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Structural Levels of Organization
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Anatomy | The study of the dtructure of an organism and the relationships of its parts. |
| Physiology | study of the functions of living organisms and their parts. |
| Anatomical Position | An erect or standing posture with the arms at the sides,the palms forward,head and feet also forward |
| Supine | Body is lying face upward |
| Prone | Body is lying face downward |
| Superior | Above or upper |
| Inferior | Lower or below |
| Anterior | Front |
| Posterior | Back |
| Vental | Torward the belly (can also be used in place of anterior or dorsal) |
| Medial | Torward the midline of the body |
| Lateral | Torward the side of the body |
| Proximal | Torward or nearest the trunk of the body, or nearest the point of origin of one of it's parts. |
| Distal | Away from or farthest from the trunk or the point of origin of a body part. |
| Superficial | nearer the surface |
| Deep | Farther away from the midline |
| Sagittal | It divides the body or any of its parts into right and left sides. |
| Frontal | Divides the body in front and back portions |
| Transverse | Divides the body or any of its parts into upper and lower portions. |
| Cranial Cavity | The space inside the skull that contains the brain |
| Spinal Cavity | Space inside the spinal column |
| Name the nine regions from left to right of the abdominopelvic cavity | Right Hypochondriac, Epigastric, Left hypochondriac,Right lumbar, umbillical, left lumbar, right iliac, Hypogastric and left illiac |
| Homeostasis | Constant internal environment |
| Antebrachial | Forearm |
| Axillary | Armpit |
| Brachial | Arm |
| Buccal | Cheek |
| Carpal | Wrist |
| Cephalic | Neck |
| cervical | Skull |
| crural | leg |
| Cubital | Elbow |
| Cutaneous | Skin |
| Digtal | Fingers or toes |
| Facial | face |
| Frontal | Forehead |
| Nasal | Nose |
| ORAL | MOUTH |
| ORBITAL | EYES |
| OPTHALMIC | EYES |
| ZYGOMATIC | UPPER CHEEK |
| FEMORAL | THIGH |
| GLUTEAL | BUTTOCK |
| INGUINAL | GROIN |
| LUMBAR | LOWER BACK BETWEEN RIBS AND PELVIS |
| MAMMARY | BREAST |
| OCCIPITAL | BACK OF LOWER SKULL |
| PALMAR | PALM OF HAND |
| PEDAL | FOOT |
| PELVIC | LOWER PORTION OF TORSO |
| PERINEAL | AREA(PERINEUM) BETWEEN ANAL AND GENITALS |
| PLANTAR | SOLE OF FOOT |
| POPLITEAL | AREA BEHIND KNEE |
| SUPRACLAVICULAR | AREA ABOVE CLAVICLE |
| TARSAL | ANKLE |
| TEMPORAL | SIDE OF THE SKULL |
| THORACIC | CHEST |
| UMBILLICAL | AREA AROUND NAVEL OR UMBILICUS |
| VOLAR | PALM OR SOLE |
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