Planes
Horizontal plane that divides the body into a top half and bottom half
Transverse Plane or Axial
What organ can be found in the cranial cavity
the brain
The head is _______ to the trunk of the body
Superior
What does the characteristic of excretion allow our bodies to do?
Remove wastes our body does need or want
Vertical plane that splits the body into right and left halves
Sagittal plan/Midsagittal
The heart and lungs can be found in what cavity?
Thoracic cavity
Dorsal side
Which characteristic of life allows us to sense change, and react to them?
Responsiveness
Plane that splits the body into back and front
Coronal plane
Just the lungs can be found in what cavity
Pleural cavity
My belly button is ______ to my spine
anterior (in front)
What is the purpose of assimilation in our bodies
Changing the absorbed substances, into chemical substances to carry out human body processes
What is the difference between anatomy and physiology?
Anatomy- the structures of the body (the parts)
Physiology- how those parts work (what they do, and how)
Stomach, intestines, and reproductive parts can be found in what cavity
abdominopelvic cavity
My nose is _____ to my ears
medial
It is in important for our bodies to be able to move by choice (initiated movement), but how else does our body use/need movement?
Digestion (intestines)
Breathing (lungs)
Heart rate/blood flow (heart)
What are the levels of organization of the body?
Atoms - Cells - Tissues - Organs - Organ System - Human
What are the appendicular and axial portions of the body?
Appendicular - the arms and legs
Axial - head, neck, and trunk (chest area down to pelvic region)
My elbow is ______ to the fingertips
proximal (elbow is closer to the trunk, distal- farther from trunk)
What does it mean for our bodies to be in homeostasis?
It is an enteral balance- when our bodies are not in homeostasis we see illnesses/diseases