4)Questions & Answers
study of structure - ANSWER:Anatomy
Study of function - ANSWER:Physiology
the study of how disease processes affect the function of the body - ANSWER:Pathophysiology
erect, feet forward, arms at side with palms facing forward, head facing forward - ANSWER:Anatomical
position
front of the body; toward the front - ANSWER:Anterior (ventral)
back of body - ANSWER:Posterior (dorsal)
Closer to the point of attachment - ANSWER:Proximal
farther from the origin of a body part or the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk -
ANSWER:Distal
Maintaining a stable internal environment - ANSWER:Homeostasis
a mechanism of response in which a stimulus initiates reactions that reduce the stimulus -
ANSWER:negative feedback
above another structure - ANSWER:Superior
Lower on the body, farther from the head - ANSWER:Inferior
away from the midline - ANSWER:Lateral
toward the midline - ANSWER:Medial
located in the center of a thing or place - ANSWER:Central
away from the center of the body - ANSWER:Peripheral
near the surface - ANSWER:Superficial
Away from the body surface; more internal - ANSWER:Deep
divides the body into a right and left side - ANSWER:Saggital plane
vertical division of the body into front (anterior) and back (posterior) portions - ANSWER:Coronal plane
(frontal plane)
horizontal division of the body into upper and lower portions - ANSWER:transverse plane
Atoms, molecules, cells, tissues, organs, organ systems, organism - ANSWER:Levels of organization
cheek - ANSWER:Buccal region
, abdomen - ANSWER:abdominal region
upper arm - ANSWER:Brachial
tailbone - ANSWER:Sacral region
neck - ANSWER:Cervical region
rounded area of shoulder near upper arm - ANSWER:Deltoid region
buttock - ANSWER:Gluteal region
groin - ANSWER:Inguinal region
lower back - ANSWER:Lumbar region
back of lower skull - ANSWER:Occipital region
mouth - ANSWER:Oral region
eye - ANSWER:Orbital region
chest - ANSWER:Pectoral region
genital region - ANSWER:Pubic region
shoulder blade - ANSWER:Scapular region
sternum - ANSWER:Sternal region
head - ANSWER:Cranial region
face - ANSWER:Facial region
central indentation - ANSWER:Jugular notch
under - ANSWER:Hypo-
over - ANSWER:Hyper-
upon - ANSWER:epi-
internal organs - ANSWER:viscera
around - ANSWER:peri-
one - ANSWER:mono
contains the brain and spinal cord - ANSWER:Dorsal cavity
contains the brain - ANSWER:Cranial cavity
contains the spinal cord - ANSWER:spinal cavity
thoracic cavity and abdominopelvic cavity - ANSWER:ventral cavity
contains heart and lungs - ANSWER:thoracic cavity