Compendium 1

Question 1

Levels of anatomy ?

Answer 1

1. GROSS ANATOMY: structures examined without the aid of a microscope
   a) systemic: body is studied system by system
   b) regional: body is sturdied area by area
2. SURFACE: study of the external form of the body and its relation to deeper structures
3. MICROSCOPIC: structures examined with the aid of a microscope
4. DEVELOPMENTAL: structural changes that occur in the body throughout the life span

Question 2

What is physiology?

Answer 2

Study of the function of living things

Question 3

Levels of physiology?

Answer 3

Molecular 
Cellular 
Systemic
Neurophysiology 
Renal
Cardiovascular, ect

Question 4

Molecular level to cellular level?

Answer 4

Molecules (DNA) combine to form organelles (nucleus, mitochondria, endoplasmic) of a cell

Question 5

Cellular level to tissue level

Answer 5

Numerous cells (smooth muscle cells) join together to form a tissue (smooth muscle tissue)

Question 6

Tissue level to organ level

Answer 6

Tissue (can be more than one type) form organs (bladder)

Question 7

Atomic level to molecular level?

Answer 7

Atoms (carbon, hydrogen, oxygen) interact to form molecules (DNA)

Question 8

Organ level to system level?

Answer 8

One or more organs (kidney, uterus, bladder) make up a system (urinary)

Question 9

System to organism level

Answer 9

Organis

Question 10

Characteristics of an organisms?

Answer 10

1) ORGANISATION: Relationships among the parts of an organism and how those parts interact to perform specific functions
2) METABOLISM; chemical reactions taking place in an organism
3) RESPONSIVENESS: organisms ability to sense changes in its environment and adjust to those changes
4) GROWTH: increase in the size or the number of cells
5) DEVELOPMENT: changes an organism undergoes through time
6) REPRODUCTION: formation of new cells or new organisms

Question 11

Homeostasis?

Answer 11

The existence and Maintenance of a relatively constant environment

Near an ideal normal (set point)

Question 12

Directional terms:

Answer 12

Superior: towards head

Inferior: towards tail

Anterior: towards front

Posterior: toward back

Proximal: nearest

Distal: distant

Medial: towards midline

Lateral: away from midline

Superficial: close to surface

Deep: inferior

Question 13

What is anatomy?

Answer 13

Scientific discipline that investigate the structure of body parts and how they relate to eachother