Chaper 1 Flashcards
What is physiology?
The function of the body’s structures.
What is gross anatomy
The study of large body parts visible to the eye.
Ex. Heart, kidneys, and lungs.
What is regional anatomy?
Studying all structures in a particular region
What is systematic anatomy?
Studying structures in a particular system.
What is surface anatomy?
Studying internal structures as they relate to the overlaying skin surface.
What is cellular anatomy? (Cytology)
The study of anatomy at the cellular level.
What is histology?
Study of the tissues.
What is developmental anatomy?
Studies structural changes from conception to old age.
What is embryology?
Studies development before birth.
What is pathological anatomy
Studies structural changes caused by disease at the gross and microscopic levels.
What is radiographic anatomy?
Studies internal structures as visualized X-ray images.
What is molecular biology?
Studies the structure of biological molecules.
What is renal physiology?
Studies urine production and kidney function.
What is neurophysiology?
Studies the workings of the nervous system.
What is cardiovascular physiology?
Studies the operation of the heart and blood vessels.
List the levels of structural hierarchy in order.
Organism, tissue, cellular, chemical, atoms, organ system, organ, molecules
1) chemical level
2) cellular
3) tissue level
4) organ level
5) organ system level
6) organism level
What does the integumentary system do?
Forms the external body covering. Skin.
What does the skeletal system do?
Protects and supports body organs, provides framework.
What does the muscular system do?
Allows motion, maintains posture, produces heat.
What does the nervous system do?
Responds to internal and external changes.
What does the endocrine system do?
Controls hormones.
What does the cardiovascular system do?
Transports blood, pumps blood.
What does the lymphatic/immune system do?
Picks up fluid leaked from blood vessels and returns it to the blood.
What does the respiratory system do?
Keeps blood supplied with oxygen.
What does the digestive system do?
Breaks down food into absorbable units.
What does the urinary system do?
eliminates nitrogenous wastes.
What does the reproductive system do?
Functions to produce offspring.
What is responsiveness?
The ability to sense changes in the environment and then respond to them.
What is metabolism?
Chemical reactions within the body’s cells. “A state of change”
What is excretion?
Removing waste from body using the digestive and urinary system.
What does growth do for maintaining life?
Growth in cells, reproduces cells so the body can grow.
What are the four survival needs to maintain life?
Nutrients (fats, selected proteins), oxygen, water, maintenance of body temperature.
What is homeostasis?
“Steady state” maintained by the body.
Describe Sagittarius, midsagittal, parasagital, frontal, transverse, and oblique planes.
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What is the cranial cavity?
Contains brain encased by skull.
What is the vertebral cavity?
Contains the spinal cord.
What is the central body cavity?
More anterior and larger of the body cavities.
What is the abdominopelvic cavity?
Abdominal cavity and pelvic cavity.
What do parietal membranes do?
Outer portion, lines cavity walls.
What do visceral membranes do?
Covers the organ.
What do serious membranes do?
Acts as lubricating fluid, reducing friction as organs move.
Where is the umbilical region?
Belly button.
What is anatomy?
The study of structure or form of body parts.
