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Sandra Petrovich CH1

Sandra Petrovich

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Levels of body organizationg (smallest to largets) chemical, cellualr, tissue, organ, system, organism
What is histology? The study of tissues
What consists of the respiratory system? nose, pharynx, trachea, (wind pipe) lungs
What occurs in cellular respiration? converts energy in nutrients into ATP. It requires oxygen and gives off carbon dioxide
What is the smalleste level of structural organization? chemcial level
What level comes after the chemical level? cellular level
What leve is made up of similar cells working together? Tissue level
What is the level of organization where different tissues combine? Organ level
What is the highest level of the organization in the body? Organizsm level
Which level of organization is the basic unit of life? the cell
What ar examples of organ systems? circulatory, digestive and nernous systems
Which level involves atoms and molecules? Chemical levels
Which level contains functional units like mitochondria,? cellular levels
What does superior mean? toward the head or upper part of the body
What does inferior mean? away fromthe head, toward the feet
What does anterioir (ventral) mean? toward the front of the body
What does posterior (dorsal) meam? Toward the back of the body
What does medial mean? Toward the midline
What does lateral mean? away from the midline
What does proximal mean? closer to the point of attachment
What does distal mean? farther from the pont of attachment
What does superficial mean? toward or at the body surface of
What does deep mean? away from the body surface internal
What plane divides the body into equal left and right halves? midsagittal (median) plane
What plane divides the body into left and right? sagitall plane
What plane divides the body into equal left and right halves? midsagittal (median( plane
What plane divides the body into anterior and posterior parts? frontal plane
What plane divides the body into superioir and inferior parts? transverse (horizontal) plane
What is the oblique section? The cut nade at an angke between horizontal and vertical planes
What cavity contains the brain? cranial cavity
Whaqt cavity contains the spinal cord? verteral spinal cavity
What cavity contains the heart and lungs? Thoracic cavity
What cavity contains the digestive organs? abdominal cavity
What cavity contains the bladder and reporductive organs? pelvic cavity
What cavities make up the ventral body cavity? thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities
What structure seperates the thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities? Diaphragm
What is the mediastinum the space between the lungs containing the heart, esophagus, trachea
What is the pericardical cavity? cavity that surrounds the heart
What are the 4 abdominopelvic quadrants RUQ, LUQ, RLQ, LLQ
Name the upper middle addominopelvic region? epigastric region
Name the central abdominopelvic region? unbilical region
Name the lower middle abdominopelvic region? hypogastric (pubic) region
Name the upper right adbominipelvic region? right hypochondrright miondriac region
Name the upper left abdominopelvic region? left hyochondria region
Name the right middle abdominopelvic region? right lumbar region
Name the left middle adbominopelvic region? Left lumbar region
Name the right lower adbominopevic region? right iliac (inguinal) region
Name the left lower adbominopelvic region? Left iliac (inguinal) region
What system transports oxygen and nutrients? circulatory (cardiovascular) system
What system protects the body and regulates temperature? integumentary system
What system controls body activites with electrical signals? Nervous system
What system produces hormones? endocrine system
What system breaks down food? digestive system
What system removes wastes from the blood? urinary system
What system provides movement? muscular system
What system supports the body and protects organs? skeletal system
What system exchanges gases with the environment? respiratory system
What system is responsible for reproduction? reproductive system
What is the homeostatis? the maintenance of stable internal environment
What is metaolism? all chemical reactions in the body
What is responsiveness? the ability to sense and reespond to stimuli
What is growth? increase in size of number of cells
What is reproductive? formation of new cells or organisms
What us differetiation? development of specialized cells
What is movement? motion of the whole body or parts of the body
What two systems mainly control homeostasis? nervous and endocrine system
What is a negative feedback loop? a response that reverses the original stimulus
What is the positive feedback loop? a response that enhances the original stimulus
What membrane lines the body cavities? serous membrane
What serous membrane surrounds the lungs? pleura
What serous membrane surrounds the heart? pericardium
What serous membrane lines the abdominal cavity? perioneum
What is the visceral layer of the serous membrane? it covers the organs
What is the parietal layer of a serous membrane? it lines the cavity wall
What is anatomy? the study of body structure
What is physiology? the study of body function
What is pathology? the study of disease
What is the gross anatomy? study of structures visible to the naked eye
What is microscopic anatomy? stufy of structures too small to be seen without a microscope
What is cyctology study of cells
What is histology? study of tissues
Which plane gives cross-sectional images? transverse plane
Which cavity is completely surrounded by bone? cranial cavity
What organ lies in the right upper quadrant? liver
What organ lies in the left upper quadrants of the abdomen? the stomach
Which organ lies in the right lower quadrant? appendix
What organ lies in the left lower quadrant? sigmoid colon
What seperates the thoracic and addominopelvic cavities? diaphragm
What the anatomical positon? body standing upright, facing forward palms forward
What does bilateral mena? on both sides of the body
What does ipsilateral mean? on the same side of the body
What does contralateral mean? on the opposide side of the body
What is the fucntion of the integumentary system? protection, temperature regulation sensation
Which system produces blood cells? skeletal system
What is a cross -section? a cut at right angles to the long axis
What is longitudinal section? A cut along the length of an organ
What is an organ? a structure composed of tow or more tissue types
What does physiology study? how body parts function
What system helps regulate water balance? urinary system
What system helps fight disease? lymphatic system
What is name for anterior? ventral
What is another name for posterioir? dorsal
What organ system includes lymph nodes? lymphatic system
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