Anatomy vs. Physiology
Anatomy is the study of this.
Structure of the body
The heart is ___ to the lungs.
Medial
This cavity contains the brain.
Cranial cavity
This is the smallest living unit of the body.
Cell
This system includes the heart and blood vessels.
Cardiovascular/circulatory
Physiology focuses on this rather than structure.
Function/how the body works
The wrist is ___ to the elbow.
Distal
This plane divides the body into right and left portions.
Sagittal plane
Cells working together to perform a similar function form this.
Tissue
This system includes the kidneys, ureters, bladder, and urethra.
Urinary
Studying the chambers and valves of the heart is anatomy or physiology?
Anatomy
The skin is ___ to the muscles.
Superficial
This plane divides the body into right and left portions.
Thoracic cavity
Put these in order: organ, tissue, cell, body system.
Cell → Tissue → Organ → Body system
Which system produces hormones that regulate body functions?
Endocrine
Studying how the kidneys filter blood is anatomy or physiology?
Physiology
A wound on the right arm is on the ___ side from a wound on the left leg.
Contralateral
A CT image showing anterior and posterior portions uses this plane.
Frontal/coronal plane
The stomach is an example of this level of organization.
Organ
Damage to the spinal cord primarily affects which body system?
Nervous
A provider examines the structure of the lungs AND how oxygen enters the blood. Which two sciences are being applied?
Anatomy and physiology
The nose is ___ to the ears, ___ to the mouth, and ___ to the brain.
Medial; superior; inferior
Name the two major subdivisions of the ventral body cavity.
Thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities
Arrange from simplest to most complex: tissue, organism, chemical, organ, cell, body system.
Chemical → Cell → Tissue → Organ → Body system → Organism
A disorder causes abnormal blood glucose because insulin production is impaired. Which TWO body systems are most directly involved?
Endocrine and digestive