Unit 3 Lesson 9

Question 1

Anatomical position

Answer 1

when the body is standing up straight, the eyes are looking forward, arms are at the sides, and the palms and toes are directed forward

Question 2

Anatomy

Answer 2

The study or structure or form of the body and it’s parts

Question 3

Anterior

Answer 3

Front or in front

Question 4

Atoms

Answer 4

Building blocks of matter

Question 5

Cells

Answer 5

the smallest structural unit in the human body that contains the basic characteristics of living things

Question 6

Deep

Answer 6

Farther away from the body’s surface (skin)

Question 7

Distal

Answer 7

when a body part is farther from the midline or the point of attachment to the trunk

Question 8

Dorsal cavity

Answer 8

includes the cranial and spinal cavities and runs along the back of the body

Question 9

Homeostasis

Answer 9

the “steady state”
or the balance that is created in the body even when things change

Question 10

Inferior

Answer 10

Toward the feet, lower, or below

Question 11

Lateral

Answer 11

Toward the side of the body or away from the midline

Question 12

Macromolecules

Answer 12

Molecules that bind with other atoms and molecules to create complexes

Question 13

Medial

Answer 13

Toward the midline of the body

Question 14

Molecules

Answer 14

Larger and more intricate complexes

Question 15

Organs

Answer 15

An anatomically distinct part of the body that is composed of two or more types of tissues

Question 16

Organ systems

Answer 16

Different numbers and kinds of organs that work together in a group to perform functions

Question 17

Physiology

Answer 17

The study of the functions of the body and it’s parts

Question 18

Posterior

Answer 18

Back or in back of

Question 19

Proximal

Answer 19

When a body part is closer to the midline or a point of attachment to the trunk of the body

Question 20

Superficial

Answer 20

Closer to the surface (skin)

Question 21

Superior

Answer 21

Toward the head, upper, or above

Question 22

Tissues

Answer 22

Groups of similar cells that have developed to work together to perform a specific function

Question 23

Ventral cavity

Answer 23

Divides further into the thoracic, abdominal, and pelvic cavities