superior a body part is above another body part or is closer to the head inferior a body part is below another body part or is toward the feet anterior also means ventral; towards the front of the body posterior also means dorsal; towards the back of the body medial Read more…
Posterior (Dorsal) toward or at the back of the body Anterior (Ventral) toward or at the front of the body Superior toward the head end upper part of a structure/body Inferior away from the head end toward the lower body parts Proximal closer to the origin of body part near Read more…
Movement is the ability to self-initiate position changes of either the entire organism or a part of the organism, externally from place to place and / or internally, such as in peristalsis. Responsiveness refers to the ability of an organism to detect changes either within itself or the environment surrounding Read more…
Molecule Particle composed of 2 or more atoms joined together by chemical bonds; atoms can either be the SAME OR DIFFERENT Molecule of an Element Atoms of the SAME element are joined e.g. H2 and O2 Molecule of a Compound Substance composed of 2 or more DIFFERENT atoms that are Read more…
elements substance composed of only one type of atom that cannot be broken into simpler constituents by chemical means compounds chemical combination of two or more elements atoms smallest particle of a chemical element that retains the properties of that element; particles that combine to form molecules subatomic particles particles Read more…
Superior means a part is above another part Inferior means a part is below another part Anterior/ventral means toward the front Posterior/dorsal means towards the back Medial refers to an imaginary midline dividing the body into equal right and left halves. Lateral means toward the side, away from midline Ipsilateral Read more…
Superior Above another structure (the heart is superior to the stomach) Inferior Below another structure (the stomach is inferior to the heart) Anterior/Ventral Towards the front (belly) side of the body (The face is on the anterior surface of the body) Posterior/Dorsal Towards the back side of the body (The Read more…
prone lying face down (p) supine lying face up (s) superior a part of the body is above another part, or is closer to the head inferior a part is below another, or closer to the feet anterior towards the front posterior towards the back medial a body part is Read more…
Anterior the front, before Posterior the back, behind Ventral the belly side (same as anterior wrt human body) Dorsal the butt side (same as posterior wrt human body) cranial/cephalic referring to the skull caudal at or near the posterior/tail end of the body inferior below, at a lower level superior Read more…
Anatomy is the study of the structure and shape of the body and its parts and how they relate to one another. Physiology Is the study of how the body and its parts work or function. anatomy Measureing an organs shape, size and weight anatomy can be studied in dead Read more…
Inferior Toward the bottom of the body Ventral Along (toward) the belly surface of the body Proximal Toward the Trunk (position in a limb or other appendage) Contralateral The other side Coronal Plane frontal plane; divides body into ventral and dorsal RLQ Right Lower Quadrant Left Hypochondriac Regions Left upper Read more…
ANATOMY is the study of the structure and shape of the body and its parts. PHYSIOLOGY is the study of how the body and its parts function or work. 4 ELEMENTS OF LIFE carbon oxygen hydrogen nitrogen (COHN) 5 FACTORS HUMAN LIFE DEPENDS ON 1) water 2) food 3) oxygen Read more…
Head Cephalic Neck cervical skull Cranial Face Facial Armpit Axillary Arm Brachial Front of elbow Antecubital Forearm Antebrachial Wrist carpal Palm Palmar fingers Phalanges Thigh Femoral Anterior knee Patellar Leg Crural Foot Pedal Ankle Tarsal Toes Phalangeal forehead Frontal Temple Temporal Eye Orbital Ear Otic Cheek Buccal Nose Nasal Mouth Read more…
tissues groups of cells similar in structure that perform common or related function histology study of tissues Four basic tissue types: epithelial, connective, muscle, nervous Fixed: tissue is preserved Sectioned tissue is cut into slices thin enough to transmit light or electrons stained a dye is used to enhance contrast Read more…
Muscle functions Movement, stablizing, storing and moving substances throughout body, heat generation Properties of muscle tissue Electrical excitability, Contractility, extensibility, elasticty 3 Types of Muscle tissue Skeletal, Cardiac, Smooth Skeletal muscle Striated, multinucleated, voluntary Cardiac muscle Striated, Uninucleated, involuntary Smooth muscle Nonstriated, uninucleated, involuntary Epimysium Surrounds entire muscle Perimysium surrounds Read more…
anatomy study of body structure integumentary, skeletal & muscular the 3 body systems that offer protection, support & movement physiology the study of how the body functions metabolism all the life-sustaining reactions that occur within the body systems together make up anabolism simple compounds are built into more complex(energy-required building Read more…
Matter anything that occupies space and has mass States of Matter Solid, Liquid, Gas Energy The capacity to do work, or to put matter into motion. Kinetic Energy Energy in action Potential Energy Stored Energy, inactive energy that has the potential or capability to do work but is not presently Read more…
anatomy studies the structure of the body Physiology studies the function of the body parts atom, molecule,organelle,cell,tissue,organ,organ system, organism The organization of an organism cells smallest unit of living things tissues a group of similar cells that have a common function organ structure composed of at least 2 tissue types Read more…
Plane An imaginary flat surface that separates two portions of the body or an organ. Sections The division of an organ or the body to make internal structures visible. Frontal (Coronal) Section A plane from side to side separates the body into front and back portions. Sagittal Section A plane Read more…
superior (cranial) toward the head end or upper part of a structure or the body; above inferior (caudal) away from the head end or toward the lower part of a structure or the body; below ventral (anterior) toward or at the front of the body: in front of dorsal (posterior) Read more…