Chapter 1 - The Sciences of Anatomy & Physiology

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_ is the scientific discipline that studies the relationships among parts of the body as well as the structure of individual organs; whereas, _ is the discipline in which the function of body structures is the focus.

- Anatomy - Physiology

The chemical level of an organization is:

- Composed of atoms and molecules - The simplest level of organization

Anatomy is the study of what?

- Structure - Form

The word anatomy is derived from the Greek word anatome, which could be described by which of the following?

- To cut apart. - To dissect.

Rank the following terms from the simplest to most complex: - Tissues - Organ Systems - Organs - Cells - Organism

1. Cells 2. Tissues 3. Organs 4. Organ Systems 5. Organism

Visualizing the body in the _ is significant because all observers have a common point of reference when describing and discussing its regions.

Anatomic Position

_ examine the relationships among parts of the body as well as the structure of individual organs.

Anatomists

The correct anatomic directional term for "in front of" is _.

Anterior

Which term describes the relationship of the stomach to the spinal cord?

Anterior

_ is the correct directional term which means "toward the front surface".

Anterior

_ means "in front of" when using anatomic directional terms.

Anterior

_ are the smallest units of matter having the chemical properties of the element.

Atoms

_ Is the anatomic directional term that means "on the inside" or "underneath another structure".

Deep

In the terms of anatomic directional terms, _ means in back of or toward the back surface.

Dorsal

The correction anatomic directional term meaning "toward the midline of the body" is _.

Medial

_ examines the function of various organ systems.

Physiology

A plane that is parallel to the midsagittal plane, but is either to the left or right of the midsagittal planes is termed a _ plane.

Sagittal

Which is an accurate description of the anatomic position?

The eyes look forward and the head is level.

Cytology refers to _.

The study of cells and their internal structures. ("Cyto" means cell and "logos" means study in the word "cytology")

True or False: Although there is only one midsagittal plane, an infinite number of sagittal planes are possible.

True

True or False: As the human body grows in size, structures such as the brain become more complex.

True

The study of tissues, or groups of cells and their surrounding extracellular materials, is called _.

histology

The _ method refers to a systematic and rigorous process by which scientists develop and test a hypothesis.

scientific

Histology refers to _.

the study of body cells and their internal structure.

The _ plane would separate the nose and mouth into superior and inferior structure.

transverse


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