Body structure Flashcards
(36 cards)
Study of disease
Pathophysiology
Anterior
front
posterior
back
superficial
towards the surface
deep
away from the surface
Distal
furthest place from attatchment
sUPine
face Up or palm UP
Prone
face down or palm down
7 Functions of cells
to grow - reproduce - absorb nutrients - move
produce energy - eliminate waste - die
5 Types of tissue
Epithelial - Connective - Muscle - Connective - Nervous Tissue
Epithelial
Covers internal and external surfaces(organs) -no blood vessels-
Connective tissue
MOST ABUNDANT, Found in skin, muscles, bones, joints, and organs
Adipose tissue
Fat
Ligaments
Bone to joint
Tendon
Bone to muscle
3 types of Muscle tissue
Helps body move (3 types)
Skeletal
Cardiac
Visceral(smooth)
Nervous Tissue
Respond to stimuli and creates an impulse
Blood Tissue
also can be Connective tissue
Irreparable cells
Cardiac and nerves
Sutures are called…
stitches
Scientific word for scar
Cicatrix
12 types of systems
Respiratory - Circulatory - Skeletal - nervous - immune - digestive - reproductive - muscular - Endocrine - Sensory - Excretory - integumentary
Plane
Invisible line that divides the body into sections
Transverse Plane
Only horizontal - divides superior and inferior