Complete Solutions.
Gross/Macroscopic Anatomy - Answer the study of the large body structures, visible to the
naked eye such as heart, lungs kidneys
Regional Anatomy - Answer Specific regions of the body
Systemic Anatomy - Answer organ systems
Surface Anatomy - Answer landmarks that can be seen /felt through surface
Microscopic Anatomy - Answer structures too small to be seen with the naked eye
Cytology - Answer study of cells
Histology - Answer study of tissues
Developmental Anatomy - Answer structural changes that occur in the body throughout the
life span
Embryology - Answer study of embryos and their development
structural organization - Answer chemical, cellular, tissue, organ, organ system, organism
integumentary system - Answer skin, hair, nails
function: protect
skeletal system - Answer bones
function: protect, support, nutrients
muscular system - Answer skeletal, cardiac, smooth
function:create movement
, nervous system - Answer brain, spinal cord, nerves,
function: communication (elec. signal)
endocrine system - Answer glands
function: communicate btwn organs (hormones)
lymphatic system/immune system - Answer lymph nodes, WBC
function: cleans debris from the body, kill bacteria, virus, parasite, destroy antigen
respiratory system - Answer lungs
function: gas exchange
cardiovascular system - Answer heart, veins, arteries
function: blood circulation
digestive system - Answer stomach, intestine, liver, pancreas
function: break down food
urinary system - Answer kindly, bladder
function: excrete waste
reproductive system - Answer testes, ovaries
function: reproduction
Anatomical Position - Answer erect, feet forward, arms at side with palms facing forward,
head facing forward
sagittal plane - Answer divides body into left and right
frontal (coronal) plane - Answer divides the body into anterior and posterior parts
transverse plane - Answer divides the body into superior and inferior parts
oblique - Answer diagonal cut