Chapter 1 Flashcards
What is anatomy?
What you can physically see
What is physiology?
The functions happen within living organisms
What word describes self organized and maintained?
Autoposeisis
Define the cell theory
Living organisms are made up of cells and they are the smallest living structural unit of humans
What is the order from smallest to largest of units of the body
Cell, tissue, organ, system, combo of systems, organism
Supline is when the body is facing _________
Up
Prone is when the body is facing ________
Down
What describes when the body is the same looking flipped over the mid lined
Bilateral symmetry
Define ipsilateral
Structures that are on the same side of the body
Define contralateral structures.
Structures that are on the opposite side of the body
Ventral cavity holds which 2 cavities?
Thoracic and abdominopelvic
Dorsal cavity holds what to cavities
Spinal and cranial cavities
What two sub cavities are found within the thoracic cavity?
The mediastinum and the pleural cavities
Name all the organs that the mediastinum houses
Heart, trachea, esophagus, bronchi, thymus, lymph nodes
Where are the pleural cavities?
Either side of the mediastinum
What organs are housed in the abdominal cavity?
Stomach, intestines, liver,gallbladder, pancreas, spleen, kidneys, ureters
What are the 2 body regions?
Appendicular and axial
Name the 9 abdominopelvic regions
Hypochondriac R/L, epigastric, hypogastric, ubilical, Ingual R/L
What is the lumen
The hallow area of a structure
What are the 7 Organ terms
Lumen, central, peripheral, medullary, cortical, apical, basal
What are the three other nonanatatomical planes
Cross section, longitudinal, oblique
Describe Medullary (Medulla)
Inner region or layers
Describe cortical
Outer regions or layers
Apical
Narrow tip, think tip of tongue.
Basal
Base or widest part
