Bio 211 Flashcards
______________ is the science of how the body functions
Physiology
____________ are the basic structural and functional units of an organism
Cells
The sum of all the chemical reactions in the body
Metabolism
The condition of equilibrium in the body’s internal environment is called
Homeostasis
Name a “ survival need”
Water
Groups of cells and the materials surrounding them that work together to perform a particular function are called
Tissue
The ankle is _______________________ to the knee
Distal
The eyes are ____________________ as compared to the nose.
Lateral
If I make a cut in the body such that I separate the top from the bottom, this is called a ______________ plane/cut.
Transverse
The scientific word for wrist is _______________.
Carpal
The scientific word for the belly button is ____________.
Umbilical
The scientific word for armpit is ____________.
Axillary
The scientific word for neck is __________.
Cervix
The urinary bladder is in which region?
RHR (right hypochondriac region)
Most of the liver is in which quadrant?
URQ ( upper right quadrant)
