Intro to A&P Flashcards
(117 cards)
Heirarchy of living organisms
1 system
2 organ
3 tissue
4 cell
5 chemical
What is homeostasis?
Dynamic balance
Describe negative feedback (homeostasis)
self-regulating.
1 stiumulus
2 receptor
3 control center
4 effector
5 response to negate the original stimulus
Describe positive feedback (homeostasis)
Increase or esclate original stimulus; not self regulating i.e. giving birth
What anatomical direction?
medial
What atomical direction?
anterior/ventral
What anatomical direction?
posterior/dorsal
What anatomical direction?
superior/cranial/cephalad
What anatomical direction?
inferior/caudal
What anatomical direction?
intermediate
What anatomical direction?
lateral
What anatomical direction?
proximal
What anatomical direction?
distal
The epidermis is (anatomical orientation) to the dermis
superficial/external
The dermis is (anatomical orientation) to the epidermis
deep/internal
aA
orbital
aB
buccal
aC
sternal
aD
nasal
aE
axillary
aF
oral
aG
cervical
aH
acromial
aI
mammory/pectoral