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Directional terminology
ANSWER:
refers to the body in anatomical position
Superior
ANSWER:
toward the head
Inferior
ANSWER:
Lower on the body, farther from the head
Medial
ANSWER:
toward the midline
Lateral
ANSWER:
away from the midline
,Proximal
ANSWER:
Closer to the origin of the body part or the point of attachment of a
limb to the body trunk
Distal
ANSWER:
farther from the origin of a body part or the point of attachment of a
limb to the body trunk
Anterior
ANSWER:
front of the body
Posterior
ANSWER:
toward the back
superficial
ANSWER:
near the surface
Deep
ANSWER:
Away from the body surface; more internal
Planes of the body
ANSWER:
Dividing the body into planes or flat surfaces is an additional way to
describe the body. (useful in CT scans, MRI, etc.)
Sagittal Plane, Midsagittal plane, Frontal plane, Transverse Plane,
oblique
,Sagittal
ANSWER:
A plane that divides the body into right and left portions.
mid sagittal
ANSWER:
divides body into equal left and right portions
para sagittal
ANSWER:
unequal halves
frontal plane
ANSWER:
Divides the body into front and back portions.
transverse plane
ANSWER:
divides the body into superior and inferior parts
oblique plane
ANSWER:
passes through the body at an angle
Body Regions
ANSWER:
right hypochondriac, epigastric, left hypochondriac, right lumbar,
umbilical, left lumbar, right iliac, hypogastric, left iliac
organ systems
ANSWER:
, integumentary, skeletal, muscular, nervous, endocrine,
cardiovascular, lymphatic, respiratory, digestive, urinary,
reproductive
Homeostasis
ANSWER:
A tendency to maintain a balanced or constant internal state; the
regulation of any aspect of body chemistry, such as blood glucose,
around a particular level
Negative feedback
ANSWER:
a change is made to correct an imbalance and as soon as the change
is brought back into homeostasis, the corrective change is stopped
positive feedback
ANSWER:
a change is made to correct an imbalance and that change is
continued until a negative feedback loop stops the correction.
Atoms
ANSWER:
smallest unit of matter
Protons
ANSWER:
Positively charged particles
Neutrons
ANSWER:
neutral charge
Electrons