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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