Body Cavities/ Body Sections
Which body cavity relates to the bones of the head that cover the brain?
Cranial
Which system filters blood and removes wastes?
Urinary System
The study of function...
Physiology
What is the most abundant requirement of organisms that is in your body?
water
The mouth is _________ to the nose.
Inferior
What anatomical terms relate to the transverse body plane?
superior/inferior
The __________ system digests and absorbs food and excretes wastes products.
digestive
The study of structure
Anatomy
What are the 2 types of pressure that we said are requirements of organisms?
Atmospheric- important for breathing
Hydrostatic- keeps blood flowing
What is anatomical position?
Body STANDING erect, facing forward, upper limbs to the side, palms facing forward
Which body cavity contains the abdominal and pelvic cavities?
Abdominopelvic Cavity
The skin is apart of this system.
digestive
Someone studying how the pancreas works after a meal would be a....
physiologist
What is metabolism?
all the chemical processes going on continuously inside the body that allow life and normal functioning
True or false: a visceral membrane lines a body cavity.
false
visceral membranes cover organs
parietal membranes line body cavities
** both are serous membranes
What anatomical terms are related to the sagittal/midsagittal/median body plane?
Proximal/Distal
Medial/Lateral
The ___________ system is responsible for movements, posture and production of body heat.
muscular
Someone studying the length of a femur would be a.....
anatomist
true or false: heat plays a role in controlling the rate of metabolic reactions.
true
What is a vital sign?
a measurement of the body's most basic functions
Heart rate, breathing rate, temperature, and blood pressure
What makes up the thoracic cavity?
Hint there are 8
Right lung
Right pleural cavity
Pericardium
Heart
Mediastinum
Left Pleural Cavity
Left Lung
Diaphragm
The endocrine system regulates biological processes by __________ secretion.
hormone
An investigator who conducts an experiment to determine how the rate at which the heart beats is affected by temperature changes is most likely to be a(n)......
Physiologist
What characteristic of life is responsible for changing absorbed substances into different substances?
Assimilation
When talking about homeostasis.. what does it mean by a stimulus?
A change to the outside environment