CHAPTER 6- ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY

Question 1

Anatomy

Answer 1

Study of shape and structure of the human body

Question 2

Physiology

Answer 2

Study of HOW the body functions

Question 3

Anatomical position

Answer 3

Position of the body standing straight with face forward and palms resting

Question 4

Posterior

Answer 4

Back

Question 5

Anterior

Answer 5

Forward

Question 6

Midsagittal plane (median or midline plane)

Answer 6

Vertical line that divides the body into equal left and right halves

Question 7

Horizontal plane (transverse plane)

Answer 7

Divides the body into superior (upper) and inferior (lower) halves

Question 8

Dorsal

Answer 8

On the back (facing the sky)

Question 9

Ventral

Answer 9

On the front (facing the ground)

Question 10

4 steps of how the human body is formed

Answer 10

CTOB
1.cells
2.tissues
3.organs
5.Body systems

Question 11

What are cells

Answer 11

basic units of structure of the human body.

Question 12

What are stem cells

Answer 12

Immature, specialized cells in the body. They can be induced to become other types of cells.

Question 13

Nucleus

Answer 13

Control center of the cell

Question 14

What does the nucleus contain

Answer 14

It contains a complete set of the body’s chromosomes which include the DNA

Question 15

The four main tissues

Answer 15

ECMN
1.Epitelial
2.connective
3.muscle
4.nerve

Question 16

What are body cavities?

Answer 16

a hole-> unoccupied space in the body

Question 17

The two main cavities

Answer 17

1.Dorsal (located at the back oft he body)
2.Ventral Cavity (located at the front of the body)

Question 18

The body is divided into how many regions?

Answer 18

2

Question 19

What are the 2 body regions called? and where are they located?

Answer 19

1.Axial division : Head, neck, trunk
2.Appendicular division: arms & legs