| A & P Terminology Questions | A & P Terminology Answers |
| What does the hormone cortisol regulate? | Carbohydrate metabolism |
| What does the hormone oxytocin do? | Stimulate uterine contractions during labor and delivery. |
| Which gland is the "Master Gland"? | Pituitary Gland |
| Where is bile produced? | Liver |
| Where is bile stored? | Gallbladder |
| Where are sperm produced? | Testes |
| What are the three layer of skin? | Epidermis, dermis, subcutaneous layer |
| What part of your brain controls judgment and memory? | Cerebrum |
| What is difference between distal and proximal? | Distal-directional term meaning located farther from the point of attachment to the body. Proximal-directional term meaning located to the closer point of attachment to the body. |
| What tissue is the most abundant in our body? | Connective tissue |
| What is a ball and socket joint? | A ball and socket joint is one in which the round end of a bone fits into the cavity of another bone? Example: Hip Joint |
| Sensory neurons transmit from? | Nerve endings/brain to extremities. |
| What does the brainstem control? | Controls basic body function such as breathing, swallowing, heart rate and blood pressure.
Answer-respiration and heart rate. |
| What blood type is the universal donor? | Type O |
| What is the name of the outer layer of the kidney? | Cortex |
| Be able to identify the following: | Carpals, metacarpals, phalanges, radius and ulna. |
| Be able to identify the following: | left atrium, right artrium, left ventricle, right ventricle, aorta, biscupid valve, tricuspid valve, superior vena cava. |
| Be able to identify the following: | Colon, esphagus, jejunum, liver, stomach and rectum. |
| Be able to identify the following: | Fibula, ischium, patella, and tibia. |
| Know the different type of doctors. | Neurologist,, Gynecologist, Proctologist, Urologist, etc. |
| Apnea | The condition of not breathing. |
| Arteries | The blood vessels that carry oxgenated blood away from the heart. |
| Axillary | Commonly referred to as the armpit. There is a collection of lymph nodes in this area that drains each arm. |
| Bradycardia | Abnormally slow heart rate below 60 bpm. |
| Capillaries | The smallest blood or lymphatic vessel. Blood capillaries are very thin to allow gas, nutrient, and waste exchange between blood and tissue. |
| Cornea | A portion of the sclear that s clear and transparent and allows light to enter the interior of the eye. |
| Dyspnea | Difficult, labored breathing. |
| Enteritis | Inflammation of the small intestines. |
| Epiglottis | Flap of cartilage that covers the larynx when a person swallows. Prevents food and drink from entering the larynx and trachea. |
| Fibula | One of the lower leg bones in the lower extremity. AKA the skinbone. |
| Gravida | A pregnant woman |
| Hyperglycemia | Excessive amount of glucose (sugar) in the blood. |
| Humerus | Upper arm bone in the upper extremity. |
| Incontinence | Loss of bladder control. |
| Mandible | Lower jawbone |
| Multigravida | More than one pregnancy |
| Multipara | A woman who has given birth to more that one child. |
| Olfactory nerve | A nerve that register smells by carrying the impulses for sense of smell from the nose to the brain. |
| Pericardium | Double walled outer sac around the heart. |
| Pulse | Expansion and contraction produced by blood as it move through an artery. |
| Sclera | Tough protective outer layer of the eyeball. |
| Tachycardia | Abnormally fast heart rate, over 100 bpm |
| Trachea | AKA-windpipe, It conducts air from the larynx down to the main bronchi in the chest. |
| Tympanic Membrane | Also called the eardrum. As sound moves along the auditory canal, it strikes the tympanic membrance causing it to vibrate. Located between outer ear and middle ear. |
| Veins | Blood vessels of the cardiovascular system that carry blood towared the heart. |
| Bile | Substance produced by the liver and stores in the gallbladder. It is addes to the chyme in the duodeum and functions to emulsify fats so they can be digested and absorbed. |
| Insulin | Hormone secreted by the pancreas. It regulates the levels of sugar in the bloodstream. |
| Ileitis | Inflammation of the ileum. Located at the end of the small intestines. |
| Endocardium | The inner layer of the heart, which is very smoot and lines the chambers of the heart. |
| Myocardium | Middle layer of the muscle. It is thick and composed of cadiac muscle. |
| Oxytocin | Hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary. Stimulates uterine contractions during labor and delivery. |
| Prolactin | A hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary. It stimulates mild production. |
| Know where these lymph nodes are: | Axillary-armpit, Cervical-Neck, Medaistinal-Central chest area that drains the chest, Inguinal-groin. |
| Neuro/o | Nerve |
| My/o | Muscle |
| Oste/o | Bone |
| Derm/o | Skin |
| Lip | Fat |
| Viscer | Internal organ |
