huamn anothmy and phsydol vocab 1

Abdominal Cavity

Contains stomach, small intestines, spleen, and liver, gallbladder, pancreas, appendix, and some of the larger intestines.

Abdominopelvic Cavity

1 large cavity with no separation containing both the abdominal and pelvic cavities

Anabolism

The building up of complex from simpler ones such as food and oxygen and requires energy

anatomical position

A human being is standing erect, with face forward, arms to the side, and palms forward

Anatomy

Studies the shapes and structures of an organism's body and relationship from one body part to the other

Anterior

Front or in front of

Biology

The study of life

buccal cavity

Encloses the teeth and tongue

Catabolism

The breaking down and changing complex substance into simpler ones with a release of energy and CO2

Caudal

Tail end of lower spine

Cell

The basic unit of structure and function in living things

Cephalic

Skull or head end of the body

Coronal(frontal) plane

Vertical cut at right angles to the sagittal plane dividing the body into anterior and posterior positions

cranial cavity

The brain part of the dorsal cavity

Cytology

Study of structure and function and development of cells that comprise into body parts

Deep

A deep injury involving damage to an internal organ such as the stomach

Dermatology

Study of the integumentary system like skin, hair ,and nails

Disease

Abdominal change in structure or function that provides symptoms

Distal

Away from the point of attachment or origin or farthest from the trunk

Dorsal

back or back of

dorsal cavity

Contains the brain and the spinal cord

Embryology

Studies the formation of an organism from fertilized egg to birth

Endocrinology

Study of the endocrine or hormonal system

Epigastric

A region located below the sternum (breast bone)

External

On or near the surface of the body

Histology

Studies the tissues and organs that make up the entire body of an organism

Homeostasis

Ability of the body to regulate its internal environment with the narrow limits through negative and positive feedback

Hypogastric

region may also be referred to as the public area, left and right iliac or left and right inguinal areas

Inferior

Lower or below another

Internal

On or near the surface

Laternal

Away or towards the side of the body

Life functions

Highly organized and related activities that allow living organisms to live, grow, and maintain

Medial

Towards the midline or median plane of the body

Metabolism

Building up complex materials and breaking down anabolism and catabolism

Metric system

Decimal system based on the power of 10

midsagittal plane

Plane starting in the middle of the skull and going down bisecting the sternum and vertebral column body would be divided to equal parts of left and right

nasal cavity

Contains parts that form the nose

Neurology

study of the nervous system

oral cavity

Encloses the teeth and tongue

orbital cavity

The eyes, eyeball muscles, optic nerves, and lacrimal (tear) ducts

organ system

Organs grouped together because more than one is needed to perform a function

Organ

Tissues form larger functions and structural units

pelvic cavity

Urinary bladder, reproductive organs, rectum, and remainder of large intestines

Physiology

Studies the function of each body part and how the function of the various body parts coordinate to form the living organism

Planes

Imaginary anatomical dividing lines that are useful in separating body structures

Posterior

back or back of

Proximal

Towards the point of attachment to the body or towards the trunk of the body

Quadrants

Another method of referring the abdominal area by a dividing it, uses two different planes to pass through the umbilicus at right angle

sagittal plane

Divides the body into right and left parts

Section

A cut made through the body in the direction of a certain plane

spinal cavity

Contains the spinal cord, part of the dorsal cavity

Superficial

on or near the surface of the body

Superior

Upper or above another

thoracic cavity

Also called the mediastinum that lies between the lungs and extends from the sternum

tissues

special cells groups according to function, shape, size, and structure

transverse

cross section is a horizontal cut that divides the body into upper and lower portions

umbilical

the middle area located around the navel or umbilicus

umbilicus

right and left lumbar regions extend from anterior or posterior

ventral

front or in front