Week 1 terms

Question 1

Anatomy

Answer 1

The study of structures of the body

Question 2

Physiology

Answer 2

the study of functions of the body

Question 3

Pathology

Answer 3

the study of disease/disorders of the body

Question 4

homeostasis

Answer 4

maintenance of internal body conditions within ranges suitable for survival

Question 5

What are the levels of orginization?

Answer 5

1. Chemical
2. Cellular
3. Tissue
4. organ
5. System
6. Organism

Question 6

Anatomical position

Answer 6

facing forward, limbs straight with palms facing forward

Question 7

What are the planes of the body?

Answer 7

1. frontal/coronal
2. sagittal, midsaggital/median
3. transverse, cross, horizontal

Question 8

Frontal/coronal plane

Answer 8

divides body into front and back sides

Question 9

Sagittal plane

Answer 9

divides body into left and right sides - midsagittal is equal sides down the middle

Question 10

Transverse/cross plane

Answer 10

divides the body in upper and lower portions

Question 11

Oblique plane

Answer 11

are transverse planes at an able to horizontal

Question 12

What are the cavities of the body?

Answer 12

1. Cranial
2. Vertebral
3. Thoracic
4. Abdominopelvic

Question 13

Cranial Cavity

Answer 13

formed by cranial bones and contains the brain

Question 14

Vertebral Cavity

Answer 14

formed by vertebral column and contains spinal cord and the beginning of spinal nerves

Question 15

Thoracic Cavity

Answer 15

chest cavity; contains pleural and pericardial cavities and mediastinum

Question 16

Pleural Cavity

Answer 16

the space surrounding each lung; The serous membrane of the pleural cavities is the pleura

Question 17

Pericardial cavity

Answer 17

the space surround the heart; the serous membrane of the pericardial cavity is the pericardium

Question 18

Mediastinum

Answer 18

central portion of thoracic cavity between the lungs

Question 19

Abdominopelvic cavity

Answer 19

contains the abdomen and pelvis; divided into either 9 regions or 4 quadrants