Vocabulary
Levels of Organization
Organ Systems
Surface Anatomy
Sectional Anatomy
100
The study of how organisms perform vital functions.
What is physiology?
100
Tissues that work together for a specific function.
What is an organ?
100
Which system processes food and stores nutrients?
What is the Digestive System?
100
Name and indicate where the abdominopelvic quadrants are.
What is the RLQ, LLQ, RUQ, LUQ?
100
What is the difference between dorsal and ventral?
Dorsal is on the back, ventral is on the front.
200
Organs in the ventral body cavity.
What is viscera?
200
Interactions between organ systems.
What is an organism?
200
Which system allows locomotion?
What is the Muscular System?
200
Name the abdominopelvic regions? Indicate on your own body.
What is the epigastric, umbilical, hypogastric, right and left lumbar, right and left hypochondriac, and right and left inguinal regions?
200
Indicate the difference between caudal and cranial regions.
Caudal is inferior to the abdominopelvic region, cranial is superior to the abdominopelvic region.
300
Maintaining a stable internal environment.
What is homeostasis?
300
Cells that work together to form a specific function.
What are tissues?
300
What organ system is the spleen in?
What is the Lymphatic System?
300
What is the scientific name for the ankle?
What is the tarsus?
300
Where is the mediastinum?
It surrounds the heart and is between the right and left lungs?
400
Analyzes the internal structure of individual cells.
What is cytology?
400
What level of organization has atoms arranged to form molecules that have specific shapes and functions?
What is the chemical or molecular level?
400
Name the organ system that contains the largest organ in the human body.
What is Integumentary System?
400
What is the name for the back of the knee?
What is the popliteus?
400
What are the sub-cavities inside the thoracic cavity?
What is the pleural and the pericardial cavities?
500
Lying in anatomical position.
What is supine?
500
Molecules that interact to make the smallest living units.
What are cells?
500
Name all the 11 organs systems.
What is Integumentary, Skeletal, Muscular, Nervous, Endocrine, Cardiovascular, Lymphatic, Respiratory, Digestive, Urinary, and Reproductive.
500
What is the scientific name for the shoulder?
What is the acromial?
500
Describe the midsagittal section.
What is the plane that passes through the midline, separating the right and left sides of the body?
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