BodyRegion Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
homeostasis | This state of relative constancy within the body |
Abdominal | Anterior torso below diaphragm |
Antebrachial | forearm |
Axillary | armpit |
Brachial | arm |
Buccal | Cheek |
Carpal | Wrist |
Cephalic | Head |
Cervical | Neck |
Cranial | Skull |
Crual | Leg |
Cubital | Elbow |
Cutaneous | Skin; body surface |
Digital | fingers, toes |
Dorsal | Back |
Facial | Face |
Femoral | Thigh |
Frontal | Forehead |
Gluteal | post Buttock |
Inguinal | Groin |
Lumbar | post Lower back between ribs & pelvis |
Olecranal | elbow |
temporal | side of skull |
popliteal | back of knee |
zygomatic | cheek, union/yoke |
extrinsic control | outside control, system & organism level |
intracellular | controls at cell level |
intrinsic control | auto regulation, organ to organ, tissue & organ level |
effector | accomplish- agent |
hypothesis | under placing, -proposition |
plantar | sole of foot |
sagittal plane | body left and right |
transverse plane | accross, top and bottom |
prone | laying face down |
superficial | over/above -face |
occipital | back of hand |
volar | rel. palm of hand, sole of foot |
perineal | perineum between anus and genitals |
tarsal | ankle |
supraclavicular | above clavicle |
The body as a whole is subdivided into _______ major portions or components. | 2, axial and appendicular |
organization of the body begins at what level | chemical |
Anatomy is defined as the study of | structure of living organism an relationship of its parts |
Anatomy is defined as the study of | functions of organism and its parts |
The two major body cavities are called | ventral and dorsal |
The space that encloses the brain and spinal cord forms one continuous cavity called the | dorsal cavity |
The plane that divides the body into front and back portions | coronal plane |
opposes changes in the internal environment and moves the change back toward the normal value | negative feedback loop |
Instead of opposing a change in the internal environment, which type of feedback loop temporarily amplifies the change that is occurring | positive feedback loop |
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