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A&P 1
Quiz 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Anatomy | the study of structure |
| physiology | the study of how living things function |
| homeostasis | maintaining a relatively stable internal envionment |
| receptors | sense change and measure it |
| effectors | something that can bring the example back to the set point |
| control center | knows the target rate, temp ect. neveous center |
| chemical | 1 |
| cellular | 2 |
| tissue | 3 |
| organ | 4 |
| organ system | 5 |
| organism | 6 |
| Dorsal Cavity | cranial cavity, vertebral cavity |
| Ventral Cavity | thoracic cavity, abdominalopelvic cavity |
| cranial cavity | brain cerebrospinal fluid |
| vertebral cavity | spinal cord, nervous cord, spinal fluid |
| thoracic cavity | pleural cavity, mediastinum cavity |
| pleural cavity | lungs on both sides of the mediastinum cavity |
| Mediastinum cavity | in the middle of the pleural cavities, holds the pericardial cavity |
| pericardial caivty | holds the heart |
| Abdominal Cavity | stomach, gall bladder, spleen, kidney, appendix |
| pelvic cavity | hip bone and down. |
| Other Cavities | oral, nasal, orbital, middle ear |
| Visceral | part of an organ |
| parietal | part of a cavity |
| Visceral Pleura | membrane around the lungs |
| parietal pleura | inner layer of the pleura cavity |
| V. Peritoneum | outer layer of abdominal organs |
| P. peritoneum | inner lining of the abdominal cavity |
| Mucous | coats surfaces that open to outside the body |
| serous | liquid that is contained in body cavities does not travel outside of the body. |
| anatomical position | standing, feet on the floor, hanging arms and palms up. |
| superior | above |
| inferior | below |
| anterior / ventral | in front of or lung side |
| posterior / dorsal | behind something, spine side |
| medial | closer to the middle |
| lateral | farther from the center |
| proximal | closer to the trunk of the body |
| distal | farther away from the trunk |
| superficial | closer to the outside of the body |
| deep | closer to the middle of the body |
| sagittal | divide into left and right doesn't have to be equal |
| tansverse | top part and bottom part |
| frontal / coronal | back and front cutting |
| midsagittal | mid-line sections between left and right must be mirrored sides to split this way. |
| cross sections | cut straight across |
| longitudinal sections | cutting along the length of something |
| oblique section | diagonally or any other type of cut |
| popliteal | back of knee |
| pedal | foot |
| digital | finger toe |
| carpal | wrist |
| palmar | palm |
| patellar | front of knee |
| antecubital | front of elbow |
| otic | ear |
| nasal | nose |
| oral | mouth |
| cervical | neck |
| axillary | armpit |
| mammary | breast |
| brachial | arm |
| orbital | eye |
| cephalic | head |
| frontal | forehead |
| buccal | cheek |
| mental | chin |
| sternal | middle of chest |
| pectoral | chest |
| umbillical | navel |
| inguinal | groin |
| coxal | hip |
| crural | leg |
| femoral | thigh |
| gluteal | buttocks |
| lumbar | lower back |
| cubital | elbow |
| dorsum | back |
| vertebal | spinal cord |
| occipital | back of head |
| sacral | between hips |
| what is som | uyvgyt |