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Body Basics
PHS - Body Basics
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Circulatory System | Transport (O2, blood, nutrients, waste) |
| Reproduction System | Offspring (reproduce) |
| Endocrine System | Hormones |
| Respiratory System | Breathing (gas exchange) |
| Skeletal System | Supports (protects vital organs) |
| Integumentary System | Protects (skin, hair, nails) |
| Immune/Lymphatic System | Fights Infection |
| Nervous System | Controls and Coordinates |
| Muscular System | Movement |
| Digestive System | Absorbs nutrients (breaks down food) |
| Excretory (Urinary) | Liquid Waste (urine) |
| Nervous Tissue | Send electrical signal (communicate) |
| Epithelial Tissue | Covers body, protects lining |
| Muscular Tissue | helps with movement |
| Connective Tissue | Binds the body together |
| Superior | above |
| inferior | below |
| medial | middle |
| lateral | away from midline |
| cranial | towards head |
| caudal | towards tail |
| proximal | close to body (ONLY ARMS AND LEGS) |
| distal | far from body (ONLY ARMS AND LEGS) |
| Superficial | surface |
| Deep | towards the core (away from surface) |
| anterior | front |
| posterior | back |
| ventral | front |
| dorsal | back |
| What is in the cranial cavity? | brain |
| What is in the vertebral cavity? | spine |
| another name for vertebral cavity | spinal cavity |
| what is in the abdominal cavity? | intestines |
| what is in the pelvic cavity? | reproductive organs |
| what is in the thoracic cavity? | lungs, heart |
| what separates the thoracic and abdominal cavity? | diaphragm |
| What are considered ventral cavities? | abdominal, pelvic, thoracic cavities |
| what are considered dorsal cavities? | spinal (vertebral), and cranial |
| What movement means away from midline | abduction |
| What movement means toward from midline | adduction |
| what movement is when you point your toes? | plantarflexion |
| what movement is when you bend a joint? | flexion |
| what movement is when you move your ankle to bring toes toward shin? | dorsiflexion |
| what movement occurs on a single axis point (arms, legs, spine) | rotation |
| what motion can only be done in the arms and legs by drawing a circle? | circumduction |
| what motion can only be done at the ankle | dorsiflexion and plantar flexion |
| what motion can only be done at forearm | supination and pronation |
| when palms are up, what motion occured | supination |
| when palms are down, what motion occured? | pronation |
| if i bend my back backwards, what motion occured at spine? | extension |
| if i reach in front of me, what motion happened at shoulder? | flexion |
| if i spread my fingers apart, what motion happened at fingers? | abduction |
| what 3 regions can be found medially? (answer from superior to inferior) | epigastric, umbilical, hypogastric |
| which region is found just below the ribs | hypochondriac |
| which region is near the groin? | iliac |
| which region is in line with the low back | lunbar |
| when labeling a body, how do you know left from right? | it is always the patient's left and right |
| Which body plane separates the body from superior and inferior | transverse |
| which body plane separates the body and determines medial and lateral | midsagittal |
| which body plane divides the body into anterior and posterior | coronal or frontal |
| if you shrug your shoulders< what is happening at the scapula (shoulder blade) | elevation |
| define anatomy | study of structure |
| define physiology | study of function |
| define pathophysiology | study of disease and it's affect on function |
| what is the smallest unit of life | cell |
| put the levels of organization form smallest to largest | cell - tissue - organ - organ system - organism |