Which type of tissue functions as support tissue?
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connective tissue
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Which type of tissue functions as a covering tissue?
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Epithelial
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Cartilage is a form of ____ tissue.
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connective tissue
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In bone matrix, osteoblasts becomes _____.
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an osteocyte
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The type of cell junction that permits small sugar molecules and ions to pass from the cytoplasm of one cell to that of another is a
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gap junction
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Most bones in the limbs are
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long bones
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The thickness of skin is primarily determined by the
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epidermis
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An incomplete, splintery fracture that occurs in the flexible bones of children is a
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greenstick fracture
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In which type of fracture does the bone fragment into many pieces?
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comminuted
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Rickets most often results from a deficiency of vitamin
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vitamin D
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The type of cartilage that can withstand the strongest compression and tension forces is
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Fibrous cartilage
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If a bone is thin, flattened, and somewhat curved, that bone is a _____ bone.
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flat
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A longbone that is fractured midshaft has damaged the _____.
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blood vessels
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Which type of fracture tends to occur where cartilage cells are dying and the matrix is calcifying?
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epiphyseal
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What is the axial skeleton?
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The axial contains the cranium, pectoral girdle, vertebrae, rib cage
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The bone that has the pterygoid processes, greater wings, and a hypophyseal fossa is the
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sphenoid
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What are the 14 facial bones?
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2 zygomatic, 2 nasal, 2 palatine,
2 maxilla, 2 inferior nasal concha, 2 lacrimal, vomer, mandible |
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The sella turcica is part of which bone?
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sphenoid
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The primary bone of the cheek is the
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zygomatic
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Which bones meet at the lambdoidal suture?
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the occipital and parietal bone
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The bone of the palm that articulates with the little finger is called
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the bulbous head of metacarpal 5
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Which of the following is the heel bone?
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humerus
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Which of the following bones can cross over each other?
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ulna and radius
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The finger bones are officially named?
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phalanges
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The bone in the upper limb that corresponds to the femur in the lower limb is the
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humerus
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The bone that has a trochlear notch, olecranon process, and a coronoid process is the
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ulna
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