Anatomy and Physiology
The body is erect or standing posture with the arms at the sides and the palms forward. The head and feet also point forward
What is the Anatomical Position?
above or upper portion of the body
the lowermost portion of the body
What is superior and inferior?
divides the body into anterior and posterior sections
What is the frontal plane or coronal plane?
consists of cranial and spinal cavity
What is the dorsal cavity?
Lives in East Taunton
*Someone in the classroom.
What is Mama P?
Terms used to describe the position of the body when it is not in the anatomical position
What is Supine and Prone?
front side of the body or structure
back side of the body or structure
What is anterior and posterior?
a plane that divided the body into right and left sides
BONUS: a unique type of sagittal plane that divides the body into two equal halves
What is a sagittal plane?
What is a midsagittal plane?
consists of lower or upper extremities of the body
consist of the torso, head, and neck
What is the appendicular and axial?
Name two minions
What is Kevin and Bob?
the study of the structure of an organism and the relationships of its parts
BONUS: Greek meaning of Anatomy
What is Anatomy?
What is "cutting up?"
towards the midline of the body
away from the midline of the body
What is medial and lateral?
a horizontal plane that divides the body into upper and lower portions
What is a transverse plane?
houses our lungs, heart, and esophagus
BONUS: separates the thoracic cavity from the abdomen
What is thoracic cavity?
What is the diaphragm?
Tall when it's young and short when its old
What is a candlestick?
The study of the function of living organisms and their parts
What is Physiology?
toward or nearest the origin of the body
away from or farthest away from the origin
What is proximal and distal?
the total number of planes or body sections
What is 3?
consists of thoracic, abdominal and pelvic cavities
BONUS: TRUE or FALSE
Does the pelvic and abdominal cavity form one cavity. If so, name this cavity.
What is the ventral cavity?
What is true. What is the abdominopelvic cavity?
Names the 9 sending communities that attend this school.
What is Easton, Norton, East and West Bridgewater, Stoughton, Brockton, Mansfield, Foxborough, and Sharon?
Cells form tissues, Tissues form organs, Organs form systems, Systems for a body as a whole
What is the major levels of organization in the body?
nearer the surface of the body
farther away from the body surface
What is superficial and deep?
individual organs or the body as a whole which is often useful to subdivide or “cut” it in smaller sections to study organs in that specific area
What is meant by sections?
a degenerative process that results from disuse of organs when one advances through adulthood
What is atrophy?
units that blood pressure measured in
What is millimeters of mercury?