Anatomy & Physiology Questions Flashcards
How body parts come together to function and keep the body alive.
Physiology
Which level of organisation encompasses the whole body
Organism
Which three of the following are examples of tissues?
Membranes,muscle and nervous and connective tissue.
Blood flows in one direction through the heart because?
Valves prevent it from flowing backwards.
What term is used to describe within limbs farther from the torso/trunk?
Distal
What term is used to describe toward the midline of the body?
Medial
This plane divides the body into left and right parts
Sagittal
This plane divides the body into top and bottom parts.
Transverse
This plane divides the body into front and back parts.
Coronal/frontal
What term is used to describe within limbs,closer to the torso/trunk?
Proximal
Bones are strong and hard.
This allows them to:
Protect and support your soft parts
At which level of organisation is the digestive system.
Organ systems
What term is used to describe
Away from the body
Lateral
What term is used to describe
Toward the back of the body
Posterior and Dorsal
What terms are used to describe
Toward the front of the body:
Anterior and ventral
What term is used to describe
Toward the bottom of the body?
Inferior
At which level of organisation are red blood cells and neurons categorised?
Cellular