A&P
Laying face down is called this in the medical field
What is prone position
This system is affected by the removal of the thyroid gland
What is the endocrine system
The tendency of the body's systems to maintain a constant or balanced internal environment
What is Homeostasis
This position has the subject standing up (or laying down facing up) with the palms facing outward
What is the anatomical position
Moves the limbs and allows facial expression
What is Muscular
The cranial and spinal cavities are parts of this body cavity
What is Dorsal Body Cavity
The functioning of the organism is called this
What is Physiology
What are the 3 anatomical planes
What is Coronal, Saggital and Transverse... aka frontal, longitudinal and axial
Rids the body of nitrogen-containing waste
What is the Urinary system
This system removes CO2 from the blood
What is Respiratory system
What are 4 body structures located bilaterally on the body
What is ears, eyes, arms and legs
All chemical reactions that occur in the body are called this
What is Metabolism.
Control center, receptor, effector
What are the three components of the feedback (control) system
This system protects the body, destroys bacteria and tumor cells
What is Lymphatic (Immune) system
The abdominopelvic and thoracic cavities are subdivisions of this cavity
What is the ventral cavity.
How do the 3 planes separate the body
What is Coronal (frontal) - front and back
Saggital (longitudinal) side/side
Tranverse(axial)upper/lower halves
When too high or too low, physiological activities cease, primarily because molecules are destroyed or become nonfunctional
What is body temperature
The brain and sensory receptors are part of this system
What is the Nervous System