Big Ideas
What is the study of the structure of the body and its parts?
Anatomy
What feedback loop reverses a change to maintain balance (like body temperature control)?
Negative
What directional term means “above” or “toward the head”?
Superior
What part of the skeleton includes the arms and legs?
Appendicular
What cavity contains the heart and lungs?
Thoracic cavity
What is the study of how the body and its parts function?
Physiology
What feedback loop increases the original stimulus (like childbirth contractions)?
Positive
What directional term means “below” or “toward the feet”?
Inferior
What plane divides the body into right and left sections?
Sagittal Plane
What body cavity contains the brain and spinal cord?
Dorsal Cavity
What term describes the body’s ability to maintain stable internal conditions?
Homeostasis
What structures detect changes in the internal or external environment?
Sensors
What term means “toward the midline of the body”?
Medial
What part of the skeleton includes the head, neck, and trunk?
Axial
What cavity combines the abdominal and pelvic cavities?
Abdominopelvic
What process allows cells to become specialized for specific functions?
Differentiation
What term refers to the target value the body tries to maintain in homeostasis?
Set Point
What term means “toward the front side of the body”?
Ventral
What plane divides the body into top and bottom sections?
Transverse plane
What serous membrane surrounds abdominal organs?
Peritoneum
What word describes all chemical reactions that occur in the body?
Metabolism
What structures carry out a response to restore balance?
Effectors
What term means “closer to the point of attachment to the body”?
Proximal
What plane divides the body into front and back sections?
Coronal
What serous membrane surrounds the lungs?
Pleura