UNIT ONE Flashcards
What are examples of anatomy?
- names of bones/ heart etc.
- location of bones/ muscles/ heart etc
What is Physiology?
- The scientific discipline that studies the function of body structures.
- How form is related in function (not separated)
What is Homeostasis?
state of constancy and normality
What is Negative Feedback?
Normal ranges of activity
What is Positive feedback?
rare series of events
What is the Structural level of Organization!
-CHEMICAL
-Cellular
-Tissue
-Organ
-System
-ORGANISM
Integumentary System involves…
-SKIN
-PROTECTION
Nervous System involves…
-BRAIN
-nerves
-CONTROL
Endocrine System involves…
Glands that secrete HORMONES
Regulates growth
Respiratory System
Includes- Lungs and Larynx
Function- Exchanges O2 and CO2 throughout blood
Digestive System
Includes- Mouth, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine
Function- Break down food, Eliminate waste
Urinary System
Components- Kidneys, Ureters, Urinary bladder, Urethra
Function- Eliminate waste from blood and regulates water, electrolytes, acid/base
Reproductive System
Male and Female
Function- Perpetuation of the species Not a survival need
Important Body cavities in the DORSAL
Cranial Cavity - Houses the Brain
Vertebral Canal - Houses the Spinal cord
Important Body cavities in the VENTRAL
Lined by SEROUS and MEMBRANES
What are the abdominal Divisions? (Quadrants)
4 quadrants
RUQ LUQ
RLQ LLQ
Abdominal Divisions (Regions)
9 regions
Rt/Lt Hypochondriac
Rt/Lt Lumbar
Rt/Lt Iliac
Epigastric
Umbilical
Hypogastric
What is the Anatomic Position?
Standing upright with feet parallel and flat on the floor. Head is level and eyes look forward, arms are on either side of the body with the palms facing forward and the thumbs pointing away from the body.
Identify a Transverse plane
A cross sectional plane of horizontal plane cutting perpendicularly along the long axis of the body or organ separating it into both superior upper and inferior parts.
