MODULE 1 HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY

Question 1

scientific study of the structure and organization of the human body

Answer 1

ANATOMY

Question 2

study of the functions and processes that occur within living organisms

Answer 2

PHYSIOLOGY

Question 3

WHAT ARE THE 6 LEVELS OF ORGANIZATION

Answer 3

CHEMICAL LEVEL
CELLULAR LEVEL
TISSUE LEVEL
ORGAN LEVEL
SYSTEM LEVEL
ORGANISM LEVEL

Question 4

To describe the human body’s structure and its different parts

Answer 4

ANATOMICAL TERMINOLOGY

Question 5

human body is composed of atoms and molecules

Answer 5

CHEMICAL LEVEL

Question 6

fundamental units of life

Answer 6

CELLULAR LEVEL

Question 7

groups of similar cells that work together

Answer 7

TISSUE LEVEL

Question 8

FOUR PRIMARY TYPES OF TISSUES

Answer 8

EPITHELIAL
CONNECTIVE
MUSCULAR
NERVOUS

Question 9

formed by the combination of diff. tissues

Answer 9

ORGAN LEVEL

Question 10

groups of organs that collaborate to carry out broader functions in the body

Answer 10

SYSTEM LEVEL

Question 11

highest level of the organization

Answer 11

ORGANISM LEVEL

Question 12

toward the head or upper part of the body

Answer 12

SUPERIOR (CRANIAL/CEPHALIC)

Question 13

away from the head or toward the lower part of the body

Answer 13

INFERIOR (CAUDAL)

Question 14

front body

Answer 14

ANTERIOR (VENTRAL)

Question 15

back of the body

Answer 15

POSTERIOR (DORSAL)

Question 16

toward the midline of the body

Answer 16

medial

Question 17

away from the midline

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lateral

Question 18

closer to the point of attatchment

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proximal

Question 19

made up of the bones in your head, neck, back and chest.

Answer 19

AXIAL BODY

Question 20

the bones in your shoulders, pelvis and limbs, including your arms, hands, legs and feet.

Answer 20

APPENDICULAR BODY

Question 21

farther from the point of attatchment or the trunk

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DISTAL

Question 22

closer to the bodys surface

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SUPERFICIAL

Question 23

farther from the bodys surface

Answer 23

deep

Question 24

divides the body into left and right halves, front to back

Answer 24

SAGITTAL PLANE

Question 25

divides the body into front and back halves

Answer 25

FRONTAL (CORONAL) PLANE

Question 26

specific sagittal plane, divides the body into equal left and right halves

Answer 26

MID-SAGITTAL (MEDIAN) PLANE

Question 27

divides the body into upper and lower halves

Answer 27

TRANSVERSE (HORIZONTAL) PLANE

Question 28

WHAT ARE THE 2 ANATOMICAL POSITIONS

Answer 28

PRONE POSITION
SUPINE POSITION

Question 29

body is lying face down

Answer 29

PRONE POSITION

Question 30

body is lying face up

Answer 30

SUPINE POSITION