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Four types of tissues - Answer: Epithelium - 2 types... 1. covering
(external covering like skin OR internal covering like the inner lining of
digestive tract) 2. glandular (form glands, main function is secretion of
different substances)
Connective tissue - widely distributed; includes bone, tendons,
ligaments, blood, adipose (fat) tissue and other soft padding tissue
,Muscle - cardiac muscle (in the heart, contract/relax), smooth muscle
(walls of organs, also contract but more gradual), skeletal muscle
(movement)
Nervous tissue - in nervous system includes brain, spinal cord, nerves
Anatomical position - Answer: standing up, feet slightly apart, head
looking forward, palms forward, and feet forward
Sagittal plane - Answer: divides the body, or any body part, vertically
into right and left sections
runs parallel to the midline of the body
Midsagittal - Answer: median
Coronal plane - Answer: aka frontal plane
divides the body, or any body structure, vertically into front and back
(anterior and posterior) sections
runs vertically through the body at right angles to the midline
,Transverse plane - Answer: aka horizontal plane
divides the patient's body into imaginary upper (superior) and lower
(inferior or caudal) halves
Medial - Answer: nearer to the midline of the body
Ex. In anatomical position, the little finger is medial to the thumb
Lateral - Answer: (the opposite of medial) further away from the
body's midline, at the sides
Ex. In anatomical position, the thumb is lateral to the little finger
Proximal - Answer: closest to the trunk or point of attachment
Ex. The hip is proximal to the knee
Distal - Answer: farthest away from trunk or point of attachment
, Ex. The knee is distal to the hip
OR the pistol is distal to the upper arm
Anterior - Answer: in front
Posterior - Answer: behind
Cephalad and cephalic - Answer: towards the head
Frontal - Answer: forehead
Ocular and orbital - Answer: ocular - eye
orbital - eye socket
Buccal - Answer: cheek
Otic - Answer: ear
Cervical - Answer: neck