A&P Chapter 1 Exam

Abdominopelvic

“abs" and pelvic regions of the body, containing organs such as the stomach and intestines.

gluteal

gluts/butt

inferior

below/lower than a body region

proximal

nearest to the trunk or point of origin of a body part

sacral region

“sack” “crack”

lateral

sides of trunk or body part, leaving middle

vertebral region

spin/vertebrae

distal

distance from body

neck region

front of neck

hip region

hips

deltoid region

shoulders

thoracic

chest

neck

back of neck

head region

head

medial

middle of body (arrows pointing to middle)

anterior

front of bodyp

posterior

back of body

lumbar region

back hip region

scapular

back of shoulder

axillary region

armpits

anatomy

study of form and structure

physiology

how body functions

scientific medthod

examine, ask questions (symptoms), look for signs, develop hypothesis, experiment and test

microscopic

needs aid for the naked eye (microscope)

Cystology

study of cells (looked at only from microscope)

Histology

study of tissue (only seen with microscope)

gross anatomy/ macroscope

visible to the naked eye (dissected to examine)

Systemic anatomy

study of each body system, one organ at a time (gross anatomy)

studying skeletal system

systematic

regional anatomy

study of structures in a body region

study all structures in the arm: bones, muscles, nerves, blood vessels

regional anatomy

surface anatomy

what you can see from the outside about the inside

studying the pulse of a wrist

surface anatomy

comparative anatomy

similarities and differences in different parts and species

comparing bones of a human arm to a dog’s leg

comparative

embryology

changes form conception of birth

how the human body develops form an embryo into a fetus.

embryology

Pathologic Anatomy

macro/micro changes resulting in disease

Radiographic

internal structures visualized by scanning procedures

Cardiovascular Physiology

studies how heart, blood, blood vessels function

neurophysiology

functioning of nerves and nervous system organs

Pathophysiology

function of body system during disease or injury

respitory

study of how the respiratory organs

reproductive

how the reproductive system functions, hormones and cycle

buccel region

facial region

“face” eyes-chin

frontal region

mental region

nasal region

nose

occipital region

oral region

orbital region

parietal region

temporal region

brachial region

antebrachial region

carpal region

cubital fossa

digits of foot

toes

digits of hadn

fingers

dorsum of foot

very top of foot

dorsum of hand

femoral region

foot region

footha

hand region

hand

head

“head”

knee region

lower limb

entire leg

mammory region

metacarpal region

metatarsal region

pectoral region

talocrural

upper limb

sural region

epigastric

left hypogastric region

top left corner

left inguinal region

left lateral region of abdomen

midclavicular lines

right hypochondriac region

right inguinal region

right lateral region of abdomen

subcostal plane

above bellybutton line

umbilical region

middle core peice

left lower quadrant

left upper quadrant

median plane

line through middle of quadrant/abdomen

right lower quadrant

right upper quadrant

transumbilical plane

line through quadrant left to right

oranganization

body’s structure and order

metabolism

sum of all chemical reactions that occur in body

Anabolism

small molecule join to form large (apart of metabolism)

Canabolism

large broken down to small

body using amino acids to build muscle proteins

anabolism

your body breaking down food for energy

catbolism

body breaking down food for energy and building new molecules

metabolism

responsiveness

ability to create and sense stimuli

pulling hand when touching someting hot

responsiveness