anatomy - ANSWERstudy of structure of an organism and relationship of its parts
***BODY PARTS***
physiology - ANSWERstudy of functions of living organisms and their parts
***FUNCTION***
pathology - ANSWERscientific study of disease
***DISEASES***
scientific method - ANSWER- observation...
anatomy - ANSWERstudy of structure of an organism and relationship of its parts
***BODY PARTS***
physiology - ANSWERstudy of functions of living organisms and their parts
***FUNCTION***
pathology - ANSWERscientific study of disease
***DISEASES***
scientific method - ANSWER- observations and previous experiments
- propose hypothesis
- design experiment
- collect and analyze data
- determine whether data are biased
- refine hypothesis
- repeat experiments
- accept as theory
- accept as law
anatomical position - ANSWERbody standing erect, slightly apart, arms at sides, palms turned
forward
supine - ANSWERlaying on the back
,prone - ANSWERlaying on the stomach
anterior - ANSWER- front, in front of
- ventral
posterior - ANSWER- back, in back of
- dorsal
superior - ANSWER- toward the head
- upper
- above
- higher
inferior - ANSWER- toward the feet
- lower
- below
medial - ANSWERtoward the midline of a structure
lateral - ANSWERaway from the midline or toward the side of a structure
proximal - ANSWERtoward or nearest the trunk (torso), or nearest the point of origin of a structure
distal - ANSWERaway from or farthest from the trunk, (torso) or farthest from a structure's point of
origin
sagittal plane - ANSWERLENGTHWISE plane that divides a structure into right and left sections
midsagittal plane - ANSWERsagittal plane that divides the body into two EQUAL halves
frontal (coronal) plane - ANSWERLENGTHWISE plane that divides a structure into ANTERIOR and
POSTERIOR sections
, transverse plane - ANSWERHORIZONTAL plane that divides a structure into UPPER and LOWER
sections
superficial - ANSWER- nearer the body surface
- near the skin
- shallow
deep - ANSWER- farther away from the body surface
- further from the skin
major cavities - ANSWER> DORSAL CAVITY
- cranial cavity
- spinal cavity
> VENTRAL CAVITY
- thoracic cavity
- mediastinum
- pleural cavities
- abdominopelvic cavity
what consists of the thoracic cavity? - ANSWER- mediastinum (sternum)
- pleural cavity (lungs)
what consists of the abdominopelvic cavity? - ANSWER- abdominal cavity (stomach, intestines, liver,
gallbladder, pancreas, and spleen)
- pelvic cavity (reproductive organs, urinary bladder, lowest part of the intestine)
9 abdominopelvic regions - ANSWER1. right hypochondriac region
2. epigastric region
3. left hypochondriac region
4. right lumber (flank) region
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