Module 1-Organization of the Human Body

Question 1

What is anatomy

Answer 1

The structure of the body

Question 2

What is Physiology

Answer 2

How the body functions

Question 3

What is organization of the body

Answer 3

1. Atoms
2. Molecules
3. Organelles
4. Cells
5. Tissues
6. Organs
7. Organ Systems
8. Human Organisms

Question 4

What are the smallest living units that make up the body’s structure?

Answer 4

Cells

Question 5

How many Organ Systems are there?

Answer 5

11

Question 6

What are the Organ Systems?

Answer 6

1. Integumentary System
2. Skeletal System
3. Muscular System
4. Lymphatic System
5. Respiratory System
6. Urinary System
7. Nervous System
8. Endocrine System
9. Circulatory System
10. Digestive System
11. Reproductive System

Question 7

What are the anatomical terms?

Answer 7

Anterior= front of the body
Posterior= back of the body
Superior= above, towards the head
Inferior= below, towards the feet

Question 8

What is medial?

Answer 8

Medial is toward the midline

Question 9

What is midline?

Answer 9

The midline is the middle of the body

Question 10

What is lateral?

Answer 10

Lateral= away from the midline and towards the sides

Question 11

What is superficial

Answer 11

the outside surface of the body

Question 12

What is deep?

Answer 12

Deep is the inside of the body

Question 13

What is the saggital plane?

Answer 13

The Sagittal plane cuts the body to left and right sides

Question 14

What is Transverse Plane?

Answer 14

Transverse is across

Question 15

What is the Anatomical Position?

Answer 15

Standing up straight, head faced forward, arms by side with palms forward and feet flat on the ground with toes facing forward

Question 16

What is the main function of the body’s cavities?

Answer 16

It protects and and houses internal organs

Question 17

How many cavities is the body divided to?

Answer 17

It is divided to ventral and dorsal cavities. Ventral is further to the front and dorsal is further to the back.

Question 18

How many cavities does the dorsal have and what does it do?

Answer 18

The dorsal has two cavities which is the cranial cavity which houses the brain and the spinal cavity which houses the spinal cord.

Question 19

How many cavities does the ventral have and what are they?

Answer 19

The ventral is divided into two separate cavities which is the thoracic cavity and the abdominopelvic cavity.

Question 20

what is the main functions of the integumentary system and what does it consists of?

Answer 20

this consists of hair, skin, and nails
Functions: protection,temperature regulation, sensation, water retention

Question 21

What does the skeletal system consist of and what is the main functions?

Answer 21

it consists of the bones, cartilage, and ligaments.
Functions: protection of the body organs, support, movement and blood formation

Question 22

What does the muscular system consists of and what are the functions?

Answer 22

it consists primarily the skeletal muscles.
Functions: movement, posture, heat production

Question 23

What does the lymphatic system consists of and what is the main functions?

Answer 23

It consists of the lymph nodes, lymphatic vessles, lymph thymus, spleen and tonsils.

Functions:
- Role in fluid balance
- Production of immune cells
-Defense against disease

Question 24

What does the respiratory system consists of and what is the functions?

Answer 24

It consists of the nose, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi and lungs
Functions
- Absorption of oxygen
- Discharge of carbon dioxide
-Acid-Base Balance
- Speeh

Question 25

What does the urinary system consists of and what is the functions?

Answer 25

consists of the kidney, urterus, urinary bladder and urethra
Functions:
- excretion of wastes
- regulation of blood volume and pressure
-control of fluid

Question 26

What does the nervous system consists of and what is the main functions?

Answer 26

it consists of the brain, spinal cord, nerves and sense organs.
Functions
- control, regulation, and coordination of other systems
-Sensation
- Memory

Question 27

What does the endocrine system consists of and what is the main functions?

Answer 27

it consists of the pituitary gland, adrenals, pancreas, thyroid, parathyroid and other organs
- functions
- Hormone Production
-Control and regulation of other systems

Question 28

What does the circulatory system consists of and what is the main functions?

Answer 28

it consists of the heart, arteries, veins, and capillaries.
Functions
- Distribution of oxygen, nutrients, wastes, hormones, electrolytes, immune cells and antibodies
- Fluid electrolyte, and acid and base balance

Question 29

What does the digestive system consists of and what is the main functions?

Answer 29

It consists of the stomach, small, and large intestines, esophagus, liver, mouth, and pancreas

Functions
- Breakdown and absorption of nutrients
- Elimination of wastes

Question 30

What does the male reproductive system consists of and what is the main functions?

Answer 30

It consists of the testes, vas deferens, prostate, seminal vesicles and penis.

Functions
- production and delivery of sperm
- Secretion of sex hormones

Question 31

What dos the female reproductive system consists of and what is the main functions?

Answer 31

It consists of the ovaries, fallopian tube, uterus, vagina and breasts

Functions
- production of eggs
- site of fertilization and fetal development
- Birth
-Secretion of sex hormones

Question 32

what is divides the body lengthwise into anferior and inferior portions?

Answer 32

Frontal plane

Question 33

what is an organ?

Answer 33

Organs are structures of two or more tissue types that work together to carry out a particular function

Question 34

What is an organ system?

Answer 34

Organs that work together to serve a common purpose