Skip to main content
Back

chap 1 vocab

Control buttons has been changed to "navigation" mode.
1/45

Terms in this set (45)

  • Principle of Complementarity

    Structure determines function, and function is possible because of structure

  • Anatomical Reference Body

    A theoretical, average, healthy adult body used for comparison in anatomy

  • Normal Variation

    Differences in anatomy or physiology that do not cause health problems

  • Abnormal Variation

    Differences that cause problems or disease

  • Pathological Condition

    A state in which anatomy or physiology is altered in a way that causes disease or dysfunction.

  • Superior

    Toward the head or upper part.

  • Inferior

    Toward the feet or lower part.

  • Anterior (Ventral)

    Toward the front

  • Posterior (Dorsal)

    Toward the back.

  • Medial

    Toward the midline.

  • Lateral

    Away from the midline

  • Proximal

    Closer to the point of attachment.

  • Distal

    Farther from the point of attachment

  • Superficial

    Toward the surface.

  • Deep

    Away from the surface

  • Sagittal Plane

    Divides the body into left and right parts.

  • Midsagittal Plane

    Divides the body into equal left and right halves.

  • Parasagittal Plane

    Divides the body into unequal left and right parts.

  • Frontal (Coronal) Plane

    Divides the body into anterior and posterior parts.

  • Transverse (Horizontal) Plane

    Divides the body into superior and inferior parts.

  • Oblique Plane

    Cuts at an angle.

  • Dorsal Cavity

    (Contains?)

    the brain and spinal cord

    (cavity?)

  • Ventral Cavity

    (Contains?)

    thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities

    (cavity?)

  • Thoracic Cavity

    (Contains?)

    heart and lungs

    (cavity?)

  • Abdominopelvic Cavity

    (Contains?)

    digestive, urinary, and reproductive organs

    (cavity?)

  • Serous Membrane

    Thin tissue lining body cavities and covering organs

  • Visceral Layer

    Covers organs

  • Parietal Layer

    Lines cavity walls

  • Abdominal Quadrants

    right upper

    left upper

    right lower

    left lower

  • Abdominal Regions

    right/left hypochondriac,

    epigastric,

    right/left lateral (lumbar),

    umbilical,

    right/left inguinal (iliac),

    Pubic (hypogastric)

  • Homeostasis

    Maintaining stable internal conditions

  • Negative Feedback

    Response reduces the original stimulus

  • Positive Feedback

    Response enhances the original stimulus

  • Receptor

    Detects changes

  • Control Center

    Processes information and directs response

  • Effector

    Carries out response

  • X-ray

    Uses radiation to view bones

  • CT Scan

    Cross-sectional images using X-rays

  • MRI

    Uses magnets and radio waves for soft tissue imaging

  • Ultrasound

    Uses sound waves for imaging organs

  • PET Scan

    Shows metabolic activity

  • Diagnosis

    Identifying disease

  • Prognosis

    Predicting outcome

  • Therapy

    Treatment of disease

  • Pathology

    Study of disease