| A | B |
| towards the front | anterior |
| towards the back | posterior |
| below the midline | inferior |
| above the midline | superior |
| towards the midline | medial |
| the study of structure | anatomy |
| the study of function | physiology |
| the building blocks of protein | amino acids |
| the basic cell drinking | pinocytosis |
| something that runs diagonal like a muscle or a fiber | oblique |
| towards the side | lateral |
| another name for fat tissue | adipose tissue |
| outside layer of the skin | epidermis |
| a thick dark scar | keloid |
| cells that destroy bone | osteoclasts |
| cells that make bone | osteoclasts |
| the growth plate | epiphyseal plate |
| the wasting away of tissue | atrophy |
| tissue that makes blood | hematopoetic |
| disease where the body loses calcium | osteoporosis |
| to move a body part towards the midline | adduction |
| to move a body part away from the midline | abduction |
| upper chambers of the heart | atria |
| lower chambers of the heart | ventricles |
| these take blood away from the heart | arteries |