Directional Terms
Anatomy
Physiology
Life
Miscellaneous
100
What is the term for "away from the longitudinal axis"?
What is lateral?
100
What is another word for macroscopic when referring to anatomy?
What is gross?
100
What is physiology?
What is the study of how living things perform functions?
100
What is the term for all chemical operations within the body?
What is metabolism?
100
What type of microscopic anatomy examines tissues?
What is Histology?
200
What is the term for "towards an attached base"?
What is proximal?
200
What type of anatomy requires magnification?
What is microscopic anatomy?
200
What is the study of the functions of living cells?
What is cell physiology?
200
How do multicellular organisms grow?
What is multicellular organisms grow by increasing the number of cells they have.
200
What structure in the human body divides the ventral cavity into the thoracic cavity and the abdominopelvic cavity?
What is the diaphragm?
300
The head is _____________ (superior or inferior) to the neck.
What is superior?
300
What type of macroscopic anatomy would study superficial markings and internal structures of the thoracic area?
What is regional anatomy?
300
What type of physiology studies functions of specific organs?
What is special physiology?
300
Jumping because someone startled you is what type of responsiveness?
What is irritability?
300
What type of feedback triggers a response that corrects the situation?
What is negative feedback?
400
Moving medially from the eyes, what structure do you come to?
What is the nose?
400
What type of macroscopic anatomy would deal with superficial markings?
What is surface anatomy?
400
What is pathology?
What is the study of diseases and its effects on organ systems.
400
From smallest to largest, what are the living levels of organization within an organism?
What is cell, tissues, organs, organ systems, organism?
400
What position would someone be in if they were lying face down on the ground?
What is prone?
500
The fingers are ____________ (proximal or distal) to the hand.
What is distal?
500
What kind of macroscopic anatomy would deal with a major organ system such as the respiratory system?
What is systemic anatomy?
500
What is the difference between anatomy and physiology?
What is anatomy studies structures and physiology studies functions of structures?
500
What is the term for maintaining an internal environment?
What is homeostasis?
500
What plane is this?
What is transverse?