CCBC BIO220 Exam 1
Regional anatomy - ✔️✔️Study of several organ systems in a particular region of the
body
Cytology - ✔️✔️Study of cells
Histology - ✔️✔️Microscopic study of tissues
Anabolism - ✔️✔️The process of building up larger molecules from smaller ones.
Catabolism - ✔️✔️Metabolic pathways that break down molecules, releasing energy.
Asexual - ✔️✔️Cells producing copies of themselves
Sexual - ✔️✔️Organisms producing offspring similar to themselves
Levels of structural organization - ✔️✔️Chemical, cellular, tissue, organ, organ system,
organism
Epithelial tissue - ✔️✔️Covers the surfaces of the body, inside and out. Protection of
underlying organs
Connective tissue - ✔️✔️Provides support for your delicate organs and connects all its
parts. Transport of O2, nutrients, and waste
Muscle tissue - ✔️✔️Contracts or shortens, making body parts move.
Nervous tissue - ✔️✔️(Reflex) neurons and neuroglia
Ventral - ✔️✔️Toward the front
Dorsal - ✔️✔️Toward the back
Anterior - ✔️✔️Toward the front
Anatomy - ✔️✔️The study of the structure of body parts
Physiology - ✔️✔️Study of the body's life processes
Macroscopic anatomy - ✔️✔️Study of large body structures visible to the naked eye
, Microscopic anatomy - ✔️✔️Structures too small to be seen with the naked eye
Systemic anatomy - ✔️✔️Study of one organ at a time
Posterior - ✔️✔️Toward the back
Superior - ✔️✔️Toward the head
Inferior - ✔️✔️Toward the tail
Medial - ✔️✔️Closer to the midline
Lateral - ✔️✔️Farther from the midline
Proximal - ✔️✔️Closer to the point of origin
Distal - ✔️✔️Farther from the point of origin
Superficial - ✔️✔️Closer to the surface
Deep - ✔️✔️Farther below the surface
Abdominal - ✔️✔️abdomen
Acromial - ✔️✔️point of shoulder
Antebrachial - ✔️✔️forearm
Antecubital - ✔️✔️anterior surface of elbow
Otic/Aural - ✔️✔️ear
Axillary - ✔️✔️armpit
Brachial - ✔️✔️arm
Buccal - ✔️✔️cheek
Carpal - ✔️✔️wrist
Cephallic - ✔️✔️head
Regional anatomy - ✔️✔️Study of several organ systems in a particular region of the
body
Cytology - ✔️✔️Study of cells
Histology - ✔️✔️Microscopic study of tissues
Anabolism - ✔️✔️The process of building up larger molecules from smaller ones.
Catabolism - ✔️✔️Metabolic pathways that break down molecules, releasing energy.
Asexual - ✔️✔️Cells producing copies of themselves
Sexual - ✔️✔️Organisms producing offspring similar to themselves
Levels of structural organization - ✔️✔️Chemical, cellular, tissue, organ, organ system,
organism
Epithelial tissue - ✔️✔️Covers the surfaces of the body, inside and out. Protection of
underlying organs
Connective tissue - ✔️✔️Provides support for your delicate organs and connects all its
parts. Transport of O2, nutrients, and waste
Muscle tissue - ✔️✔️Contracts or shortens, making body parts move.
Nervous tissue - ✔️✔️(Reflex) neurons and neuroglia
Ventral - ✔️✔️Toward the front
Dorsal - ✔️✔️Toward the back
Anterior - ✔️✔️Toward the front
Anatomy - ✔️✔️The study of the structure of body parts
Physiology - ✔️✔️Study of the body's life processes
Macroscopic anatomy - ✔️✔️Study of large body structures visible to the naked eye
, Microscopic anatomy - ✔️✔️Structures too small to be seen with the naked eye
Systemic anatomy - ✔️✔️Study of one organ at a time
Posterior - ✔️✔️Toward the back
Superior - ✔️✔️Toward the head
Inferior - ✔️✔️Toward the tail
Medial - ✔️✔️Closer to the midline
Lateral - ✔️✔️Farther from the midline
Proximal - ✔️✔️Closer to the point of origin
Distal - ✔️✔️Farther from the point of origin
Superficial - ✔️✔️Closer to the surface
Deep - ✔️✔️Farther below the surface
Abdominal - ✔️✔️abdomen
Acromial - ✔️✔️point of shoulder
Antebrachial - ✔️✔️forearm
Antecubital - ✔️✔️anterior surface of elbow
Otic/Aural - ✔️✔️ear
Axillary - ✔️✔️armpit
Brachial - ✔️✔️arm
Buccal - ✔️✔️cheek
Carpal - ✔️✔️wrist
Cephallic - ✔️✔️head
