Unit 1: Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology

Question 1

superficial wound

Answer 1

near the surface

Question 2

deep wound

Answer 2

more internal/deeper into tissue

Question 3

pericardial membrane

Answer 3

covers the heart

Question 4

pleural membrane

Answer 4

in and around the lungs

Question 5

visceral membrane

Answer 5

covers the organs

Question 6

parietal membrane

Answer 6

lines cavities

Question 7

serous membrane

Answer 7

lines the walls of the cavities and covers the organs

Question 8

thoracic viscera

Answer 8

includes heart, esophagus, trachea

Question 9

abdominal viscera

Answer 9

stomach, liver, spleen, gallbladder, small and large intestines

Question 10

pelvic viscera

Answer 10

end of large intestine, bladder, internal reproductive organs

Question 11

homeostasis

Answer 11

the tendency of the body to maintain a stable environment

Question 12

example of a positive feedback loop

Answer 12

contractions during childbirth

Question 13

example of a negative feedback loop

Answer 13

sweating during exercise to cool the body down

Question 14

anatomist

Answer 14

studies the position of body parts

Question 15

physiologist

Answer 15

studies the function of body parts

Question 16

what environmental factors do living organisms need?

Answer 16

water, wastes, carbon dioxide

Question 17

homeostasis flow chart

Answer 17

stimulus->receptors->control center->effectors->stimulus

Question 18

superior

Answer 18

part above another part

Question 19

inferior

Answer 19

part below another part

Question 20

anterior

Answer 20

towards the front

Question 21

posterior

Answer 21

towards the back

Question 22

medial

Answer 22

imaginary line down middle of body that divides it into equal right and left halves

Question 23

lateral

Answer 23

to the side with respect to the medial line

Question 24

proximal

Answer 24

a part closer to the body trunk

Question 25

distal

Answer 25

farther from the trunk or another part

Question 26

ventral

Answer 26

towards the underside or bottom

Question 27

dorsal

Answer 27

towards the back

Question 28

sagittal plane

Answer 28

divides the body into left and right portions

Question 29

transverse plane

Answer 29

divides the body into superior and inferior portions

Question 30

frontal/coronal plane

Answer 30

divides the body into anterior and posterior portions