Fundamentals of A&P Vocabulary Assignment

A key tissue of the musculoskeletal system that can be divided into two main categories of loose and dense. This tissue's main purpose is to support, protect, and give structure to other tissues and organs in the body.

• Nervous Tissue

• Connective Tissue

• Epithelial Tissue

• Connective Tissue

This tissue is responsible for controlling the body's activities through impulses sent by specialized cells called neurons.

• Connective Tissue

• Nervous Tissue

• Epithelial Tissue

• Muscular Tissue

The epidermis of the skin matches the term that means "towards the surface"

The picture shows the __________ view of the anatomical position, meaning towards the back.

• anterior

• ventral

• superior

• posterior

____________________ means located above, towards the head. An example would be the eyebrows are _________ to the eyes.

• caudal

• anterior

• superior

• inferior

This type of plane divides into top and bottom, upper and lower, or superior and inferior halves.

This term means "away from the midline". You can also have a ______________ view of the body, as picture in this x-ray.

This type of tissue applies forces by contraction to produce movement (voluntary or involuntary) in skeletal, heart, or smooth muscles.

• Nervous Tissue

• Epithelial Tissue

• Connective Tissue

• Muscular Tissue

This term means opposite sides of the body

The point of attachment that is more mobile during a muscle contraction is called the

• insertion

• origin