Ucf anatomy a grade exam Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Anterior - toward the front of the body posterior - toward the back Superior - Higher on the body, nearer to the head Inferior - Lower on the body, farther from the head proximal - Closer to the origin of the body part or the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk distal - farther from the origin of a body part or the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk rostral - toward the forehead or nose

Spongy Bone - - found within flat bones and epiphyses of long bones - organized with trabeclua - red bone marrow si found in the trabeculae osteoporosis - - low bone mass - bone reabsorption (Osteoclasts) outpaces bone despostion (osteoblasts) - happens more commonly in menopaiuse women -decreased in estrogen