Terms
The study of the structure of an organism
What is anatomy
The patient is lying on their spine.
What is supine position?
If you are experiencing this you may need a drink of water. Your tissues are lacking fluid.
What is dehydration?
The brain of the cell.
What is the nucleus?
The probable outcome of a disease
What is Prognosis
Standing up, facing forward, arms to the side with palms facing forward.
What is anatomical position?
This type of tissue makes up our skin, lines our body cavities and forms glands.
What is epithelial tissue?
Most cell use this process to reproduce, creating identical cells.
What is mitosis?
The cause of a disease. It may be unknown.
What is Etiology?
The front of the body.
What is anterior or ventral.
Excess fluid in the tissue.
What is edema?
The powerhouse of the cell.
What is the mitochondria?
The study of the body's processes or how the body works.
What is Physiology?
The patient is lying on their abdomen.
What is Prone Position?
This type of tissue helps to transmit messages throughout the body.
What is nerve?
This method of cell division is used by reproductive cells.
What is meiosis?
The study of how disease occurs and the body's response to disease.
What is pathophysiology?
Refers to the back of the body - even on a dolphin.
What is Dorsal (or posterior)?
There are three types of this type of tissue. They all produce movement by contraction of fibers.
What is muscular tissue.
The tiny structures inside the cell that help the cell function. The name means "little organs".
What are organelles?