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Dorsal Cavity

1) Cranial cavity 2) Vertebral canal

Thoracic cavity

1) Mediastinum 2) Pleural cavity 3) Pericardial cavity

Ventral body cavity

1) Thoracic cavity 2) Abdominal cavity

Abdominopelvic Cavity

Abdominal Cavity Pelvic Cavity

A stomach is____

An Organ

The study of the structure and organization of the human body is ____

Anatomy

The anatomical terms the forearm is the ____region and the fingers are the _______region.

Antebrachial Digital

The upper and lower exrtemities compose the ____ portion of the body

Appendicular

The term peripheral refers to a structure that is ________

Away from the center of the body

The sacral region of the spinal cord is located______

Between the hips

In anatomical terms the upper arm is the _____ region and the wrist is the _____ region

Brachial Carpal

Blood, heart, and blood vessels compose the ___system

Cardiovascular

Digestion breaks down complex molecules into simpler molecules. What term best describes this process

Catabolism

The simplest structures in which the processes of life occur are __________

Cells

The lowest level of organization in the body is the _______ level

Chemical

The cephalic region comprises ______

Cranial & Facial Regions

The dorsal cavity contains the _____

Cranial Cavity Vertebral Canal

The survival needs of the human body include___

Food, Water, Oxygen, Body Temperature, ,Atmospheric Pressure

The plane that separates the body into the front and back or anterior and posterior portions is the _____

Frontal

The coxal region refers to the ______

Hips

The urinary bladder is located in the _____ abdominopelvic region

Hypogastric

The shoulders are _____ to the chin, and the knees are ______ to the ankles.

Inferior Proximal

The stomach is contained within the _______

Left Upper Quadrant

All the chemical reactions within a cell or organism are know as ___________

Metabolism

A ________ plane divides the body into equal left and right portions

Midsagittal

Homeostasis is maintained by self-regulation physiological processes. What process is primarily responsible for maintaning homeostasis

Negative Feedback

The anatomical terms the posterior potion of the elbow is the _______ region.

Olecranal

The membrane lining the abdominal cavity and the surface of its organs is the _____

Peritoneum

The region surrounding the knee can be described as the ____

Popliteal & Patellar

A feedback mechanism that promotes ongoing change is _____

Positive Feedback

The gall bladder is located in the ____abdominopelvic quadrant.

Right Upper

A negative feedback mechanism contains what three components?

Sensor Control Center An effector

The integumentary system contains ________

Skin Hair Nails Associated Glands

Physiology

Study of function

Anatomy

Study of structure

The ventral body cavity is subdivided into these cavities

Thoracic Abdominal Pelvic

The mediastinum pleural and pericardial cavities are contained within the _________

Thoracic Cavity

A ____ consists of a group of similar cells performing similar functions

Tissue

The plane that divides the body into superior and inferior portions is the ______

Transverse

The diaphragm divides the ______

Ventral Cavity

The term used to describe something pertaining to internal organ is ___________

Visceral

A feedback mechanism that returns the body to homeostasis is _____________

negative feedback