Chp 1

Question 1

Anatomy

Answer 1

The structure of living organisms

Question 2

Appendicular

Answer 2

Pertaining to the longitudinal axis of the body

Question 3

Axial

Answer 3

Pertaining to the longitudinal axis of the body.

Question 4

Bodily region

Answer 4

A portion of a body w/ a special identifying name

Question 5

Directional term

Answer 5

Act of guiding, a term that references how the position of a body part relates to the position of another body part

Question 6

Effector

Answer 6

A structure that functions by performing an action that is directed by an intergrating center

Question 7

Homeostasis

Answer 7

Maintence of a relatively stable internal environment

Question 8

Intergrating center

Answer 8

Functions to interpret information and coordinate a response

Question 9

Metabolism

Answer 9

The sum of the chemical reactions in the body

Question 10

Parietal

Answer 10

Pertaining to the wall of a body cavity

Question 11

Pericardium

Answer 11

The membrane surrounding the heart.

Question 12

Peritoneum

Answer 12

the memebrane lining the abdominal organs.

Question 13

Physiology

Answer 13

The study of the function of living organisms.

Question 14

Plane

Answer 14

Imaginary two-dimensional flat surface that marks the direction of a cut through a structure.

Question 15

Pleura

Answer 15

The membrane lining the thoracic cavity and covering the lungs,

Question 16

Receptor

Answer 16

A structure that functions to collect information.

Question 17

Section

Answer 17

A flat surface of the body produced by a cut through a plane of the body.

Question 18

Serous membrane

Answer 18

A two-layered membrane that lines the body cavities and lines the internal organs.

Question 19

Visceral

Answer 19

Pertaining to organs in a body cavity