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HBS EOC Testanterior - answer situated toward the front of the body
deep - answer away from the body surface; more internal
distal - answer situated away from the point of attachment or origin or a central point;
located away from the central part of the body
dorsal - answer being or located near, on, or toward the back or posterior part of the
human body
inferior - answer Situated below and closer to the feet than another and especially
another similar part of an upright body especially of a human being
lateral - answer Of or relating to the side; especially of a body part
medial - answer Lying or extending in the middle; especially of a body part
posterior - answerSituated at or toward the hind part of the body
proximal - answerSituated next to or near the point of attachment or origin or a central
point
superficial - answerOf, relating to, or located near the surface
superior - answerSituated toward the head and further away from the feet than another
and especially another similar part of an upright body especially of a human being
ventral - answerPertaining to the anterior or front side of the body; opposite of dorsal
adipose tissue - answerConnective tissue in which fat is stored and which has the cells
distended by droplets of fat
connective tissue - answerAnimal tissue that functions mainly to bind and support other
tissues, having a sparse population of cells scattered through an extracellular matrix
epithelial tissue - answerSheets of tightly packed cells that line organs and body cavities
tissue - answerAn integrated group of cells with a common structure and function
, restriction enzyme - answerA degradative enzyme that recognizes specific nucleotide
sequences and cuts up DNA.
Restriction fragment length polymorphisms - answerDifferences in DNA sequence on
homologous chromosomes that can result in different patterns of restriction fragment
lengths (DNA segments resulting from treatment with restriction enzymes).
brian stem - answerThe part of the brain composed of the midbrain, pons, and medulla
oblongata and connecting the spinal cord with the forebrain and cerebrum.
central nervous system - answerThe part of the nervous system which in vertebrates
consists of the brain and spinal cord, to which sensory impulses are transmitted and
from which motor impulses pass out, and which supervises and coordinates the activity
of the entire nervous system.
cerebellum - answerA large dorsally projecting part of the brain concerned especially
with the coordination of muscles and the maintenance of bodily equilibrium, situated
between the brain stem and the back of the cerebrum and formed in humans of two
lateral lobes and a median lobe.
cerebrum - answerThe dorsal portion, composed of right and left hemispheres, of the
vertebrate forebrain; the integrating center for memory, learning, emotions, and other
highly complex function of the central nervous system.
limbic system - answerA group of subcortical structures (as the hypothalamus, the
hippocampus, and the amygdala) of the brain that are concerned especially with
emotion and motivation
peripheral nervous system - answerThe part of the nervous system that is outside the
central nervous system and comprises the cranial nerves excepting the optic nerve, the
spinal nerves, and the autonomic nervous system.
phrenology - answerThe study of the conformation of the skull based on the belief that it
is indicative of mental faculties and character.
axon - answerA long nerve cell process that usually conducts impulses away from the
cell body.
dendrite - answerAny of the usually branching protoplasmic processes that conduct
impulses toward the body of a neuron.
ion - answerAn atom or group of atoms that carries a positive or negative electric
charge as a result of having lost or gained one or more electrons.
myelin sheath - answerIn a neuron, an insulating coat of cell membrane from Schwann
cells that is interrupted by nodes of Ranvier.
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