Human Anatomy & Physiology (11th Edition)
Chapter1 Study Guide 2024
Anatomy --answer:Studies the structure of body parts and their relationships to one
another
Physiology --answer:Concerns the function of the body, in other words how the body
parts work and carry out their life sustaining activities
Gross(macroscopic) anatomy --answer:Study of large body structures visible to the
naked eye
Regional anatomy --answer:All the structures (muscles, bones, blood vessels, nerves
calm,etc.) in a particular region of the body, such as the abdomen or leg, are examined
at the same time
Systemic anatomy --answer:Body structure is studied system by system
Surface anatomy --answer:The study of internal structures as they relate to the
overlying skin surface
Microscopic anatomy --answer:Deals with structures too small to be seen with the
naked eye
Cytology --answer:Study of cells
Histology --answer:Study of tissues
Embryology --answer:Study of embryos and their development
Pathological anatomy --answer:Study of structural changes caused by disease
Radiographic anatomy --answer:Studies internal structures as visualized by x-ray
images or specialized scanning procedures
Palpation --answer:Feeling organs with your hands
Auscultation --answer:Listening to organ sounds with a stethoscope
Renal physiology --answer:Concerns kidney function and urine production
Neurophysiology --answer:Explains the workings of the nervous system
Cardiovascular physiology --answer:Examines the operation of the heart and blood
vessels
Principle of complementarity of structure and function --answer:Function always
reflects structure; what a structure can do depends on its specific form
, Chemical level --answer:Atoms combine to form molecules
Atoms --answer:Building blocks of matter
Molecules --answer:Groups of two or more atoms held together by chemical bonds
Organelles --answer:A tiny cell structure that carries out a specific function within the
cell
Cells --answer:Smallest unit of life
Tissues --answer:Groups of cells with a common structure and function
Levels of organization --answer:Cell, tissue, organ, organ system, organism
Maintaining boundaries --answer:The internal environment remains distinct from the
external environment
Plasma membrane --answer:A selectively-permeable phospholipid bilayer forming the
boundary of the cells
Intracellular fluid --answer:Fluid within cells
Extracellular fluid --answer:Fluid outside the celldorsal body cavity --answer:Protects
the fragile nervous system organs, has 2 subdivisions
Cranial cavity --answer:Contains the brain
Vertebral(spinal) cavity --answer:Contains the spinal cord
Ventral body cavity --answer:Contains all the structures within the chest and abdomen
Viscera --answer:Internal organs
Thoracic cavity --answer:Surrounded by the ribs and muscles of the chest
Pleural cavities --answer:Each enveloping a lung
Mediastinum --answer:Centrally located space between the lungs
Pericardial cavity --answer:Contains the heart
Abdominopelvic cavity --answer:A dome-shaped muscle important in breathing
Abdominal cavity --answer:Contains stomach, intestines, spleen, and liver, and other
organs
Pelvic cavity --answer:Contains urinary bladder, reproductive organs, and rectum
Chapter1 Study Guide 2024
Anatomy --answer:Studies the structure of body parts and their relationships to one
another
Physiology --answer:Concerns the function of the body, in other words how the body
parts work and carry out their life sustaining activities
Gross(macroscopic) anatomy --answer:Study of large body structures visible to the
naked eye
Regional anatomy --answer:All the structures (muscles, bones, blood vessels, nerves
calm,etc.) in a particular region of the body, such as the abdomen or leg, are examined
at the same time
Systemic anatomy --answer:Body structure is studied system by system
Surface anatomy --answer:The study of internal structures as they relate to the
overlying skin surface
Microscopic anatomy --answer:Deals with structures too small to be seen with the
naked eye
Cytology --answer:Study of cells
Histology --answer:Study of tissues
Embryology --answer:Study of embryos and their development
Pathological anatomy --answer:Study of structural changes caused by disease
Radiographic anatomy --answer:Studies internal structures as visualized by x-ray
images or specialized scanning procedures
Palpation --answer:Feeling organs with your hands
Auscultation --answer:Listening to organ sounds with a stethoscope
Renal physiology --answer:Concerns kidney function and urine production
Neurophysiology --answer:Explains the workings of the nervous system
Cardiovascular physiology --answer:Examines the operation of the heart and blood
vessels
Principle of complementarity of structure and function --answer:Function always
reflects structure; what a structure can do depends on its specific form
, Chemical level --answer:Atoms combine to form molecules
Atoms --answer:Building blocks of matter
Molecules --answer:Groups of two or more atoms held together by chemical bonds
Organelles --answer:A tiny cell structure that carries out a specific function within the
cell
Cells --answer:Smallest unit of life
Tissues --answer:Groups of cells with a common structure and function
Levels of organization --answer:Cell, tissue, organ, organ system, organism
Maintaining boundaries --answer:The internal environment remains distinct from the
external environment
Plasma membrane --answer:A selectively-permeable phospholipid bilayer forming the
boundary of the cells
Intracellular fluid --answer:Fluid within cells
Extracellular fluid --answer:Fluid outside the celldorsal body cavity --answer:Protects
the fragile nervous system organs, has 2 subdivisions
Cranial cavity --answer:Contains the brain
Vertebral(spinal) cavity --answer:Contains the spinal cord
Ventral body cavity --answer:Contains all the structures within the chest and abdomen
Viscera --answer:Internal organs
Thoracic cavity --answer:Surrounded by the ribs and muscles of the chest
Pleural cavities --answer:Each enveloping a lung
Mediastinum --answer:Centrally located space between the lungs
Pericardial cavity --answer:Contains the heart
Abdominopelvic cavity --answer:A dome-shaped muscle important in breathing
Abdominal cavity --answer:Contains stomach, intestines, spleen, and liver, and other
organs
Pelvic cavity --answer:Contains urinary bladder, reproductive organs, and rectum
