Regional Terminology
Body Positions and Planes
Body Cavities
Homeostasis
Directional Terminology
100
Medical term for neck.
What is cervical?
100
Divides the body into a right and left portion.
What is sagittal plane?
100
Cavity containing the brain.
What is cranial?
100
Homeostasis
What is the process by which the body maintains a stable internal environment?
100
The skin is _______ to the muscles.
What is superficial?
200
When referring to a broken thumb, what would be the proper term to use?
What is pollex?
200
Position w/ palms facing down.
What is supine?
200
Body cavity containing the heart and lungs.
What is thoracic?
200
The study of anatomy concerned with the features of the body visible to the eye.
What is gross anatomy?
200
Means "distant from the origin".
What is distal?
300
Medical term for buttock.
What is gluteal?
300
Towards the back; opposite of anterior.
What is posterior/dorsal?
300
Cavity inferior to the diaphragm.
What is abdominopelvic?
300
The part of the brain that helps maintain homeostasis.
What is the hypothalamus?
300
The nose is ________ to the lips.
What is superior?
400
What plane divides the body into its superior and inferior sections?
What is transverse?
400
Position where a person is laying on their back with their knees bent.
What is Modified Trendelenburg's?
400
The ventral body cavities are:
What is the thoracic cavity,pericardial cavity, abdominal cavity,pelvic cavity?
400
Negative feedback regulates:
What is regulates blood pressure, heart, and internal temperature controls?
400
The breastbone, or sternum, is _________ to the heart.
What is anterior?
500
Medical term for elbow.
What is olecranal?
500
Which is more distal? Arms or feet?
What is feet?
500
The 2 major closed cavities are:
What is the dorsal and ventral cavities?
500
A prime example of positive feedback would be:
What is the release of oxytocin during childbirth?
500
Veins are ________ to arteries.
What is superficial?
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