Question | Answer |
Define Anatomy | Study of the structure of the body |
Define Physiology | Study of the function of the body |
Levels of structural complexity | Molecule, Organelle, Cell, Tissue, Organ, Organ System, Organism |
Structure determines what? | function |
Molecules are groups of what? | Atoms |
What are organelles? | Specialized structures that perform specific metabolic functions within cells |
What are cells? | The basic biological unit of living organisms |
What are tissues? | group of similar cells that perform a specific function |
What are organs? | Two or more tissues specialized ton perform a specific function |
What are organ systems? | Two or more organs that work together to perform a specific function |
What is the anatomical position? | Standing erect, arms at sides, palms forward, feet close together and head forward |
Define superior | Nearer to the top |
Define inferior | nearer to the bottom |
Define anterior | near or at the front |
define posterior | near or at the back |
Define medial | toward the median line or middle of the body |
define lateral | away from the middle or towards the outside |
define ipsilateral | same side |
define contralateral | opposite side |
Where is the midclavicular line? | down the middle of the clavicle |
What does proximal mean? | close to the point of attachment |
What does distal mean? | away from the point of attachment |
Define superfical | near or at the outside surface |
What is deep? | further or below the surface |
Define plane | an imaginary flat surface |
What does the sagittal plane seperate | left and right |
what does the transverse plane seperate | top and bottom or superior and inferior |
'what does the frontal plane seperate | anterior and posterior |
Where is the cephalic body region | The head: cranial and facial regions |
Where is the cervical body region | the neck: inferior of the head |
Where is the cranial body region | eye brows to the top of head |
where is the facial region | eye brows to chin |
where is the occipital body region? | at the back of the head(occipital bone area) |
Where is the pectoral body region? | the chest |
Where is the axillary body region? | arm pit |
Where is the umbilical region? | middle abdominal area |
Where is the abdominal region | inferior to the umbilical region |
Where is the inguinal region | sides of pubic (reproductive organs |
Where is the pubic region? | near the pubic bone (reproductive organs) |
Where is your lumbar region | lower back |
Where is deltoid region | over deltoid muscle |
Where is brachial region | front of upper arm |
where is antecubital region | in anterior part of the elbow |
where is the antebrachial region | forarm |
Where is the carpal region | over carpal bones |
where is the palmar region | over the palm of the hand |
Where is the fermoral region | upper leg or over femor bone |
Where is the patellar region | over knee |
crural region is where | the lower leg |
Where is the pedal region | top of foot |
Where is the popliteal region | back of knee |
Where is the sural region | back of lower leg |
where is the plantar region | sole of foot |
The brain is located in what cavity? | cranial |
the vertebral canal is where | the neck |
The thoracic cavity is where | the upper chest |
What separates the thoracic cavity and abdominal cavity? | diaphragm |
Abdominal cavity is where | infeiror to thoracic cacvity |
Where is the pelvic cavity? | inferior to the abdominal cavity |
Name the four quadrants | Right upper quadrant, right lower quadrant, left upper quadrant, left lower quadrants |
name the 9 abdominal regions | Right hypochondriac region,epigastric, left hypchondriac region, right lumbar region, umbilical region, left lumbar region, right, inguinal region, hypogastric region, left inguinal region |
What happens when a change in the body occurs? | Homeostatis altering stimulus |
What is changed chemistry? | conditioned altered |
give an example of receptors monitor change | monintoring movement, blood flow |
Where is the control center? | brain/spinal cord |
nerve impulses or chemical signals /effectors is the next step after | control center |
What happens after effectors? | negative feedback which then goes to conditioned altered |