Unit 9 - Anatomy and Physiology

Question 1

Qualities of Life

Answer 1

Irritability, Growth and Development, Reproduction, Movement, Self Regulating Metabolism, Adapt to the Environment

Question 2

irritability

Answer 2

an organism’s ability to respond to external and internal stimuli

Question 3

stimuli

Answer 3

anything that is different to an organism; external or internal. Examples; temperature, pressure, sound

Question 4

growth and development

Answer 4

involves changes that occur mentally and physically

Question 5

homeostasis

Answer 5

the external or internal environment changes, the organism tries to bring everything back to an optimal state.

Question 6

anatomy

Answer 6

study of structure

Question 7

physiology

Answer 7

study of function

Question 8

pathology

Answer 8

study of disease and the disease process

Question 9

histology

Answer 9

study of tissues

Question 10

cytology

Answer 10

study of cells

Question 11

levels of organization from smallest to largest

Answer 11

atomic, molecular, cellular, tissue, organ, organ system, organism

Question 12

organ systems

Answer 12

collection of organs uniting for a common goal or function

Question 13

integumentary system

Answer 13

Helps regulate the body’s temperature, protection, water volume control, eliminates some waste products, Vitamin D production, and sensation.

Question 14

skeletal system

Answer 14

support and protection for the body, produces blood

Question 15

muscular system

Answer 15

movement, postures, and heat protection

Question 16

nervous system

Answer 16

regulates body activity

Question 17

endocrine system

Answer 17

regulates body activity slower than the nervous system

Question 18

cardiovascular system

Answer 18

transports oxygen, blood, and waste

Question 19

lymphatic system

Answer 19

brings fluid back into the blood vessels, protection for the body

Question 20

respiratory system

Answer 20

transport of gasses (oxygena nd carbon dioxide)

Question 21

urinary system

Answer 21

regulates the composition of blood

Question 22

digestive system

Answer 22

Break down and absorption of useful substances from food.

Question 23

reproductive system

Answer 23

continuation of the species

Question 24

positive feedback

Answer 24

each reaction from the organism is stronger than the last

Question 25

negative feedback

Answer 25

similar to a thermostat (too cold, the heat kicks in’ too hot, the a/c kicks in)

Question 26

health

Answer 26

The optimal state of physical, mental, and social well-being, not merely the absence of disease or infirmities.

Question 27

superior/cephalic

Answer 27

toward the head, going up

Question 28

inferior/caudal

Answer 28

towards the feet, going down

Question 29

anterior/ventral

Answer 29

the front of the body

Question 30

posterior/dorsal

Answer 30

toward the back of the body

Question 31

medial

Answer 31

near the midline of the body, towards the sternum

Question 32

lateral

Answer 32

towards the outside of the body, going away from the midline

Question 33

proximal

Answer 33

towards the point of origin

Question 34

distal

Answer 34

away from the point of origin

Question 35

ventral cavity

Answer 35

front of the body, contains the thoracic cavity and abdominopelvic cavity

Question 36

dorsal cavity

Answer 36

back of the body, contains the cranial cavity and the vertebral cavity

Question 37

sagittal plane

Answer 37

divides the body into left and right side

Question 38

transverse plane

Answer 38

divides the body into a top and bottom portion

Question 39

coronal/frontal plane

Answer 39

divides the body into front and back

Question 40

Abdominopelvic sections

Answer 40

4 quadrants, 9 regions