Intro Unit vocab

Question 1

anatomy

Answer 1

the study of the structures of body parts and their relationship to one another

Question 2

physiology

Answer 2

study of the functions of the body, in other words, how body parts work and carry out their life-sustaining activities

Question 3

pathology

Answer 3

processes and causes of a disease; abnormality

Question 4

pathophysiology

Answer 4

the functional changes that are occurring within an individual due to a disease or pathologic state

Question 5

symptom

Answer 5

change in body function that is felt by a patient as a result of disease

Question 6

risk factor

Answer 6

anything that increases the likelihood of injury, disease, or other health problems

Question 7

diagnosis

Answer 7

the identification of the nature of an illness or other problem by examination of the symptoms

Question 8

prognosis

Answer 8

forecast of the probable course and outcome of a disease or situation

Question 9

epithelial tissue

Answer 9

cells covering external and internal surfaces of the body

Question 10

connective tissue

Answer 10

tissue that provides support for you body and connects all its parts

Question 11

nervous tissue

Answer 11

tissue that senses stimuli and transmits signals

Question 12

muscle tissue

Answer 12

tissue made of cells capable of contracting

Question 13

anatomical position

Answer 13

standard polition in which the body is facing forward, feet are parallel, and the arms are at the sides

Question 14

superior

Answer 14

toward upper body/above

Question 15

inferior

Answer 15

toward lower body/below

Question 16

ventral

Answer 16

toward, on, or near the belly

Question 17

dorsal

Answer 17

toward back side of the body

Question 18

medial

Answer 18

toward midline of body/inner side of

Question 19

lateral

Answer 19

away from midline of body/outer side of

Question 20

proximal

Answer 20

closer to origin of body part/point of attachment of limb

Question 21

distal

Answer 21

farther from origin of body part/point of attachment of limb

Question 22

superficial

Answer 22

toward or at body surface (more external)

Question 23

deep

Answer 23

away from or at body surface (more internal)