Memmlers the Human Body in Health
and Disease Chapters 1-2 Exam
Anatomy - Answers -Study of body structure
Physiology - Answers -study of body function
Pathology - Answers -study of disease
Levels of organization - Answers -1. chemicals
2. cells
3. tissue
4. organ
5. body as a whole
Superior / inferior - Answers -above/below
Ventral / dorsal - Answers -front of body / nearer to back
Proximal / distal - Answers -closer to origin / farther from origin
Medial / lateral - Answers -toward the midline / away from the midline
Sagittal plane - Answers -divides body into left and right
Frontal plane - Answers -Divides the body into front and back
Transverse plane - Answers -Divides the body into upper and lower portions
cross-section cut - Answers -perpendicular to the long axis of an organ (sliced banana)
longitudinal-section cut - Answers -parallel to long axis (banana sliced in half for banana
split)
Oblique-section cut - Answers -made at an angle- will determine what is seen under
microscope
What two sub cavities do the dorsal cavity contain? - Answers -Cranial- Contains Brain
Spinal- Encloses Spinal Cord
, What two subdivisions are in the ventral cavity - Answers -Throracic: Superior to
diaphragm contains pericardial and pleural cavity
Abdominopelvic: Inferior to diaphragm contains abdominal and pelvic cavity
What two subdivisions are in the thoracic cavity - Answers -Pericardial: contains heart
formed by pericardial sac (tissue that surrounds the heart)
Pleural: contains lungs formed by pleurae (membranes enclosing lung)
Mediastinum - Answers -Space between the lungs
Name the two subdivisions in the abdominopelvic cavity - Answers -Abdominal:
Superior to pelvic cavity includes stomach, liver, intestines pancreas, and spleen
Pelvic: inferior to the abdomen cavity includes bladder, reproductive organs, and rectum
what are the three central regions of the abdomen - Answers -Epigastric: Inferior to
breastbone
Umbilical: Around navel
Hypogastric: Most Inferior midline region
right/left hypochondriac region - Answers -right/left upper region
right/left Illiac (Inguinal) - Answers -right/left lower region
Function: regulates body temp, excretes waste, defense against infection
Skeletal system - Answers -Contains: 206 Bones & the joints between them
Function: gives shape to the body, protects delicate parts, muscle attachment, blood
formation, stores materials
Muscular System - Answers -Contains: muscle attached to bone that produce
movement
Function: gives body structure, protects organs, maintains posture
Nervous system - Answers -Function: controls and coordinates body functions
Contains: Brain, spinal cord, & special sense organs
special sense organs - Answers -Eyes, Ears, taste buds, organs of smell
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