Anatomy GPS
Toward the head/ above
Superior
Divides anterior and posterior positions
Frontal/coronal
Smallest unit in the body's organizational hierarchy
Cell
Refers to the entire area around the naval
Umbilicus
An outbreak of a disease occurring over a large geographic area is called a _________.
Pandemic
Away from the body's midline
Lateral
Plane dividing superior and inferior portions of the body
Transverse
Group of similar cells performing the same function
tissue
Fundamental physical and functional unit of heredity
Gene
Quadrant
Farther away from point of attachment
Distal
Cavity containing spinal cord
Vertebral/ Spinal
Body System, cell, organ, organism, tissue
Put these in order.
cell
tissue
organ
body system
organism
Gerald was infected with HEP B through ________ transmission.
Bloodborne
A mother's consumption of alcohol during pregnancy can lead to Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, which is a/an __________ disorder.
Congenital
Toward the front of the body
Anterior
Name the 2 major subdivisions of the dorsal body cavity
Cranial + Vertebral/Spinal
Structure made of different tissues performing a function
Organ
An idiopathic disease is one with _____________.
No known cause
A malignant tumor that originates in glandular tissue is called a ________.
Adenocarcinoma
Toward the body surface
Superficial
Cavity containing the brain
Cranial
Protective covering for all of the internal surfaces of the organs is called
Epithelial
Specialist who studies and analyzes cells is a ________.
Cytologist
Malaria and West Nile virus are spread by mosquitos. This is known as __________ transmission.
Vector-borne