Introduction
The study of how disease occurs and the responses of living organisms to disease processes.
What is pathophysiology?
This area can be found on the upper arm.
What is the brachial region?
This is an imaginary line that divides the body into anterior/ventral and posterior/dorsal sections.
What is the Frontal Plane?
This term means to move away from the midline.
What is lateral?
This abdominopelvic region means below the stomach.
What is the hypogastric region?
This type of tissue's function is to communicate and control.
What is nerve tissue?
This area is known as the calf.
What is the sural region?
What two sections does the transverse plane divide the body into?
What is superior and inferior?
This directional term is used to describe towards the top.
What is superior?
In this quadrant of the abdomen you would find the gallbladder.
This type of tissue's function is to protect and secrete.
What is epithelial tissue?
This area is the backbone.
What is the vertebral area?
These two body cavities are considered dorsal body cavities.
What are the Vertebral and Cranial cavities?
This term means further away from the trunk of the body.
What is distal?
These abdominopelvic regions mean below the cartilage of the ribs.
What are the right and left hypochondriac regions?
Two or more tissues joined together to perform a specific function.
What is an organ?
This area is where the hips are located.
What is the coxal area?
This cavity contains the lungs, heart, esophagus, and trachea.
What is the thoracic cavity?
These terms are used to describe the front and back of the body.
What are anterior and posterior?
What is the RLQ?
This is a constant state of natural balance within the body.
What is homeostasis?
This area is the area above the gluteal cleft.
What is the sacral region?
The reproductive organs, bladder, and some of the large intestine can be evaluated through examination of this cavity.
What is the pelvic cavity?
This term is used when talking about a limb being closer to the point of attachment.
The intersection of what two planes form the quadrants of the abdomen.
What are the transverse and sagittal planes.