Human Anatomy Review Deck 1

Question 1

Define

Anatomy

Answer 1

The study of the structure and relationships between body parts.

Question 2

Define

Physiology

Answer 2

The science of how body parts come together to function, and keep the body alive.

Question 3

Answer the question

What is the largest structures in our body from smallest to largest?

Answer 3

1. Chemical
2. Cellular
3. Tissues
4. Organs
5. Organ Systems
6. The Body

Question 4

Explain

Cells

Hint: group with other…

Answer 4

Vary widely in size and shape depending on it’s function and they group with other cells to form things like tissues.

Question 5

Explain

Organs

Hint: how do they form?

Answer 5

When two or more tissue types combine they form organs.

Question 6

Define

Homeostasis

Hint: Thermostat (kinda)

Answer 6

Maintains stable, internal conditions no matter what changes occur outside the body.

Question 7

Define

Anatomical Position

Answer 7

The body is erect and facing forward with arms at the sides and palms forward.

Question 8

Define

Sagittal Plane (Median Plane)

Hint: Left or right

Answer 8

A vertical line that divides a body or organ into left or right parts.

Question 9

Define

Parasagittal Plane

Hint: Next to

Answer 9

Parallel to the sagittal plane

Ex. I’d use a sagittal plane to divide my arm in half & then I’d draw a parasagittal line to separate my wrist from the rest of my arm.

Question 10

Define

Coronal Plane (Frontal Plane)

Hint: front & back

Answer 10

Splits everything vertically into a front and back.

Question 11

Define

Transverse Plane (Top & Bottom)

Hint: Upper body & lower body

Answer 11

Splits the body horizontally

Question 12

Define

Axial

Hint: head, neck, and trunk

Answer 12

Everything in l ine with the center of the body.

Head, neck, & trunk

Question 13

Define

Appendicular Parts

Hint: Limbs

Answer 13

Arms and legs

Question 14

Define

Anterior (Ventral)

Hint: front

Answer 14

Everyting to the front of the body is considered anterior

Question 15

Define

Posterior (Dorsal)

Hint: the butt

Answer 15

Back of the body

Question 16

Define

Superior (Cranial)

Hint: Where is the head?

Answer 16

Towards the top

Question 17

Define

Inferior

Hint: If you go low, I go lower

Answer 17

Towards the bottom

Question 18

Define

Midline

Hint: where would a middle line go?

Answer 18

Center line running down the axis of the body.

Question 19

Define

Medial

Hint: Middle

Answer 19

Structures toward the midline

Question 20

Define

Lateral

Hint: away from the…

Answer 20

Farther away from the midline

Ex. Arms

Question 21

Define

Proximal

Hint: the trunk

Answer 21

Closer to the trunk

Question 22

Define

Trunk

Hint: NOT THE BUTT!!

Answer 22

The main part of the body that contains the chest, abdomen, pelvis, and back.

Question 23

Define

Distal

Hint: head, legs, etc etc

Answer 23

Further from the trunk

Question 24

List

Four Types of Primary Tissues

Hint: think of what tissues are supposed to do. Connect, move, insulate.

Answer 24

1. Nervous Tisue
2. Muscle Tissue
3. Epithelial Tissue
4. Connective Tissue

Question 25

# Define Histology | Hint: The study of....

Answer 25

The study of our tissues

Question 26

# Answer What are tissues?

Answer 26

Groups of cells

Question 27

# Define Nuclei

Answer 27

Dense organelle present in most eukaryotic cells

Question 28

# Answer the question What does nervous tissue form? | Hint: Major system

Answer 28

The nervous system ## Footnote Brain, spinal cord, CNS & PNS

Question 29

# Answer the question What are the functions of Nervous Tissue | Hint: sends messages but what's in the message?

Answer 29

1. Sends stimuli 2. Sends electrical impules

Question 30

# Answer the question What is nervous tissue made up of? | Hint: we're talking about the nervous system, remember?

Answer 30

Neurons and glial cells

Question 31

# Define Neurons

Answer 31

Building blocks of the nervous system

Question 32

# Answer the question What is the function of neurons?

Answer 32

**Generate** and **conduct** electrochemical compulses

Question 33

# Answer the question What are neurons made up of?

Answer 33

Dendrites & Axons

Question 34

# Explain An Axon | Hint: A Phone

Answer 34

Carries messages to other neurons, muscles, and glands.

Question 35

# Explain Dendrites | Hint: Secretary

Answer 35

Collect **signals** from other cells to send to the **soma**.

Question 36

# Define Cell Body (Soma)

Answer 36

Contains nucleus, mitochondria, and DNA.

Question 37

# Explain Glial Cells

Answer 37

They provide support, insulation, protection, and tethers to blood vessels.

Question 38

# Answer the question What are the functions of Muscle Tissues | Hint: exercise

Answer 38

Contract & Move

Question 39

# Answer the question What are the types of Muscle Tissues? (List) | Hint: Three answers

Answer 39

1. Skeletal 2. Cardiac 3. Smooth

Question 40

# Answer the question What does skeletal muscles look like?

Answer 40

Long, multinucleate parallel cells with striations. ## Footnote Striations: fine black lines runing perpendicular to the fibers.

Question 41

# Answer the question What are the functions of Skeletal Muscles?

Answer 41

1. Pull on the bones & skin to make us move 2. Attaches to all the bones in our skeleton 3. Supports and keeps us up right

Question 42

# Answer the question What does Cardiac Tissue look like?

Answer 42

One nucleus per cell, striated with intercalated disks.

Question 43

# Answer the question Functions of Cardiac Tissue

Answer 43

1. Froms the walls of the heart 2. Helps circulate blood

Question 44

# Explain Intercalated Disks

Answer 44

They hold muscles together when they contract

Question 45

# Answer the question What does Smooth Muscle Tissue look like?

Answer 45

Short tapered cells with no striations.

Question 47

# Answer the question What are the functions of Smooth Muscle Tissue? | Hint: one answer

Answer 47

1. Lines the walls of blood vessels and hollow organs

Question 48

# Define Epithelial Tissue

Answer 48

Creates order and separates stuff

Question 49

# Define Proper Epithelium

Answer 49

Covers and lines your outer and inner body

Question 50

# Define Glandular Epithelium

Answer 50

Forms your glands and secretes hormones and other substances

Question 51

# Define Primary Epithelium | Hint: P.P.C

Answer 51

1. Protects the body inside and out 2. Puts everything in separate but connected units 3. Covers the surface of the body ## Footnote epidermis, cranial cavity, pericardial cavity, vertebral cavity, abdominial cavity, pelvic cavity, and thoracic cavity.