Unit 1-Intro to Anatomy Flashcards
What is homeostasis?
maintaining an internal stable environment
What is anatomy?
The study of the body parts
What is physiology?
The study of how the bodys parts work alone and together
The system that filters and cleans blood
Urinary
The system that produces movement and maintains body temperature
muscular
The system that stores calcium and protects soft tissue and supports the body
skeletal
The system that protects from environmental hazards and also helps to maintain body temperature
integumentary
The system that responds to internal and external stimuli and produces responses
nervous
The system that controls other body systems by sending out hormones (chemical messengers that travel in the blood stream)
endocrine
These are the levels of organization from smallest to largest within the human body.
atom, molecule, cell, tissue, organ, organ system, organism
All of the chemical reactions in your body that provide you with energy is called…
metabolism
towards the head or above
cranial or superior
towards the tail or below
caudal or inferior
further from the point of attachment
distal
closer to the point of attachment
proximal
closer to the surface of the body
superficial
further from the surface of the body
deep
closer to the midline of the body
medial
away from the midline of the body
lateral
a plane that divides the body into equal left and right parts
mid-sagittal
a plane that divides the body into unequal left and right parts
para sagittal
a plane that divides the body into superior and inferior parts
transverse or cross section
a plane that divides the body into anterior and posterior parts
frontal or coronal
towards the belly
ventral
towards the back
dorsal
towards the front of the body
anterior
towards the back of the body
posterior
The two divisions of the dorsal cavity are…
- cranial
2. vertebral
The three divisions of the ventral cavity are…
- thoracic
- abdominal
- pelvic
The cavity that houses the heart is called…
pericardial cavity
The cavity that houses the lungs is called…
pleural cavity
nose
nasal
eye
orbital
chin
mental
cheek
buccal
forehead
frontal
ear
otic
armpit
axillary
mouth
oral
back of the head
occipital
pertaining to the head
cephalic or cranial
pertaining to the neck
cervical
shoulder
acromial
upper arm
brachial
lower arm
antebrachial
front of the elbow
antecubital
elbow
olecranal
wrist
carpal
fingers
digital or phalanges
hand
manual
palm
palmar
chest
thoracic
breast
mammary
breast bone
sternal
breast area
pectoral
stomach area
abdominal
pelvis
pelvic
groin
inguinal
genital area
pubic
belly button
umbilical
buttocks
gluteal
thigh
femoral
front of knee
patellar
back of knee
popliteal
side of lower leg
fibular/peroneal
calf
sural
ankles
tarsals
foot
pedal
sole
plantar
heal
calcaneal
toes
digital or phalanges
shoulder blade
scapular
lower back or loin
lumbar
backbone
vertebral
upper and lower limbs
appendages
ipsilateral
located on the same side of the body
contralateral
located on opposite sides of the body
