Human Anatomy Weekly Quiz 1

Directions, Tissues

What is the serous membrane that is found in the abdominopelvic cavity?

Peritoneum membrane

The cavities of the body are divided into two general groups. Which one of these two groups has cavities that contain serous membranes?

Ventral cavity

What plane would divide the body into sections so the right thumb was the only structure in one of the sections?

Sagittal plane

What region is found between the deltoid region and the antecubital region?

Brachial region

What junction supplies a direct route for communication between adjacent cells?

Gap junction

What dense regular connective tissue structure holds long bones together in a joint?

Ligament

What tissue lines the urinary bladder?

Transitional epithelium

What is an osteocyte found inside of?

Lacunae

What cell is found in the lacunae located in an osteon?

Osteocyte

What structure distinguishes pseudostratified columnar epithelium from stratified columnar epithelium?

Cilia

What plane divides the body into anterior (ventral) and posterior (dorsal) sections?

Frontal plane

What junction functions to hold the apical surface of an epithelial cell in a convex position?

Adhering junction

What are the support cells in nervous tissue called collectively?

Glial cells

What is the regional name for the posterior region of the elbow?

Olecranal region

What is opposite to dorsal using the veterinary term?

Ventral

What abdominopelvic regions are lateral to the umbilical region?

Right and left lumbar regions

What is the regional name for the hip?

Coxal region

Where is stratified columnar epithelium found in the body?

Male urethra

What do we call the perpendicular lines in skeletal muscle fibers?

Striations

What cartilage forms the majority of the infant skeleton?

Hyaline cartilage

What is the name of the layer of a serous membrane that contacts the surface of the structure that is surrounding the organ?

Parietal layer

In a compact bone, what connects the cells in the lacunae to each other and to the circulatory system?

Canaliculi

What is another term for the cell body in a neuron?

Soma

What is the regional name for the upper arm?

Brachial region

What is the regional name for the hand?

Manus region

What is the right inferior region of the abdominopelvic region?

Right iliac region

What structure surrounds chondrocytes?

Extracellular matrix

Where do you find non-keratinized stratified squamous epithelium?

Vagina

Where do you find nonciliated simple columnar epithelium?

Small intestine

What tissue is found lining all blood vessels?

Simple squamous epithelium

What lines the pleural cavity?

Pleura serous membrane

What abdominopelvic region is midsagittal/superior?

Epigastric region

What does the posterior/inferior cavity of the body contain?

Spinal cord

What plane divides the body into superior and inferior sections?

Transverse plane

What does connective tissue contain that is missing in the other tissues?

Extracellular matrix

What fibers are found in compact bone?

Collagen fibers

What are the paired superior regions of the abdominopelvic regions?

Right and left hypochondriac regions

What is the most inferior/posterior cavity in the body?

Vertebral cavity

What is the region of the calf?

Sural region

What structure surrounds chondrocytes?

Lacunae

What cavity of the body contains additional cavities within it?

Thoracic cavity

Organs in the anterior/inferior cavity that are not totally covered by the serous membrane are referred to as what type of organ?

Retroperitoneal organ

What forms the thick, middle layer of the heart?

Cardiac muscle

What structure forms the union between cardiac muscle cells?

Intercalated disc

What connective tissue has little ground substance and a large amount of parallel collagen fibers?

Dense regular connective tissue

What plane divides the body into equal right and left sections?

Midsagittal plane

What is the regional name for the chin?

Mental region

In the anatomical position, what direction are the olecranon regions facing?

Posterior

What is the regional name for the medial aspect of the leg?

tibial region

What cavities in the thoracic cavity are lateral?

pleural cavities