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Body Regions
body systems
General Terms
Direction & movement
Body Planes
100
navel or belly button
What is umbilical?
100
system that contains glands that secrete hormones
What is endocrine system?
100
study of structure of the body
What is anatomy
100
directed down or toward the feet
What is inferior
100
Plane that divides the body into equal left and right halves
What is mid-sagittal plane
200
upper arm area
What is brachial
200
system responsible for protecting the body from any external injury and produces vitamin D in sunlight
What is integumentary system
200
maintaing a relatively stable internal environment
What is homeostasis?
200
portion closest to the area of attachment of a limb to body
What is proximal
200
Plane that divides the body into front and posterior portions
What is frontal plane
300
mouth area followed by the armpit region
What is oral and axillary (in order)
300
system that uses blood to bring nutrients to and remove wastes from body cells
What is the cardiovascular system
300
broad term that refers to all chemical reactions happening in the body
What is metabolism?
300
palm of the hand faces this direction in anatomical position
What is anterior
300
Plane that divides the body into left and right portions
What is the sagittal plane
400
the heel is known as the ________ region
What is the calcaneal
400
kidneys, bladder, ureters are all parts of this system
What is urinary system
400
the study of how the body and its parts work or function
What is physiology?
400
the hand is _________ to the elbow
What is distal
400
A tumor is expected in the lateral right lung. What plane would be best for an x-ray view of the suspected mass?
What is sagittal plane
500
3 regions of the vertebrae of the spine, use regional terms neck region: ________ chest region: _________ lower back region: _________
What is the neck:cervical chest: thoracic lower back: lumbar
500
system that contains the trachea and bronchi
What is respiratory system
500
process of removing wastes from the body
What is the excretion?
500
the heart is ________ to the stomach and ________ to the spine, but is ___________ to the lungs.
What is superior, anterior, and medial or (intermediate)
500
Plane used as a cross - section of body or organ
What is the transverse plane