Question | Answer |
What is anatomy? | The branch of science that deals with the structure of body parts |
What is physiology? | The branch of science dealing with the function of body parts |
What is the hierarchy of organization? | atoms, molecules, macromolecules, organelles, cells, tissues, organs, organ systems, organisms |
What is the basis of life? | Cells |
What are the 2 parts of metabolism? | anabolic and catabolic |
What is homeostasis? | maintenance of a stable internal environment - 'cruise control' |
What portion contains all but the arms and legs? | Axial portion |
What portion contains the arms and legs? | Appendicular portion |
What cavities are in the axial portion? | cranial cavity, vertebral cavity, thoracic cavity, abdominopelvic cavity |
What separates the thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities? | diaphram |
What is the name of the tissue that covers organs? | visceral tissue |
What is the name of the tissue that covers the cavity wall? | parietal tissue |
What is in the cranial cavity? | brain |
What is in the vertebral cavity? | spinal cord |
What is in the thoracic cavity? | heart, lungs, media-sternum |
What is in the abdominal cavity? | viscera of digestion and spleen |
What is in the pelvic cavity? | the end of the large intestine, urinary bladder, internal reproductive organs |
What is the name of the membrane in the thoracic cavity? | pleural membrane |
What is the name of the membrane in the abdominal cavity? | peritoneal membrane |
What is the name of the membrane that covers the heart? | pericardial membrane |
What is the name of the position indicating toward the head? | superior |
What is the name of the position indicating toward the feet? | inferior |
What is the name of the position indicating toward the front? | anterior |
What is the name of the position indicating toward the back? | posterior |
What is the name of the position indicating toward the middle? | median |
What is the name of the position indicating toward the outside? | lateral |
What is the name of the position indicating toward the 'trunk'? | proximal |
What is the name of the position indicating away from the "trunk"? | distal |
What is the name of the position indicating toward the center/inside of the body? | deep |
What is the name of the position indicating toward the exterior/outside of the body? | superficial |