Body Systems I
Gross Anatomy
The Basics
Directional Terms
Planes and Cavities
100
This system protects and supports the body's organs.
What is the skeletal system?
100
This is a common visual point when looking at the body in A & P. The person should be standing tall, eyes forward, and thumbs pointing away from the body.
What is anatomical position?
100
The study of how the body functions.
What is physiology?
100
The spinal cord is __________ to the eyes.
What is inferior?
100

Line that divides the body into equal left and right parts.

What is midsagittal plane?

200
This system consists of the heart, blood, and blood vessels.
What is circulatory (cardiovascular system)?
200
The process by which an organism maintains a stable internal environment.
What is homeostasis?
200
When a collection of tissue join together, they form this.
What is an organ?
200
The skin is ____________ to muscle.
What is superficial?
200
This plane is a horizontal cut that divides the body into superior and inferior parts.
What is transverse plane?
300
This system protects deeper tissues of the body from injury.
What is integumentary system?
300
The left leg belongs to which region in anatomy?
What is appendicular.
300

Gustavo likes when we discuss the location of body structures. Which topic in this course does he enjoy more?

What is anatomy?

300

The nose is __________ to the ears

What is medial

300
The brain and spinal cord are the only two organs that belong to this cavity.
What is the dorsal cavity?
400
This system directly attacks foreign substances in the body.
What is the lymphatic (immune) system?
400
Most of the important organs can be found in which region?
What is axial.
400

 The position with the body erect with the arms at the sides and the palms forward.

What is the anatomical position

400
The thumb is ___________ to the pinky finger.
What is lateral?
400

The heart is housed in this cavity

What is the pericardial cavity

500
This system creates and releases hormones that affect many other body systems.
What is endocrine system?
500
This is the type of anatomy that looks at specific body systems to study organisms.
What is systemic anatomy?
500

A group of organs working together for a common purpose.

What is an organ system?

500
The heart is ________ to the rib cage.
What is deep?
500

This cavity contains the lungs

What is the pleural cavity

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