ch 1 book Flashcards
organ
structure with boundaries
made of 1 or 2 types of tissue
particular function
tissues classes
epithelial, connective, nervous, muscular
tissue
mass of similar cells that has a distinct region and function
cells
smallest unit of life
enclosed in plasma membrane pf lipids and proteins
organelles
cell organs, made of molecules
systems that protect, support, and move
integumentary, skeletal, muscular
systems that communicate
nervous, endocrine
systems of fluid transport
circulatory, lymphoid
systems of intake and output
respiratory, digestive, urinary
anatomical postion
standing straight, the standard
supination
rotation of forearm that turns palm up/ forward
pronated
forearm turns palm down/ posteriorly
prone
someone lying face down
supine
lying facing up
sagittal plane
front to back
median place (midsaggittal)
makes equal right and left halves
parasagittal places
uneven left and right portions
frontal plane (coronal)
goes left to right
transverse plane
horizontal
makes an upper and lower half
proximal
close to smth
distal
far asf
superior
higher than, usually not for limbs
inferior
below, usually not for limbs
anterior
front of body, could be ventral
posterior
backside, also dorsal
axial region parts
head, neck, and trunk
thoracic region
trunk region that is above the diaphragm
abdominal region
trunk below the diaphragm
abdominoelvic regions
hypochondriac (r,l) epigastric(m)
lumbar (rl,) umbilical (m)
inguinal (r,l) hypogastric (m)
vert line dividing the abdominopelvic region
midclavicular