Chapters 1&2 Flashcards
What is homeostasis?
Body’s continuous ability to respond to changes in the environment and to maintain a BALANCE or relative constancy in the internal environment
What are quadrants?
The regions frequently used by health professionals to locate pain of tumors
Quadrants are divided into how many areas?
4 basic areas
What is anatomy?
The study of structure
What is physiology?
The study of functions of living organisms
A plane that divides from superior to inferior is called?
Transverse
A plane that divides from right to left section is called?
Sagittal
A plane that divides from anterior to posterior is called?
Frontal
Name the structures that lie in the abdominal cavity.
Gallbladder Spleen Stomach Small intestine Parts of large intestine Pancreas
Name the structures that lie in the pelvic cavity.
Reproductive organs
Lowest part of large intestine
Sigmoid colon
Rectum
Dorsal cavity contains components of?
The nervous system (brain and spinal cord)
Give an example of proximal
If your reference point is nearest the trunk
The elbow lies proximal to the wrist
Give an example of distal
If your reference is nearest the trunk
The wrist is distal to the elbow
Another name or term for midline
Medial
A measure of hydrogen ion (h+) concentration is?
Ph
