Word Parts
What does -itis mean?
Swelling
Which part of a feedback loop is the initial change in body condition that gets the whole process started?
Stimulus
This cavity contains the brain.
What is cranial cavity?
This term is used to describe a body part that is above another part.
What is superior?
What is the difference between anatomy and physiology?
Anatomy describes the location, size, weight of parts
Physiology describes how organs function.
What does osteo mean?
Relating to bones.
Which part of a negative feedback loop is responsible for making the change happen?
The effector
The abdominopelvic cavity is made up of these two cavities combined.
What is the abdominal & pelvic cavities.
This term describes a part that is closer to the point of attachment (the trunk) than another body part.
What is proximal?
To which body system would the kidneys belong?
Urinary system
What does arthro mean?
Joints
How do you know if a feedback loop is negative or positive?
Positive = original stimulus is reinforced
Negaitve = original stimulus is reversed
The thoracic cavity would contain which structures?
Heart and lungs.
Which plane makes a cross section?
Transverse plane
Which system protects the body from the environment and helps regulate body temperature?
Integumentary
How would you say "cancerous tumor?"
Carcinoma (or melanoma)
Name one body change that occurs during the fight or flight response AND the reason for this in the body.
Increased heart rate/breathing rate so muscles can get more oxygen
Increased muscle tension so we are ready to "spring into action"
Which structure separates the thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities?
The diaphragm.
This body section divides the body into a left & right sides
What is sagittal?
Name an organ that would be found in the abdominal cavity.
stomach, liver, gall bladder, spleen, pancreas, most of small intestines etc.
What does "pericardial" mean?
Around the heart.
Explain how fight or flight can lead to the symptoms of stress.
If we are in a situation where extra resources are not used, they build up and cause stress symptoms.
The liver would be found in which body cavity? The urinary bladder?
Abdominal.
Pelvic.
The wrist is _____________ to the elbow.
Distal
Make a sentence with "nose" and "lateral"
The ears are lateral to the nose.