final objectives Flashcards
Superior
Toward upper part of body
Inferior
Away from the head
Medial
Nearer the midline
Lateral
Farther from the midlne
Dorsal
Nearer to the back of body
Ventral
Nearer to the front of the body
Anterior
Nearer to the front of body
Posterior
Nearer to the back of body
Superficial
Toward or on the surface
Deep
Away from surface
Proximal
Nearer to the attachment of a limb
Distal
Farther from the attachment of the trunk
Ipsilateral
Belonging to or occuring on the same side of body
Contralateral
Side of body opposite to that on which a particular structure or condition occurs
Homeostasis
Condition of balance in the body’s internal environment due to constant interaction of the body’s many regulatory process
Negative feedback
Reverses a change in controlled condition
Receptor
monitors change
Control Center
Sets range
Effector
Receives output
Epithelial
Cover body surfaces
Connective
Protects and supports body
Muscular
Contraction and generation of force
Nervous
Detects change
4 Basic types of tissues
Epithelial
Muscular
Connective
Nervous
Intracellular fluid (ICF)
Fluid w/in cells
Extracellular fluid (ECF)
Fluid outside body
Interstitial Fluid
The ECF that fills the narrow spaces between cells of tissues.