Jersey College HBHD1- Chapters 1-4
Questions and Answers
Anatomy – answer the study of the structure of an organism
Physiology – answer the study of the functions of living organisms and their parts
Pathology – answer the scientific study of disease
Scientific Method – answer a systematic approach used in scientific study
Hypothesis – answer a reasonable guess
Experimentation – answer testing the hypothesis
Test Group – answer group getting the drug
Control Group – answer the group that does not receive the experimental treatment.
Levels of Organization – answer chemical, cellular, tissue, organ, organ system,
organism
Theory/Law – answer a hypothesis that has gained a high level of confidence
Cells – answer smallest living units in the body
Tissues – answer organization of many cells that act together to preform a common
function
Organs - answergroups of tissues that work together to perform a specific function or
related functions
Systems - answerthe most complex units that make up the body
Organism - answerall cells, molecules, tissues, organs, and organ systems working
together
Anatomical Position - answererect, feet forward, arms at side with palms facing forward,
head facing forward
Supine - answerbody is lying face up
Prone - answerbody lying face down
, Superior - answertoward the head
Inferior - answertowards the feet
Anterior - answerfront; in front of
Posterior - answerback; in back of
Medial - answertoward the midline of the body
Lateral - answertowards the side of the body; away from midline
Proximal - answertowards the trunk of the body
Distal - answeraway from or farther from the trunk of the body
Superficial - answer
Transverse Plane - answerhorizontal division of the body into upper and lower portions
Frontal/Lateral Plane - answerthe plane that divides the body from front to back
Midsagittal Plane - answerdivides the body into EQUAL right and left sides
Sagittal - answervertical division of the body into right and left portions
Oblique Plane - answerdiagonal cut
Ventral Cavity - answerlocated along the front of the body
Components in Ventral Cavity - answerthoracic cavity, mediastinum, pleural cavity,
abdominal cavity, pelvic cavity, abdominopelvic cavity, diaphragm
Dorsal Cavity - answerincludes the cranial and spinal cavities.
Abdominopelvic Quadrants - answerright upper quadrant, left upper quadrant, right
lower quadrant, left lower quadrant
Abdominopelvic Regions - answerright hypochondriac, epigastric, left hypochondriac,
right lumbar, umbilical, left lumbar, right iliac, hypogastric, left iliac
Antebrachial Region - answerforearm
Axillary Region - answerarmpit
Questions and Answers
Anatomy – answer the study of the structure of an organism
Physiology – answer the study of the functions of living organisms and their parts
Pathology – answer the scientific study of disease
Scientific Method – answer a systematic approach used in scientific study
Hypothesis – answer a reasonable guess
Experimentation – answer testing the hypothesis
Test Group – answer group getting the drug
Control Group – answer the group that does not receive the experimental treatment.
Levels of Organization – answer chemical, cellular, tissue, organ, organ system,
organism
Theory/Law – answer a hypothesis that has gained a high level of confidence
Cells – answer smallest living units in the body
Tissues – answer organization of many cells that act together to preform a common
function
Organs - answergroups of tissues that work together to perform a specific function or
related functions
Systems - answerthe most complex units that make up the body
Organism - answerall cells, molecules, tissues, organs, and organ systems working
together
Anatomical Position - answererect, feet forward, arms at side with palms facing forward,
head facing forward
Supine - answerbody is lying face up
Prone - answerbody lying face down
, Superior - answertoward the head
Inferior - answertowards the feet
Anterior - answerfront; in front of
Posterior - answerback; in back of
Medial - answertoward the midline of the body
Lateral - answertowards the side of the body; away from midline
Proximal - answertowards the trunk of the body
Distal - answeraway from or farther from the trunk of the body
Superficial - answer
Transverse Plane - answerhorizontal division of the body into upper and lower portions
Frontal/Lateral Plane - answerthe plane that divides the body from front to back
Midsagittal Plane - answerdivides the body into EQUAL right and left sides
Sagittal - answervertical division of the body into right and left portions
Oblique Plane - answerdiagonal cut
Ventral Cavity - answerlocated along the front of the body
Components in Ventral Cavity - answerthoracic cavity, mediastinum, pleural cavity,
abdominal cavity, pelvic cavity, abdominopelvic cavity, diaphragm
Dorsal Cavity - answerincludes the cranial and spinal cavities.
Abdominopelvic Quadrants - answerright upper quadrant, left upper quadrant, right
lower quadrant, left lower quadrant
Abdominopelvic Regions - answerright hypochondriac, epigastric, left hypochondriac,
right lumbar, umbilical, left lumbar, right iliac, hypogastric, left iliac
Antebrachial Region - answerforearm
Axillary Region - answerarmpit
