Directions
refers to the midline or toward the midline
What is medial?
plane that cuts the body into left and right
What is the median plane or the midsagittal plane?
responsible for support and structure
skeletal system
study of structure and shape of the body
Anatomy
the basic functional unit of the human body
What is cell?
These two terms refer to the front and back of the body
What are anterior and posterior?
plane that cuts the body into anterior and posterior
What is the frontal plane or the coronal plane?
responsible for movement
muscular system
study of the body functions
physiology
a group of organs working together for a common purpose
What is the organ system level?
term that means belly side
What is ventral?
plane that cuts the body into both a top and bottom half
What is the horizontal plane or the transverse plane?
external covering of the body, including hair and fingernails
integumentary system
The way to body is organized from atoms to organism is called this
Levels of structural organization
two or more types of tissue working together
What is the organ level?
term that means toward the tail
What is caudal?
These two body quadrants are located on the right side of the body
What are the RUQ and the RLQ?
Right upper quadrant
Right lower quadrant
body's fast acting control system
nervous system
This is the state of remaining the same, the body will sweat when its hot, and shiver when it is cold to maintain this.
homeostasis
this forms a chain, that forms you.
What is DNA?
term that means upper or above
What is superior?
two terms that refer to body quadrants on the left side of the body
What are the LUQ and the LLQ?
Left upper quadrant
Left lower quadrant
break down food and deliver nutrients to blood
digestive system
standing erect, eyes forward, arms at the side of the body with the palms facing forward and the feet parallel with the toes pointing forward
What is anatomical position?
Several organ systems working together forms this
What is the organism?