Definitions
The function of the body
What is human physiology?
The elbow is this to the wrist
What is proximal?
Cavity that houses lungs and heart
What is the thoracic cavity?
Learning method used by medical students as hands on experience to identify structures and diseased states
What is cadaver?
Ducking to avoid an object is an example of this characteristic of life
What is responsiveness?
Maintenance of body functions in a relatively constant state
What is Homeostasis?
The head is this to the navel
What is superior?
Cavity that houses the intestines
What is abdominal or abdominal pelvic cavity?
Imaging technology that uses radio waves and magnets to create detailed images of internal structures
What is Magnetic Resonance Imaging? MRI scans
Homeostatic process that opposes a change in system
What is negative feedback system?
Chemical reactions that build up molecules
What are anabolic reactions?
The sternum is this to the heart
What is superficial?
These are the dorsal cavities
What are the cranium and spinal cord?
Type of scan that requires a radioactive molecule (typically sugar) that indicates levels of metabolic activity. Useful in cancer detection
What is Positron Emission Tomography? PET scan
Body plane that divides front from back
What is coronal plane?
Opening in an organ
What is the lumen?
The shoulders are this to the neck
What is lateral?
This cavity houses the urinary bladder
What is pelvic cavity?
Scanning technology that uses sound waves to create images, newer technology creates 3D figures
What is Sonography? Ultrasounds
This membrane lines the walls of the abdominal cavity
What is the parietal peritoneum?
The study of diseased state
What is Pathology?
The sternum is this to the spine
What is anterior or ventral?
Cavity that surrounds the heart
What is the pericardial cavity?
Scan that combines x-ray technology with computer programs to create detailed images of body
What is Computerized Tomography? CT or CAT scan
What is the name of the professor from the youtube anatomy class through UC Berkeley
What is Dr. Marian Diamond?