Unit 1: General Orientation

Question 1

Study of a structure; what something is

Answer 1

Anatomy

Question 2

How something works

Answer 2

Physiology

Question 3

The body‘s ability to maintain a balance

Answer 3

Homeostasis

Question 4

Atoms and molecules

Answer 4

1 - Chemical level

Question 5

Put molecules together – individual structures found in cell

Answer 5

2 - Organelle level

Question 6

Bunch of organelles put together

Answer 6

3 - Cellular level

Question 7

Similar cells performing a common function

Answer 7

4 - Tissue level

Question 8

Several tissues to perform a specific function

Answer 8

5 - Organ level

Question 9

Group of organs working together to perform a complex function

Answer 9

6 - System level

Question 10

All 12 systems working together to make a human

Answer 10

7 - Organism level

Question 11

Ipsilateral

Answer 11

Same side of the body

Question 12

Contralateral

Answer 12

Opposite sides of the body

Question 13

Ventral - Anterior

Answer 13

Facing you

Question 14

Dorsal - posterior

Answer 14

Backside

Question 15

Superior

Answer 15

Closer to the head

Question 16

Inferior

Answer 16

Further from the head

Question 17

Medial

Answer 17

Anything close to the mid line

Question 18

Lateral

Answer 18

Anything away from the mid line

Question 19

Proximal

Answer 19

Closer to the body

Question 20

Distal

Answer 20

Further from the body

Question 21

Superficial

Answer 21

Closer to the surface of the skin

Question 22

Deep

Answer 22

Further from the surface of the skin

Question 23

Sagittal plane

Answer 23

Ends up with a right and the left side

Question 24

Midsagittal

Answer 24

Perfect middle cut with a right and the left side

Question 25

Coronal/frontal

Answer 25

Front and a back

Question 26

Transverse/horizontal

Answer 26

Top and a bottom