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A&P 1
Quiz 1
Question | Answer |
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Anatomy | the study of structure |
physiology | the study of how living things function |
homeostasis | maintaining a relatively stable internal envionment |
receptors | sense change and measure it |
effectors | something that can bring the example back to the set point |
control center | knows the target rate, temp ect. neveous center |
chemical | 1 |
cellular | 2 |
tissue | 3 |
organ | 4 |
organ system | 5 |
organism | 6 |
Dorsal Cavity | cranial cavity, vertebral cavity |
Ventral Cavity | thoracic cavity, abdominalopelvic cavity |
cranial cavity | brain cerebrospinal fluid |
vertebral cavity | spinal cord, nervous cord, spinal fluid |
thoracic cavity | pleural cavity, mediastinum cavity |
pleural cavity | lungs on both sides of the mediastinum cavity |
Mediastinum cavity | in the middle of the pleural cavities, holds the pericardial cavity |
pericardial caivty | holds the heart |
Abdominal Cavity | stomach, gall bladder, spleen, kidney, appendix |
pelvic cavity | hip bone and down. |
Other Cavities | oral, nasal, orbital, middle ear |
Visceral | part of an organ |
parietal | part of a cavity |
Visceral Pleura | membrane around the lungs |
parietal pleura | inner layer of the pleura cavity |
V. Peritoneum | outer layer of abdominal organs |
P. peritoneum | inner lining of the abdominal cavity |
Mucous | coats surfaces that open to outside the body |
serous | liquid that is contained in body cavities does not travel outside of the body. |
anatomical position | standing, feet on the floor, hanging arms and palms up. |
superior | above |
inferior | below |
anterior / ventral | in front of or lung side |
posterior / dorsal | behind something, spine side |
medial | closer to the middle |
lateral | farther from the center |
proximal | closer to the trunk of the body |
distal | farther away from the trunk |
superficial | closer to the outside of the body |
deep | closer to the middle of the body |
sagittal | divide into left and right doesn't have to be equal |
tansverse | top part and bottom part |
frontal / coronal | back and front cutting |
midsagittal | mid-line sections between left and right must be mirrored sides to split this way. |
cross sections | cut straight across |
longitudinal sections | cutting along the length of something |
oblique section | diagonally or any other type of cut |
popliteal | back of knee |
pedal | foot |
digital | finger toe |
carpal | wrist |
palmar | palm |
patellar | front of knee |
antecubital | front of elbow |
otic | ear |
nasal | nose |
oral | mouth |
cervical | neck |
axillary | armpit |
mammary | breast |
brachial | arm |
orbital | eye |
cephalic | head |
frontal | forehead |
buccal | cheek |
mental | chin |
sternal | middle of chest |
pectoral | chest |
umbillical | navel |
inguinal | groin |
coxal | hip |
crural | leg |
femoral | thigh |
gluteal | buttocks |
lumbar | lower back |
cubital | elbow |
dorsum | back |
vertebal | spinal cord |
occipital | back of head |
sacral | between hips |
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