Chapter 1: Introduction to the Human Body

Question 1

define anatomy

Answer 1

the science of body structures and the relationships among structures

Question 2

define macroscopic anatomy

Answer 2

structures that can be seen with the naked eye

Question 3

define regional anatomy

Answer 3

a type of macroscopic anatomy that studies area by area

Question 4

define systemic anatomy

Answer 4

a type of macroscopic anatomy that studies system by system

Question 5

define embryology

Answer 5

the development of structures from conception to birth

Question 6

define microscopic anatomy

Answer 6

structures that cannot be seen with the naked eye

Question 7

define cytology

Answer 7

cellular anatomy

Question 8

define histoloy

Answer 8

the study of tissues

Question 9

define anatomical position

Answer 9

the reference point used for all directional and regional terms

Question 10

what does the anatomical position look like

Answer 10

body standing upright, with eyes directed forward, feet flat on the floor with toes forward, arms to the side with palms facing forward

Question 11

what does a section describe

Answer 11

a cut

Question 12

sagittal plane

Answer 12

divides structure into right and left sides

Question 13

define midsagittal plane

Answer 13

the plane that passes through the midline and divides the structure into equal left and right

Question 14

define parasagittal plane

Answer 14

the plane does not pass through midlin and divides the structure into unequal left and right sides

Question 15

define transverse plane/horizontal

Answer 15

dividing the superior and inferior/top and bottom

Question 16

describe frontal plane/coronal

Answer 16

divide into anterior and posterior/front and back

Question 17

define oblique plane

Answer 17

passes at any angle between sagittal, transverse, and frontal. Any weird direction

Question 18

define section

Answer 18

a cut through a structure at particular planes and show different perspectives of the body

Question 19

define body cavity

Answer 19

chamber within the human body

Question 20

what function does body cavity hold

Answer 20

protect vital organs and allow changes in size and shape for internal organs

Question 21

where is the thoracic cavity, what does it hold

Answer 21

deep in the chest wall, and houses lungs and heart

Question 22

where is the pleural cavities and what do they hold

Answer 22

right and left cavities that contain lungs inside the thoracic cavity

Question 23

what separated the pleural cavities

Answer 23

mediastinum

Question 24

what is mediastinum

Answer 24

a large mass of tissue

Question 25

where is pericardial cavity and what does it hold

Answer 25

located inside the mediastinum and contains the heart

Question 26

where is the abdominopelvic cavity and what does it hold?

Answer 26

deep in the abdominal wall, it contains digestive, urinary, and reproductive organs

Question 27

what separates the abdominopelvic cavity from the thoracic cavity

Answer 27

the diaphram

Question 28

what is the diaphram

Answer 28

a muscle that regulates breathing at rest and separates abdominopelvic cavity from thoracic cavity

Question 29

what does the abdominal cavity hold

Answer 29

the stomach, small intestine, liver, gallbladder, pancreas, kidney, and large intestine

Question 30

what does the pelvic cavity hold

Answer 30

the urinary bladder, reproductive organs, and part of the large intestine.

Question 31

what is a serous membrane

Answer 31

a membrane that lines the inside wall of the cavities and covers the organs inside those cavities

Question 32

how is serous membrane constructed

Answer 32

continuous double layer containing serous fluid between two layers

Question 33

what is the function of serous membrane

Answer 33

to reduce friction, in turn reducing inflammation

Question 34

what is parietal serous membrane

Answer 34

the lining of inner cavity wall

Question 35

what is visceral serous membrane

Answer 35

the lining that covers surface of organs within cavity

Question 36

what is the paricardium

Answer 36

serous membrane associated with the heart