Homeostasis and Survival
when conditions exceeding a set limit in one direction trigger a reaction in the opposite direction
Negative feedback
This system is responsible for secreting hormones
endocrine
Medial
A neurosurgeon orders a spinal tap on a patient. What body cavity will they stick a needle in?
Dorsal Cavity
The maintenance of a relatively stable internal environment despite the changes that occur in the outside world
Homeostasis
Childbirth is an example of what kind of feedback?
Positive feedback
This system contains cartilage and ligaments
skeletal
This body plane divides the body into inferior and superior parts
Transverse
Visceral (internal) organs like the stomach live in this cavity
Ventral cavity or abdominal cavity
This is the name for the study of cells
cytology
The part of metabolism that involves breaking down complex molecules into simpler molecules.
Catabolism
This body system is responsible for removing nitrogenous wastes from the blood.
Urinary
Name one body region that is distal to the patella
calcaneal sural
plantar crural
pedal
tarsal
This is the regional term used to designate the ankle
tarsal
A plane divides the body in half and passes through both acromial points. This plane could not be which type of plane?
It could not be a sagittal plane.
organs/ cells that detect a stimulus
receptor
What is it called when a group of specialized cells are all working together
Tissue
The name for a reference point where a body is in upright position, feet slightly apart, and palms facing forward.
Standard anatomical position
This is the regional term that designates the neck
Cervical
This body cavity contains only the heart
Pericardial
You are running in a 5K and start sweating. Your sweat glands represent which part of a feedback system?
Effector
This system plays a key role in the immune system and fluid balance
Lymphatic system
This is the name for a body plane that creates left and right portions that is offset from the mid line.
Parasagittal
This is the most caudal body cavity that contains organs
Pelvic cavity or abdominopelvic cavity
What is one example of positive feedback in the human body besides child birth?
blood clotting