Planes
This plane divides the body into front and back portions
Frontal Plane
This cavity contains the brain.
Cranial Cavity
The nose is _____ to the mouth.
Superior
This organ system receives and interprets sensory input, directs body movements and includes memory, emotions and cognition
Nervous System
The body's ability to maintain a relatively stable internal environment is called this.
Homeostasis
This force acts perpendicular to the length of the object, causing a portion of an object to slide in relation to another object.
Shear
This Greek philosopher studied and wrote about more than 540 species of animals in his anatomy book.
Aristotle
This plane divides the body into superior and inferior portions
Transverse Plane
This cavity contains the spinal cord.
Spinal Cavity
The nose is _____ to the ears
Medial
This organ system pumps the heart, helps move materials through the digestive tract, and moves the body
Muscular System
When body temperature rises and sweating helps cool the body, this type of feedback is occurring.
Negative Feedback
This type of force can be thought of as a "Squeezing" force ___; while this type of force can be thought of as a "pulling" force ___
Compression; Tension
This renowned artist and inventor was given permission to dissect human bodies for his work, creating over 200 drawings on human anatomy.
Leonardo Da Vinci
This plane divides the body into left and right halves
Sagittal Plane
The lungs and heart are located within this cavity
Thoracic Cavity
The elbow is _____ to the wrist.
Proximal
This organ system breaks down food for absorption of nutrients by the body
Digestive System
If blood glucose rises after eating and the pancreas releases insulin to lower it, it is an example of this type of feedback
Negative feedback
This occurs when a structure is caused to twist about its length, typically when one end is fixed.
Torsion
This anatomist provided one of the first accurate representations of human anatomy; was the first to understand that blood circulates continuously through the body with the heart acting as a pump
William Harvey
This anatomical plane can be represented by a cut made parallel to the ground, separating the head from the feet
Transverse Plane
This cavity holds the eyes
Orbital Cavity
The skin is _____ to the muscles.
Superficial
This organ system supports the body, protects organs and produces blood cells
Skeletal System
This term refers to all of the chemical reactions occurring within the body's cells
Metabolism
This occurs when a structure receives a combination of off-center forces; The structure may compress on one side and receive tension on the opposite side.
Bending
This scientist is regarded as the father of Anatomy; He observed that the heart has four chambers, the liver has two lobes, and that the blood vessels originate from the heart.
Andreas Vesalius
This plane is being used when a physician views an MRI section that divides the body into unequal left and right portions
Parasagittal Plane
The diaphragm separates the thoracic cavity from this major body cavity
Abdominopelvic Cavity
The sternum is _____ to the heart, while the heart is _____ to the sternum.
Anterior / Posterior
This organ system helps to protect, eliminate waste and regulate body temperature
Integumentary System
Approximately this percentage of the calories that an average person burns is accounted for by the basal metabolic rate, the energy needed for maintaining basic life functions
60%-75%
When many repetitions of a force causes an injury, that injury is said to be this kind of injury.
Chronic/Stress
This Roman physician and surgeon dissected live monkeys and pigs while serving the Roman emperor. He discovered that the brain controls the muscles through signals from nerves.
Galen