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,anatomy study of structure or form
physiology study of function
levels of organization cell
tissue
organ
organ systems
organism
what are the characteristics of life? -organization
-cellular composition
-metabolism
-responsiveness and movement
-reproduction
-homeostasis
-development
-evolution
homeostasis the ability to maintain a stable internal environment
negative feedback the body senses a change and activates mechanisms that negate that change
positive feedback the body senses a change and activates mechanisms that will amplify that change
what are the components of the feedback loop? -receptor
-integrating center
-effector
frontal/coronal plane divides the body into anterior and posterior
sagittal plane divides body into left and right portions
midsagittal plane divides the body into equal left and right portions
transverse plane divides body into superior and inferior portions
ventral toward the front or belly
dorsal toward the back or spine
, anterior toward the ventral (front) side
posterior toward the dorsal (back) side
cephalic toward the head/superior end
rostral toward the forehead/nose
caudal toward the tail/inferior end
superior above
inferior below
medial toward the median plane
lateral away from the medial plane
proximal closer to the point of attachment
distal away from the point of attachment
ipsilateral on the same side of the body
contralateral on opposite sides of the body
superficial closer to the surface of the body
deep farther from the body surface