Ch. 1 The sciences of anatomy and physiology
Match the subdivision of physiology on the left with the best description on the right.
Cardiovascular physiology - the functioning of the heart, blood vessels, and blood. Neurophysiology- nerve impluses travel throughout the nervous system. Respiratory physiology- how respiratory gases are transferred by gas exchange between the lungs and the blood vessels. Reproductive physiology - how the regulation of reproductive hormones can drive the reproductive cycle and influence sex cell production and maturation
T or F: most processes in the body are controlled by negative feedback
True
The correct anatomical term for the spinal column is ____
Vertebral
On the anterior surface of the body, the anatomical term for the region inferior to the thorax and superior to the hip bones is the ____ region?
abdominal
___ examine the relationships among parts of the body as well as the structure of individual organs?
anatomists
The anatomical term for the portion of the upper limb between the elbow and the wrist is
antebrachial
The correct anatomic directional term for " in front of" is___
anterior
Rank the following terms from simplest to most complex?
cells tissues organs organs system organism
The anatomical term for head is?
cephalic
The chemical level of an organization is
composed of atoms and molecules the simplest level of organization
the visceral pleura
covers the external surface of the lungs
The anatomical term for fingers and toes is?
digital
The components associated with homeostatic system are which choices?
effector receptor control center
The anatomical term coxal refers to the?
hip
choose the answer that are correct about a transverse plane?
it divides the body into superior and inferior parts. it cuts perpendicular to the long axis of the body. it is called a horizontal plane
the anatomical term describing the groin is
lnguinal
the various chemical reaction that occur within all organism are collectively termed
metabolism
A ___ plane vertical plane that divides the body or organ into equal left and right halves?
midsagittal
The minor plane known as the ___ plane passes through the specimen at an angle?
oblique
The anatomical term for mouth is ___ cavity?
oral
the serous membrane indicated by the arrow in the figure is the
parietal pericardium
The ___lines the internal walls of the abdominoplevic cavity
parietal peritoneum
the correct anatomical term for kneecap is
patellar
___ examines the function of various organ systems
physiologists
The anatomical term for the thumb is?
pollex
In terms of anatomic directional terms, ___ means in back of or toward the back surface?
posterior
in regards to the axial region, the ____ aspect contains cavities that are completely encased in bone
posterior
The anatomical term for the central- most anterior region of the pelvis is
pubic
The component of homeostasis, called the ___ is the sensory nerve body structure that detects changes in a variable which is either the substance or process that is regulated
receptor
homeostasis is involved with which characteristic of living things/
regulation
The anatomical term for the posterior region between the hip bones is
sacral
a plane that is parallel to the midsagittal plane, but is either to the left and right of midsagttal plane s termed a ____ plane
sagittal
Anatomy is the study of what?
structure and form
organs of the cranial cavity include
the brain only
the heart and lungs are organs in the __ cavity
thoracic
A ___ plane divides the body into superior and inferior parts?
transverse
The ___ canal contains the spinal cord
vertebral
The epicardlum is also known as the ____ ___
visceral pericardium
The ___ region is composed of the upper and lower limbs.
appendicular
rank the following terms from simplest to most complex.
atoms molecules macromolecules organelles cells
Organs of the abdominal cavity include the?
liver stomach
Macromolecules, organelles, cells, tissues, ____, organ systems, organism
organs
