Final Exam Review Flashcards
What is the form of asexual reproduction of used by cells
Mitosis
What is the basic unit of structure and function in all living things
Cells
What condition results from an insufficient amount of tissue fluid
Dehydration
What condition results from an excess amount of tissue fluid
Edema (swelling)
The four main types of tissues and function
Nerve-control and communicate
Epithelium-secrete and protect
Muscle(cardiac)-move and protect
Connective tissue-support and connect
What is the proper name for fatty tissue
Adipose
How does bone tissue differ from cartilage
Phone has calcium, nerves, and blood vessels
Main types of muscle tissue and function
Cardiac-causes the heart to beat
Visceral-present in the walls of respiratory, digestive, urinary and blood vessels
10 body systems
Integumentary Skeletal Muscular Nervous special systems Circulatory Lymphatic Respiratory Digestive Urinary Endocrine Reproductive
Anatomy
Study of form and structure of an organism
Organ
Tissues joined together for a particular function
Pathophysiology
Study of how disease occurs
Physiology
The study of living organisms and their parts
Ventral or annterior
Body parts on the front of the body
Cranial
Body parts located near the head
Dorsal or posterior
Body parts located on the back of the body
Distal
Body parts away from the point of reference
Inferior
Body parts below the transverse plane
Lateral
Body parts away from the midline
Medial
Body parts located close to the midline
Mid sagittal
Body plane that divides the body into right and left side
Superior
Body parts above the transverse plane
Transverse
Horizontal plane that divides the body into a top and bottom half
What is located in the cranial cavity
Brain