Intro to the Human Body

Question 1

Anatomy

Answer 1

bodily structure

Question 2

Physiology

Answer 2

body function

Question 3

Hierarchy of Structural Organization

Answer 3

chemical, cellular, tissue, organ, organ system, organism

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Integumentary System

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skin, protection

Question 5

skeletal system

Answer 5

bones, support and protection

Question 6

muscular system

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muscles, allows for movement

Question 7

nervous system

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central and peripheral, reaction to stimuli

Question 8

endocrine system

Answer 8

major regulatory system, hormones and glands

Question 9

cardiovascular system

Answer 9

heart and vessels, transports nutrients and waste

Question 10

lymphatic system

Answer 10

removes foreign substances

Question 11

respiratory system

Answer 11

lungs, exchange of gasses

Question 12

digestive system

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stomach, intestines, oral cavity - mechanical and chemical digestion

Question 13

urinary system

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kidneys, bladder - removes waste from blood

Question 14

reproductive system

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female and male, site of gametes

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Homeostasis

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the regulation of a constant internal environment needed to function

Question 16

positive feedback

Answer 16

going in the same direction of the stimulus (ex. labor)

Question 17

negative feedback

Answer 17

going in the opposite direction of the stimulus (ex. sweating)

Question 18

Axial region

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head, neck, trunk, back

Question 19

appendicular region

Answer 19

upper and lower limbs

Question 20

Orbital

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eye

Question 21

nasal

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nose

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oral

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mouth

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cervical

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neck

Question 24

pectoral

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chest

Question 25

sternal

Answer 25

breastbone

Question 26

mammary

Answer 26

breast

Question 27

abdominal

Answer 27

abdomen

Question 28

umbilical

Answer 28

naval

Question 29

pelvic

Answer 29

pelvis

Question 30

inguinal

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groin

Question 31

otic

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ear

Question 32

axillary

Answer 32

armpit

Question 33

brachial

Answer 33

upper arm

Question 34

antecubital

Answer 34

front of elbow

Question 35

antebrachial

Answer 35

forearm

Question 36

carpal

Answer 36

wrist

Question 37

digital

Answer 37

fingers

Question 38

manual

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hand

Question 39

femoral

Answer 39

thigh

Question 40

patellar

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kneecap

Question 41

crural

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leg

Question 42

talus

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ankle

Question 43

digital

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toes

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pedal

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foot

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occipital

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base of skull

Question 46

scapular

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shoulder blades

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vertebral

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spinal column

Question 48

lumbar

Answer 48

loin or lower back

Question 49

gluteal

Answer 49

buttock

Question 50

cranial

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skull

Question 51

olecranon

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point of elbow (the back)

Question 52

popliteal

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behind the knee

Question 53

calcaneal

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heel

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superior

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above

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inferior

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below

Question 56

anterior / ventral

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front

Question 57

posterior / dorsal

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back

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medial

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close to the midline

Question 59

lateral

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away from the midline

Question 60

proximal

Answer 60

close to the point of attachment

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distal

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far from the point of attachment

Question 62

superficial

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close to the surface

Question 63

deep

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close to the interior

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Sagittal plane

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divides right and left

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Coronal / Frontal Plane

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Divides anterior and posterior

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Transverse plane

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divides upper and lower body

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Flexion

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to make the angle smaller ex. bend the elbow

Question 68

extension

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to make the angle larger ex. straighten the elbow

Question 69

Abduction

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to remove from the midline

Question 70

Adduction

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to add to the midline

Question 71

Elevation

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to move up ex. shrug shoulders

Question 72

Depression

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to move down ex. relax shoulders

Question 73

Protrusion

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to push forward ex. the jaw

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Retrusion

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to pull back ex. the jaw

Question 75

protraction

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being drawn fowards ex. the scapula moving forwards

Question 76

retraction

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to be drawn backwards ex. the scapula moving back

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Supination

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to be facing anteriorly ex. palms forward

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Pronation

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to be facing posteriorly ex. palms backwards

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Abdominal quadrants

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divide the abdomen into upper and lower right and left

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Cranial Cavity

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contains the brain

Question 81

vertebral cavity

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contains the spinal chord

Question 82

Thoracic cavity

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contains the pleural cavities/lungs and mediastinim/heart

Question 83

Abdominopelvic cavity

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Contains the abdominal cavity (digestive system, etc) and the pelvic cavity (reproductive organs, etc.)

Question 84

visceral serous membrane

Answer 84

covers organs

Question 85

parietal serous membrane

Answer 85

lines the walls of cavities

Question 86

cavity

Answer 86

fluid filled space between membranes

Question 87

pericardium

Answer 87

surrounds the heart

Question 88

pleura

Answer 88

surrounds the lungs