Studying Chapter 1

Question 1

Anatomy

Answer 1

study of structure of an organism and relationships of its parts

Question 2

Physiology

Answer 2

Study of function of living organism and their parts

Question 3

Levels of Organisms

Answer 3

Chemical Level (least complex)
Organism Level (most complex)

Question 4

Chemical Level

Answer 4

Atoms and Molecules

Question 5

Anatomical Position

Answer 5

Body is standing posture with arms at sides and palms face forward

Question 6

Supine

Answer 6

Body is lying face upward

Question 7

Prone

Answer 7

Body is lying face downward

Question 8

Superior

Answer 8

Toward the head; upper/above

Question 9

Inferior

Answer 9

Towards the feet; lower/below

Question 10

Anterior

Answer 10

Front/in front of (Ventral)

Question 11

Posterior

Answer 11

Back / in bank of (dorsal)

Question 12

Ventral

Answer 12

Towards the belly

Question 13

Dorsal

Answer 13

Toward the back

Question 14

Medial

Answer 14

Toward the midline of the body

Question 15

Lateral

Answer 15

Towards the sides of the body or away from its midline

Question 16

Proximal

Answer 16

Toward or nearest the trunk of the body, or nearest point of origin of one of its parts

Question 17

Distal

Answer 17

Away from or farthest from trunk or the point of origin of a body part

Question 18

Superficial

Answer 18

Nearer the surface

Question 19

Deep

Answer 19

Farther away from the body surface

Question 20

Sagittal Plane

Answer 20

cut or section runs along lengthwise plane running from front to back; divides body into right and left sides

Question 21

Midsagittal Plane

Answer 21

sagittal plane that divides body into 2 equal parts

Question 22

Frontal Plane

Answer 22

(Coronal Plane) lengthwise plane running from side to side; divides body into anterior and posterior (front and back) planes

Question 23

Transverse Plane

Answer 23

horizontal or crosswise plane; divides body into upper and lower portions

Question 24

2 Major Body Cavities

Answer 24

Dorsal body cavity // ventral body cavity

Question 25

Dorsal Cavities

Answer 25

includes space inside skull that contains the brain (cranial cavity) and space inside the spinal column (spinal cavity)

Question 26

Cranial Cavity

Answer 26

space inside brain

Question 27

Spinal Cavity

Answer 27

Space inside spinal column

Question 28

Ventral Cavities

Answer 28

located in ventral position in body; thoracic cavity // pleural cavity // mediastinum // diaphragm // abdominal cavity // abdominopelvic cavity // pelvic cavity

Question 29

Upper Ventral Cavities

Answer 29

thoracic cavity (chest cavity)

Question 30

Mediastinum

Answer 30

midportion of the thoracic cavity

Question 31

Pleural Cavities

Answer 31

lateral subdivisions of the thoracic cavity (left and right)

Question 32

lower ventral cavities

Answer 32

abdominal cavity // pelvic cavity

Question 33

abdominopelvic cavity

Answer 33

abdominal cavity and the pelvic cavity since nothing separates the 2 cavities

Question 34

Diaphragm

Answer 34

muscular sheet that separates the thoracic cavity from the abdominopelvic cavity

Question 35

body cavities (from top to bottom)

Answer 35

cranial cavity - spinal cavity - thoracic cavity - pleural cavities (left and right) - mediastinum - diaphragm - abdominal cavity - abdominopelvic cavity - pelvic cavity