Chapter 1

Question 1

anatomy

Answer 1

study of the structure of an organism and relationship of its parts

Question 2

dissection

Answer 2

cutting human body apart

Question 3

physiology

Answer 3

study of the functions of living organisms and their parts

Question 4

scientific method

Answer 4

systematic approach to discovery

Question 5

hypothesis

Answer 5

reasonable guess based on previous informal observations or on previously tested explanations

Question 6

experimentation

Answer 6

testing process

Question 7

experimental controls

Answer 7

ensures the test situations are not affecting the result

Question 8

theory/law

Answer 8

a hypothesis that has gained a high level of confidence

Question 9

levels of organization

Answer 9

organizes processes least complex to most complex

Question 10

chemical level

Answer 10

atoms and molecules

Question 11

cells

Answer 11

the smallest living units of structure and function in the body

Question 12

tissues

Answer 12

an organization of many cells that act together to perform a common function

Question 13

organs

Answer 13

a group of several different types of tissues arranged in ways that allow them to act as a unit to perform a special function

Question 14

systems

Answer 14

organization of varying numbers and kinds of organs that can work together to perform complex body functions

Question 15

organism

Answer 15

body as a whole

Question 16

microbiome

Answer 16

microbial systems in the body

Question 17

anatomist

Answer 17

study the structure of the human body

Question 18

anatomical position

Answer 18

• body erect or standing
• arms at the side
• palms forward
• head and feet forward

Question 19

bilateral symmertry

Answer 19

left and right sides roughly mirror each other

Question 20

supine

Answer 20

lying down, face up

Question 21

prone

Answer 21

lying down, face down

Question 22

superior

Answer 22

towards the head
- upper/ above

Question 23

inferior

Answer 23

towards the feet
- lower/below

Question 24

anterior

Answer 24

front

Question 25

posterior

Answer 25

back

Question 26

medial

Answer 26

towards the midline of the body

Question 27

lateral

Answer 27

towards the side of the body

Question 28

proximal

Answer 28

toward or nearest the trunk of the body

Question 29

distal

Answer 29

away from or the furthest from the trunk of the body or to the point of origin

Question 30

superficial

Answer 30

nearer the surface

Question 31

deep

Answer 31

farther away from the body surface

Question 32

sagittal

Answer 32

divides the body left and right

Question 33

frontal

Answer 33

divides the body back and front

Question 34

transverse

Answer 34

divides body into upper and lower portions

Question 35

oblique planes

Answer 35

diagonal cuts

Question 36

cranial cavity

Answer 36

space inside of the skull that contains the brain

Question 37

spinal cavity

Answer 37

contains spinal cord

Question 38

cranial and spinal cavity

Answer 38

are part of the dorsal cavities

Question 39

thoracic cavity

Answer 39

upper ventral cavity

Question 40

mediastinum

Question 41

diaphragm

Question 42

abdominopelvic quadrants

Answer 42

• RUQ
• LUQ
• LLQ
• RLQ
  umbilicus/navel divides the regions