Openstax Anatomy and Physiology: Chapter 1 Key Terms UPDATED!!

Openstax Anatomy and Physiology: Chapter 1 Key Terms UPDATED!! abdominopelvic cavity - ANS division of the anterior (ventral) cavity that houses the abdominal and pelvic viscera anabolism - ANS assembly of more complex molecules from simpler molecules anatoical position - ANS standard reference position used for describing locations and directions on the human body anatomy - ANS science that studies the form and composition of the body's structures anterior - ANS describes the front or direction toward the front of the body; also referred to as the ventral anterior cavity - ANS larger body cavity located anterior to the posterior (dorsal) body cavity; includes the serous membrane-lined pleural cavities for the lungs, pericardial cavity for the heart, and peritoneal cavity for the abdominal and pelvic organs; also referred to as ventral cavity catabolism - ANS breaking down of more complex molecules into simpler molecules caudal - ANS describes a position below or lower than another part of the body proper; near or toward the tail (in humans, the coccyx, or lowest part of the spinal column); also referred to as inferior cell - ANS smallest independently functioning unit of all organisms; in animals, a cell contains cytoplasm, composed of fluid and organelles computed tomography (CT) - ANS medical imaging technique in which a computer-enhanced cross-sectional X-ray image is obtained control center - ANS compares values to their normal range; deviations cause the activation of an effector cranial - ANS describes a position above or higher than part of the body proper; also referred to as superior cranial cavity - ANS division of the posterior (dorsal) cavity that houses the brain deep - ANS describes a position farther from the surface of the body development - ANS changes an organism goes through during its life differentiation - ANS process by which unspecialized cells become specialized in structure and function distal - ANS describes a position farther from the point of attachment or the trunk of the body dorsal - ANS describes the back or direction toward the back of the body; also referred to as posterior