Unit 1 - Intro to Human Body

Question 1

Secrous membranes

Answer 1

Thin membrane that covers the walls of organs and closed cavities.

Question 2

Mucous membranes

Answer 2

membrane lining the body cavities and canals that open to the outside.

Question 3

Anterior

Answer 3

Situated toward the front of the body.

Question 4

Posterior

Answer 4

toward the back of the body

Question 5

Dorsal

Answer 5

The back

Question 6

Ventral

Answer 6

Belly/abdomin

Question 7

Cranial

Answer 7

Of or relating to the skull or cranium

Question 8

Caudal

Answer 8

Towards posterior/tail part of the body.

Question 9

Superior

Answer 9

Toward the head/at a higher level
ex: Head is superior to the neck

Question 10

Inferior

Answer 10

Lower on the body, farther from the head.
ex: neck is inferior to the head

Question 11

Medial

Answer 11

Toward the midline of the body

Question 12

Lateral

Answer 12

Away from the midline of the body, towards left side

Question 13

Proximal

Answer 13

Closer to the point of attachment.
ex: shoulder to arm

Question 14

Distal

Answer 14

Away from the point of attachment
ex: fingerprints and base of finger

Question 15

Superficial

Answer 15

Located near the surface

Question 16

Deep

Answer 16

Away from the body surface; more internal

Question 17

Ipsilateral

Answer 17

Appearing/affecting same side of body

Question 18

Contralateral

Answer 18

On the opposite side of the body

Question 19

Transverse

Answer 19

Divides body into upper or lower parts.

Question 20

Sagittal

Answer 20

Divides the body left and right

Question 21

Midsaggital

Answer 21

Plane that divides the body EXACTLY into a right and left side.

Question 22

Frontal

Answer 22

pertaining to the forehead

Question 23

Coronal

Answer 23

Divides the body into slices from front to back
ex: dorsal and ventral

Question 24

Serial

Answer 24

A series of sections at small intervals in one sectional plane.
ex: cutting a carrot into sections

Question 25

Oblique

Answer 25

any of several oblique muscles
- thin muscles forming the middle & outer layers of the lateral walls of the abdomen

Question 26

Pleural

Answer 26

serous membrane enveloping lungs

Question 27

Pericardial

Answer 27

situated around the heart

Question 28

Peritoneal

Answer 28

serous membrane lining abdominal cavity & organs

Question 29

Parietal

Answer 29

covers cavity of organ

Question 30

Visceral

Answer 30

membrane that covers organ

Question 31

Prone

Answer 31

lying face down

Question 32

Supine

Answer 32

lying face up

Question 33

Homeostasis

Answer 33

Body’s ability to stay stable internally regardless of external conditions.

Question 34

Positive feedback loop

Answer 34

Human body moves further away from stability
ex: childbirth

Question 35

Negative feedback loop

Answer 35

Human body trying to stabilize
ex: blood sugar

Question 36

Body regions in order from left to right.

Answer 36

Right hypochondriac, epigastric, left hypochondriac
Right lumbar, umbilical, left lumbar
Right iliac, hypogastric, left iliac

Question 37

Structural organization of living things

Answer 37

1. Chemical level
2. Molecular level
3. Cellular level
4. Tissue level
5. Organ
6. Organ system
7. Body

Question 38

Describe the anatomical position

Answer 38

• Body faces upright, facing forward
• Arms in lateral position, palms facing forward

Question 39

Systemic approach

Answer 39

Anatomy from a physiological perspective
Method of studying the body systems

Question 40

Regional approach

Answer 40

Method of studying the body’s regions.