030-33 Flashcards
What term means toward or near the front side of the body?
Anterior (ventral).
What term means toward or near the backside of the body?
Posterior (dorsal).
Define “lateral.”
Away from the midline or toward the right or left sides of the body.
Define “medial.”
Toward or near the midline of the body.
What’s the difference between “superior (cephalad)” and “inferior (caudal)”?
Superior is towards the head or upper part of the body and inferior is towards the feet or lower part of the body.
What term means “toward or closer to the point of origin”?
Proximal.
What term means “away or farther from the point of origin”?
Distal.
What is the meaning of “internal”?
Toward the inside of the body or a body part.
What’s the difference between “external” and “peripheral”?
External is towards the outside (surface) of the body or body part while peripheral refers to something outward from the center of the body or closer to the body surface.
What provides the body its energy?
Food and oxygen.
Breaks food down into nutrients that can be used as fuel.
Digestive system.
Controls bodily activities.
Endocrine and nervous systems.
Provides the system for translating muscular contractions into body movements.
Bones, with tendons, ligaments, and fibrous sheaths.
Provides a strong framework.
Skeletal system.
Provides the tubing for fuel and oxygen to travel the thousands of miles to keep muscles working.
Circulatory system.
Keeps us aware of our surroundings.
Nervous system.
Supplies the blood with oxygen
Respiratory system.
Rids the body of processed wastes.
Urinary system.
Contains all the interlocking systems
Skin.
Are the engines of the body.
Muscles
What is the most incredible part of the human body? Why?
The brain. It allows us to think.
What are the most common chemical elements in the body?
Carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, and oxygen.
What is the most common molecule in the human body?
Water.
How much of the human body is made up of water?
65 percent
Some serve as building blocks for cells; others speed up the chemical reactions within the body.
Proteins.
What is the basic unit of all living things?
The cell
Provide energy that powers all the body’s activities.
Carbohydrates.
Carry instructions that tell each cell how to perform its particular jobs
Nucleic acids.
Some store extra fuel; others serve as building materials for the cells that make up the body.
Lipids.
What are the four main kinds of tissues in the body?
Epithelial, connective, muscle, and nervous
