Anatomical Terms
A term that is the opposite of superior and means "below".
What is inferior?
The deepest membrane (closest to an organ).
What is a visceral membrane?
The body cavity that the stomach would be found in.
What is the abdominal cavity?
The most common type of feedback.
What is negative feedback?
Maintaining boundaries, movement, responsiveness, digestion, metabolism, excretion, reproduction, and growth are all one of these.
What are the functions of life?
Towards the head of the body.
What is cranial?
Means to the side.
What is lateral?
The thoracic, abdominal, and pelvic cavities are all included in this.
What are the ventral cavities?
When a signal is sent from the receptor to the control center.
What is the afferent pathway?
A type of cell division that occurs in the reproductive system and results in four genetically unique cells called gametes.
What is meiosis?
A cut that separates the body into equal left and right sides is called this.
What is a midsagittal cut?
The body system responsible for fighting infections.
What is the pelvic cavity?
When a change from the normal range is enhanced in order to produce a result.
What is positive feedback?
What is a cell?
The term to describe a part closest to the point of attachment.
What is proximal?
This body system includes all of the glands and hormones in the body.
What is the endocrine system?
The body cavity where the heart and lungs are located.
What is the thoracic cavity?
When a signal is sent from the receptor to an effector.
What is the efferent pathway?
A screen on a window that lets air in, but keeps bugs out is acting like one of these.
What is a semi-permeable membrane?
The opposite of anterior.
What is posterier?
The four types of tissue found in the human body.
What are muscular, connective, nervous, and epithelial?
The spinal and cranial cavities are both part of this.
What is the dorsal cavity?
When the body maintains stable internal conditions.
What is homeostasis?
The type of cellular transport that does not require energy.
What is passive transport?