Structure and Function of the Body: Chapter 1

Scientific Method - correct answer 1. Hypothesis 2. Experiment 3.Theory or Law Hypothesis - correct answer Idea or principle to be tested in experiments Experiment - correct answer Series of tests of a hypothesis; a controlled experiment eliminates biases or outside influences Theory or Law - correct answer A hypothesis that has been proved by experiments to have a high degree of confidence Levels of Organization - correct answer 1. Atoms and molecules 2. Cells 3. Tissues 4. Organs 5. Systems 6. Organism Atoms and Molecules - correct answer Chemical level Cells - correct answer The smallest structural units; organizations of various chemicals Tissues - correct answer Organizations of similar cells Organs - correct answer Organizations of different kinds of tissues Systems - correct answer Organizations of many different kinds of organs Organism - correct answer Organization of all systems together, forming a whole body Anatomical Position - correct answer Reference position in which the body stands erect with the arms at the sides and palms turned forward. This position gives meaning to directional terms. Superior - correct answer Toward the head, upper, above Inferior - correct answer Toward the feet, lower, below Anterior - correct answer Front, in front of AKA Ventral Posterior - correct answer Back, in back of AKA Dorsal Medial - correct answer Toward the mid-line Lateral - correct answer Away from the mid-line or toward the side of a structure Proximal - correct answer Toward or nearest the trunk Distal - correct answer Away from or farthest away from the trunk Superficial - correct answer Nearer the body surface Deep - correct answer Farther away from the body surface Sagittal Plane - correct answer Lengthwise plane that divides a structure into right and left sections