A&P Vocabulary Terms

1. Meaning lower or below.
5. Away from midline of body.
6. Place of attachment that can move during contraction.
7. Provides support and protection for other structures.
9. Structures on the same side.
11. Vertical division that separates the body into left and right halves.
13. Meaning upper or above.
15. Towards the surface of a structure.
17. Made of neurons, which conduct nerve impulses, and the glial cells that protect them.
18. Past the surface of a structure.
20. Assist in bone movement and involuntary control of various organs.

2. Place of attachment that remains stable during contraction.
3. Divides body into anterior and posterior halves.
4. Structures on opposite sides.
8. Protects body cavities; responsible for fluid absorption and filtration, and excretion and secretion.
10. Referring to the front of a structure.
12. Towards midline of body.
14. Horizontal division that separates the body into superior and inferior halves.
16. Structures on both sides.
19. Referring to the back of a structure.