human body Flashcards
What anatomy examines the large structures of the body?
Gross Anatomy
What is physiology?
The study of how to body works
What is anatomy?
The study of the body’s structure
What kind of anatomy focuses on different types of tissues found in the body?
Histologic Anatomy
What kind of anatomy compares and contrasts structures of various species?
Comparative Anatomy
What kind of anatomy studies the human body throughout its entire life cycle?
Developmental anatomy
What does superior and inferior mean?
Superior: above, inferior: below
What does anterior and posterior mean?
Anterior: towards the front, Posterior: towards the back
What does medial and lateral mean?
Medial: towards the middle, Lateral: away from the middle
What does proximal and distal mean?
Proximal: towards the trunk, Distal: away from the trunk
What does superficial and deep mean?
Superficial: towards the body’s surface, Deep: farthest from the body’s surface
What is the region of the body that includes everything down the center axis of the body?
The axial region
What region of the body includes appendages?
The appendicular region
What are the four levels of organization in the body?
- Cells, the smallest thing in the human body
- Tissue, a group of cells working together
- Organ, a group of tissues working together
- Organ System, a group of organs working together
What are the four kind of tissue?
- Muscle Tissue, can contract or shorten: eg. biceps
- Nerve Tissue, carries messages between brain and body: eg. Brain
- Connective Tissue, provides support for the body: eg. bones
- Epithelial Tissue, covers the body’s surface: eg. skin
