Lab 1

Question 1

Anatomy

Answer 1

The study of structure in the human body

Question 2

Physiology

Answer 2

The study of function in the human body

Question 3

Gross Anatomy (3 types)

Answer 3

Regional, Systemic, & Surface

Question 4

Regional Gross Anatomy

Answer 4

All structures in one part of the body (such as the abdomen or leg)

Question 5

Systemic Gross Anatomy

Answer 5

Gross anatomy of the body studied by system

Question 6

Surface Gross Anatomy

Answer 6

Study of internal structures as they relate to the overlying skin

Question 7

Microscopic Anatomy (2 types)

Answer 7

Cytology & Histology

Question 8

Cytology

Answer 8

Study of cells

Question 9

Histology

Answer 9

Study of tissues

Question 10

Embryology

Answer 10

Study of developmental changes of the body before birth

Question 11

Pathological Anatomy

Answer 11

Study of structural changes caused by disease

Question 12

Radiographic Anatomy

Answer 12

Study of internal structures visualized by X-Ray

Question 13

Molecular Biology

Answer 13

Study of anatomical structures at a sub-cellular level

Question 14

Renal

Answer 14

Kidney function

Question 15

Principle of Complementarity

Answer 15

Function always reflects structure

Question 16

Levels of Structural Organization (6)

Answer 16

Chemical, Cellular, Tissue, Organ, Organ System, Organismal

Question 17

Homeostasis

Answer 17

Ability to maintain a relatively stable internal environment in an ever-chaning outside world ( the internal environment of the body is in a dynamic state of equilibrium)

Question 18

Anatomical Position (BFPT)

Answer 18

Body erect, Feet slightly apart, Palms facing forward, Thumbs point away from body

Question 19

Superior

Answer 19

Above/Toward the head

Question 20

Inferior

Answer 20

Below/Away from the head

Question 21

Anterior

Answer 21

Toward the front

Question 22

Posterior

Answer 22

Toward the back

Question 23

Medial

Answer 23

Toward the midline

Question 24

Lateral

Answer 24

Away from the midline

Question 25

Intermediate

Answer 25

Between a more medial and lateral structure (armpits)

Question 26

Distal

Answer 26

Farther from the origin

Question 27

Distal

Answer 27

Farther from the origin

Question 28

Superficial

Answer 28

Toward the body surface

Question 29

Deep

Answer 29

Away from the body surface

Question 30

Sagittal

Answer 30

Divides body into right and left

Question 31

Frontal/Coronal

Answer 31

Divides body into anterior and posterior

Question 32

Transverse/Horizontal

Answer 32

Divides body into superior and inferior

Question 33

Body Cavaties

Answer 33

Dorsal cavity (protects nervous system, divided into cranial cavity, which is within the skill and encases the brain, and the vertebrral cavity, which runs within the vertebral column and encases the spinal cord), Ventral cavity (houses the internal organs, called viscera, divided into thoracic and abdominopelvic cavaties

Question 34

Dorsal Cavity

Answer 34

Protects nervous system (is divided into cranial cavity, which is within the skull and encases the brain, and the vertebral cavity, which runs within the vertebral column and encases the spinal cord)

Question 35

Cranial Cavity

Answer 35

Is within the skull and encases the brain

Question 36

Vertebral Cavity

Answer 36

Runs within the vertebral colum and encases the spinal cord

Question 37

Ventral Cavity

Answer 37

Houses the internal organs (viscera), is divided into thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities

Question 38

Thoracic Cavity

Answer 38

Contains heart and lungs

Question 39

Abdominal Cavity

Answer 39

Contains digestive viscera (internal organs)

Question 40

Pelvic Cavity

Answer 40

Contains bladder, reproductive organs, and rectum

Question 41

Thoracic Cavities Subdivisions (3)

Answer 41

Pleural cavities, mediastinum, pericardial cavity

Question 42

Pleural cavities

Answer 42

each house a lung

Question 43

Mediastinum

Answer 43

contains the pericardial cavity, and surrounds the remainining thoracic organs

Question 44

Pericardial Cavity

Answer 44

encloses the heart

Question 45

How are the abdominopelvic cavity and the thoracic cavity separated?

Answer 45

By the diaphragm

Question 46

Ventral Vody Cavity Membranes (3)

Answer 46

Parietal serosa, visceral serosa, and serous fluid

Question 47

Parietal serosa

Answer 47

lines internal body walls

Question 48

Visceral Serosa

Answer 48

covers the internal organs (touching organs)

Question 49

Serous Fluid

Answer 49

seperates the serosae

Question 50

Abdominopelvic Regions (9)

Answer 50

Umbilical (middle), epigastric (top middle), hypogastric (bottom middle), iliac/inguinal (bottom right and left), lumbar (middle right and left), hypochondriac (top right and left)

Question 51

Abdominopelvic Quadrants (4)

Answer 51

Right upper (RUQ), left upper (LUQ), right lower (RLQ), left lower (LLQ)

Question 52

Ventral

Answer 52

Toward the front

Question 53

Dorsal

Answer 53

Toward the back