Midterm Review Flashcards
What is homeostasis and why is it important to maintain?
The tendency toward a relatively stable equilibrium between interdependent elements, especially as maintained by physiological processes
Important to maintain because it allows the cells to function properly
What are the survival needs of the human body?
Water Food O2 Heat Pressure
What is the order of the structural organization of the human body? How are these levels related?
Cell, tissue, organ, organ system, organism
Each builds off of the next
What are the 11 body systems and their major functions?
Integumentary- covers the body, senses changes outside the body, and helps regulate body temp
Cardiovascular- distributes o2 and nutrients throughout the body while removing waste from cells
Muscular- movement, posture, and body heat
Skeletal- supports, protects, provides frameworks, stores inorganic salts, and houses bloodforming tissues
Nervous- integrates incoming information from receptors and sends impulses to muscles and glands
Digestive- receives, breaks down, and absorbs nutrients.
Reproductive- produces new organisms
Respiratory- exchanges gases b/w blood and air
Endocrine- helps integrate metabolic functions (hormones)
Lymphatic- drains excess tissue fluid and includes cells of immunity
Urinary- removes wastes from the blood and helps to maintain water and electrolyte balance
What are the anatomical terms to describe body planes?
Sagittal section divides body into right and left portions
Transverse section divides body into superior and inferior portions. AKA cross section
Coronal section divides body into anterior and posterior sections
Anterior
In front of
Posterior
Behind
Superior
Above
Inferior
Below
Medial
On the inner side of
Lateral
On the outer side of
Proximal
Closer to the origin
Distal
Farther from the origin
Superficial
At the body surface
What is anatomy?
Structure of the body
What is physiology
Function of the body
Abdominal
Anterior body trunk
Acromial
Point of shoulder
Antecubital
Anterior surface of elbow
Axillary
Armpit
Brachial
Arm
Buccal
Cheek area
Carpal
Wrist
Cervical
Neck region