CP Anatomy Midterm vocab review

Front

Basic structural and functional unit of the body.

Back

Cell

Front

Term for AWAY from the middle/midline of the body.

Back

Lateral

Front

Connective tissue found in tendons and ligaments, contains lots of collagen fibers.

Back

Dense regular connective tissue (CT)

Front

Term for the front of the body.

Back

Ventral/Anterior

Front

Fracture type resulting from osteoporotic vertebrae crushing one another.

Back

Compression fracture

Front

The term for the back of the body.

Back

Dorsal/Posterior

Front

Type of tissue that covers body surfaces and lines cavities.

Back

Epithelial tissue

Front

The term for closer to the point of attachment of a limb to the body.

Back

Proximal

Front

The term for farther from the point of attachment of a limb to the body.

Back

Distal

Front

Type of muscle tissue that is involuntary and found in the walls of organs.

Back

Smooth muscle