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Anatomy - ANSWER-The study of the *structure of the body* Physiology - ANSWER-The *function of the body* Levels of Organization - ANSWER-Chemical, Cellular, Tissue, Organ, Organ System, Organism *must be in the right order, smallest to largest* Functions/processes that distinguish living ...

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Anatomy - ANSWER-The study of the *structure of the body*



Physiology - ANSWER-The *function of the body*



Levels of Organization - ANSWER-Chemical, Cellular, Tissue, Organ, Organ System,
Organism

*must be in the right order, smallest to largest*



Functions/processes that distinguish living from nonliving - ANSWER-Maintaining
boundaries, movement, responsiveness, digestion, metabolism, excretion, reproduction,
growth & development



Needs to maintain life - ANSWER-Nutrients, oxygen, water, appropriate temperature,
appropriate atmospheric pressure



Homeostasis;what two systems are most important for this - ANSWER-the ability to
maintain a stable internal environment; nervous & endocrine



Negative feedback; ex - ANSWER-physiological response in the opposite direction of
the initial stimulus; ex. thermostat



Positive feedback; ex - ANSWER-output exaggerates the responses; graphs goes up;
ex. bold clotting



Anatomical position - ANSWER-erect spine, arms supinated, knees together, feet
laterally rotated

,Sagittal plane - ANSWER-divided down the middle of the body, two symmetrically
halves, closer to middle of body = medial, further away from to middle of body = lateral,
in the middle of body = intermediate



Frontal plane - ANSWER-divides body into front and back halves, front of body =
anterior, back of body = posterior, (in animals) back side = dorsal, stomach side =
ventral



Transverse plane - ANSWER-divides body at the waist, above the waist = superior,
below the waist = inferior, (in animals) closer to head = cranial, closer to tail = caudal



superior - ANSWER-above



inferior - ANSWER-below



anterior - ANSWER-front



posterior - ANSWER-back



Proximal - ANSWER-closer to origin



Distal - ANSWER-closer to end



Superficial - ANSWER-closer to surface of body



Deep - ANSWER-further from surface of body



Medial - ANSWER-closer to middle of body



Lateral - ANSWER-further from middle of body

, Two main body cavities - ANSWER-dorsal & ventral



Dorsal cavity contains - ANSWER-cranial-->skull encases brain

vertebral-->vertebral column encases spinal cord



Ventral cavity contains which two sub cavities; what separates them - ANSWER-
thoracic-->heart and lungs

abdominopelvic-->separated from thoracic by diaphragm



Thoracic cavity contains - ANSWER-pleural-->each hold a lung

mediastinum (pericardial)-->encloses hearts and surrounds esophagus, trachea, &
other thoracic organs



Abdominopelvic cavity contains - ANSWER-abdominal-->stomach, intestines, spleen,
and liver

pelvic-->urinary bladder, reproductive organs, and rectum



serosa membrane; lines what kind of body cavities - ANSWER-parietal-->lines cavity
wall

visceral serosa-->forms around organ

ones that aren't exposed to outside environment



what lines body cavities that are exposed to outside environment - ANSWER-mucous
membrane



9 regions of the body - ANSWER-



four elements that make up the human body - ANSWER-carbon, oxygen, hydrogen, and
nitrogen



atomic number - ANSWER-# of protons (equal to # of electrons)

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