Definitions
This is a group of organs working together towards a common goal.
What is an organ system?
This organ system breaks down food and absorbs nutrients.
What is the digestive system?
This is the name given for a body's position when it is standing with arms at the side and palms facing forward.
What is anatomical position?
This directional term can be used to describe where the femoral region is in relation to the patellar region.
What is proximal?
This type of matter is required for ATP production and acquired by the respiratory system.
What is oxygen?
What is homeostasis?
This organ system is the control center of the body and processes information from the body.
What is the nervous system?
This body cavity has three body cavities within it and houses the heart and lungs.
What is the thoracic cavity?
This directional term can be used to describe where the nasal region is in relation to the otic regions.
What is medial?
This type of matter is the body's primary solvent and medium for chemical reactions.
What is water?
This is the progressive change as the body goes through life and includes both differentiation and maturation.
What is development?
This organ system produces cells used to create new organisms.
What is the reproductive system?
This is what an incision made inferiorly from the sternal region, turning laterally at the umbilical region and proceeding to the left lumbar region would look like to a surgeon viewing the patients abdomen.
What is L?
This directional term can be used to describe where the vertebral region is in relation to the sternal region.
What is dorsal (or posterior)?
These types of matter are required for both energy production and body-building.
What are nutrients?
This is the name for a energy using process that makes larger molecules from smaller ones.
What is anabolism (or anabolic process)?
This body system secretes hormones (body chemicals).
What is the endocrine system?
This is the number of human appendages that contain digits.
What is 4?
This directional term is used to describe the location of the acromial region in relation to the supraclavicular region.
What is lateral?
The body shivers or sweats if this environmental condition is outside a narrow range, and if this environmental condition gets too extreme important enzymes in the body will stop functioning well.
What is temperature?
This is the name for an energy producing process that breaks down larger molecules into smaller ones.
What is catabolism?
This organ system protects the body, helps regulate temperature, and prevents dehydration
What is the integumentary system?
These are, from smallest to largest, the levels of organization of the body.
What are chemical, cellular, tissue, organ, organ system, and organism?
This directional term can be used to describe where the antecubital region is in relation to the olecranal region.
What is anterior?
This environmental condition is needed for proper gas exchange in the lungs.
What is pressure?