Chapter 5 Flashcards
What is the Anatomical position
Standing straight, arms at sides, and eyes and palms facing forward
What is the supine position
Laying face up
What is the prone position
Laying face down
What does the frontal directional term mean?
Wall through sides
What does the Sagittal directional term mean
Walk through middle
What does the transverse directional term mean
Wall goes through waist
What is the epedermis?
Top layer of skin
Is the epidermis vascular or avascular
Avascualr
What is the dermis
Second layer of skin
What is the subcutaneous
The third layer of skin
Is the dermis avascular or vascular
Vascular
Is the subcutaneous vascular or avascular
Vascular
What is the job of the endocrine system
Secrete hormones into blood stream
The balanced or steady state condition normally maintained by the body
Hemostasis
The result of all chemical and physical reactions in the body that are necessary to sustain life is called?
Metabolism
Simple compounds are converted to more complex substances
Anabolism
Complex structures are broken down, usually with release of energy
Catabolism
The fundamental units of the nervous system
Neurons
What is the master gland
Pituitary gland
the body’s ability to maintain a stable internal environment despite external changes
Homeostasis
