Levels of Organization
This is the smallest level of organization in the human body.
What is the atom?
In anatomical position, the palms face in this direction.
What is forward/anteriorly?
This cavity contains the brain.
What is the cranial cavity?
This is the number of quadrants and regions of the body.
What is 4 quadrants and 9 regions?
Anatomy is the study of the __________ of an organ?
What is the structure?
At this level, atoms combine to form _______such as water, proteins, and carbohydrates.
What is a molecule?
A structure closer to the head is described using this directional term.
What is superior?
This cavity contains the spinal cord.
What is the vertebral/spinal cavity?
This is the name of the center region of the human body?
What is umbilical?
This is the number of organ systems within the human body?
What is the number 12?
Similar cells working together to perform a specific function form this level.
What is a tissue?
A structure farther from the midline of the body is described as this.
What is lateral?
The thoracic cavity contains these two major organs responsible for circulation and respiration.
What are the heart and lungs?
This is the quadrant that is the landmark for the appendix.
What is the RLQ?
This organ system is responsible for fighting off infections along with the immune system?
What is the lymphatic system?
Two or more tissues working together to perform a particular function form this level.
What is an organ?
The sternum is this in relation to the heart.
What is anterior?
The diaphragm separates the thoracic cavity from this cavity.
What is the abdominopelvic cavity?
This region is inferior to the umbilical region.
What is the hypogastric region?
This term is used to describe a sense of balance between the internal and external environment of the body?
What is homeostasis?
The highest level of organization consists of all organ systems working together.
What is the organism/ human being?
The skin is ______ to the muscles.
What is superficial?
The abdominal cavity contains organs such as the stomach, liver, spleen, and most of the small intestine. The lower portion of the abdominopelvic cavity is called this.
What is the pelvic cavity?
This region houses the liver and gallbladder.
What is the right hypochondriac region?
This term means at the "organ" level?
What is viscera?