Wellness
Sleep Science
Homeostasis
Anatomical Position
Directional Terms
100

This wellness dimension involves the health of the body.

What is physical wellness?

100

This hormone helps signal to the body that it is time to sleep.

What is melatonin?

100

This term means maintaining internal conditions within a healthy range.

What is homeostasis?

100

In anatomical position, the person is facing this direction.

What is forward?

100

The head is ________ to the chest.

What is superior?

200

This dimension includes thoughts, feelings, and emotions.

What is emotional wellness?

200

This is the body's daily sleep-wake rhythm.

What is the Circadian Rhythm

200

A change that causes the body to respond is called this.

What is a stimulus?

200

In anatomical position, the palms face this direction.

What is forward?

200

The stomach is ________ to the lungs.

What is inferior?

300

Healthy friendships and relationships are part of this dimension.

What is social wellness?

300

This chemical builds up during the day and contributes to sleep pressure.

Adenosine

300

Sweating when body temperature rises is an example of this.

What is a body response?

300

Healthcare workers use anatomical position primarily for this reason.

To provide a standard reference point for describing body locations.

300

The nose is ________ to the ears.

What is medial?

400

Finding meaning, values, or purpose can be connected to this dimension.

What is spiritual wellness?

400

Caffeine makes people feel more alert partly because it blocks this chemical's effects.

What is adenosine?

400

If you are cold and begin shivering, what is the body trying to restore?

What is normal body temperature/balance?

400

When using anatomical directions, do we use the patient's left/right or the observer's left/right?

What is the patient's left/right?

400

The wrist is ________ to the shoulder.

What is distal?

500

Learning, problem-solving, and thinking are part of this dimension.

What is mental wellness?

500

Name one thing sleep supports in the body.

Accept memory, emotional regulation, tissue repair, immune function, hormone regulation, or recovery.

500

True or false: Homeostasis means the body's conditions never change.

What is false?

500

Describe anatomical position completely.

Standing upright, facing forward, arms at sides, palms forward, feet facing forward.

500

The elbow is ________ to the wrist, while the wrist is ________ to the elbow.

What are proximal and distal?