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Anatomy
Word used to describe the structure of the body
TERM 2
Physiology
DEFINITION 2
Word used to describe the function of the body
TERM 3
Metabolism
DEFINITION 3
Sum of all chemical reactions of the human body
TERM 4
Homeostasis
DEFINITION 4
The maintenance of a stable internal environment is called
TERM 5
Tissue
DEFINITION 5
A group of cells make up a
Organ
A group of tissues make up an
TERM 7
Organ System
DEFINITION 7
A group of organs make up an
TERM 8
Diaphram
DEFINITION 8
The structure that separates the thoracic cavity from the
abdominopelvic cavity is the p.
TERM 9
Visceral
DEFINITION 9
Refers to the membrane that is attached to an internal organ
TERM 10
Parietal
DEFINITION 10
Refers to the membrane attached to the wall of the body
cavity
Serous Cavity
The potiential space between the visceral and the parietal
pericardium is called the p.
TERM 17
Axial-Head,Neck,Trunk Appendicular-
Appendages/Limbs
DEFINITION 17
The human body can be divided into what two portions p.
TERM 18
Dorsal-*Cranial & Vertebral Cavity Ventral-
*Thoracic & Abdominopelvic Cavity
DEFINITION 18
The two main cavaties of the axial portion of the body are the
TERM 19
Viscera/Visceral Organs
DEFINITION 19
Organs within a cavity p.
TERM 20
Cranial Cavity
DEFINITION 20
The brain is found in which cavity p.
Spinal Cord
The vertebral cavity contains the p.
TERM 22
Lungs &
Heart
DEFINITION 22
The thoracic cavity contains p.
TERM 23
Mediastinum
DEFINITION 23
The region between the lungs p.
TERM 24
Abdominal Pelvic
DEFINITION 24
The Abdominopelvic cavity includes the upper ____________
portion and the lower ____________ portion. p.
TERM 25
Thoracic Cavity
DEFINITION 25
The heart, esophagus, trachea, and thymus gland are
located in the p.
Sagital Midsagttal (exactly in
midline)
The lengthwise cut that divides the body into right and left
portions p.
TERM 32
Transverse or Horizontal plane
DEFINITION 32
Cut through the body that divides it into superior and inferior
portions p.
TERM 33
Frontal/Coronal Plane
DEFINITION 33
_____________ refers to a section that divides the body into
anterior/ventral and posterior/dorsal portions. p.
