EXAM 1 Flashcards
maintaining a range of normal internal environment is ___
homeostasis
the state of steady internal physical chemical conditions maintained by living system
homeostasis
the purpose of homeostasis is to maintain the established internal environment without being over overcome by external stimuli
homeostasis
Anatomical Plans: MEDIAN
A vertical plane passing through hotdog style through the body dividing the body into left and right. (transverse)
Anatomical Plans: SAGITTAL
A vertical line passing through the body parellel to the median plane
Anatomical Plans: coronal
a vertical plane passing though the body dividing anterior and posterior
Anatomical Plans: Horizontal
a plane that divides the upper and lower half of body
Directional Terms
describe the positions of structures relative to other structures or locations in the body
prone
upside down nose to floor
supline
upward facing looking into sky (could hole a bowl of soup
Lateral view is
sideways/shoulder first
anterior view
forward facing
What are the léveles of biological organisms?
- Cells
- Tissue
- Organ
- System
- Organism
What is an atom?
Smallest stable unit of matter // basic building block of chem
Atoms are made up of ?
Subatomic particles
What are subatomic particles?
Protons
Neutrons
Electrons
What is an atomic number ?
Simply the number of protons in the giving element // the little number on top of the chem