A&P 1 Practical 1 STUDY GUIDE

What are the 8 steps of the scientific method?

Observe, question, research, hypothesize, experiment, test hypothesis, draw conclusions, report

What is the observation step?

Make observations

What is the question step?

Ask a question or identify a problem

What is the research step?

Search for existing answers or solutions

What is the hypothesis step?

Formulate a hypothesis

What is the experiment step?

Design and perform an experiment

What is the test hypothesis step?

Record data and evaluate whether the hypothesis is supported

What is the conclusion step?

Make conclusions based on the hypothesis and results

What is the report step?

Share your results

What is a control group?

The comparison group that does not receive the test treatment

What is an experiment group?

The group that receives the treatment being tested

What is a placebo?

An inactive treatment used for comparison

What is a test treatment?

The actual treatment being investigated

What is quantitative data?

Data expressed as numbers or measurements

What is qualitative data?

Descriptive, nonnumerical observations

What is an independent variable?

The variable manipulated by the researcher

What is a dependent variable?

The measured or responding variable

King Henry Died By Drinking Chocolate Milk

Kilo Hecto Deka Base Deci Centi Milli

When moving up the king ladder

Dividing (Moving the decimal to the left)

When moving down the ladder

Multiplying (Moving decimal to the right)

What variable goes on the x axis?

Independent (manipulated) variable

What variable goes on the y axis?

Dependent (responding) variable

What is a scatter plot?

Points on a grid that are not joined point to point; may have a line of best fit

What is a line graph?

Points connected by lines to show a trend or change

What is a bar graph used for?

Comparing data across categories

What is a histogram?

a bar like graph for groups of continuous numerical data (touching bars)

What is a circle (pie) graph uses for?

Showing percentages of a whole totaling 100%

What does superior mean?

Higher or toward the head

What does inferior mean?

Lower or away from the head

What does anterior or ventral mean?

Toward the front or belly

What does posterior or dorsal mean?

Towards the back

What does medial mean?

Toward the midline

What does lateral mean?

Away from the midline

What does proximal mean?

Closer to the point of attachment

What does distal mean?

Farther from the point of attachment

What does ipsilateral mean?

On the same side of the body

What does contralateral mean?

On opposite side of the body

What does superficial mean?

Closer to the surface

What does deep mean?

Farther from the surface

The hand is what direction from the elbow?

Distal

The heart is what direction from the lungs?

Medial

The eye is what direction from the bridge of the nose?

Lateral

The biceps muscle is what direction from the skin?

Deep

The heart is what direction from the vertebrae?

Anterior

What is the cephalic region?

Head

What is the orbital region?

Eye (in cephalic region)

What is the nasal region?

Nose (in cephalic region)

What is the oral region?

Mouth (in cephalic region)

What is the mental region?

Chin (in cephalic region)

What is the otic region?

Ear (in cephalic region)

What is the cervical region?

Neck

What is the thoracic region?

Chest

What is the sternal region?

Breastbone area (in thoracic region)

What is the axillary region?

Armpit (in thoracic region)

What is the mammary region?

Breast (in thoracic region)

What is the umbilical region?

Navel (in abdominal region)

What is the inguinal region?

Groin (in pelvic region)

What is the acromial region?

Point of shoulder (in upper limb region)

What is the brachial region?

Upper arm (In upper limb region)

What is the antecubital region?

Front of elbow (In upper limb region)

What is the ante-brachial region?

Forearm (In upper limb region)

What is the carpal region?

Wrist (In upper limb region)

What is the palmar region?

Palm (In upper limb region)

What is the digital region?

Finger //toes (In upper limb region) toes would be lower limb

What is the femoral region?

Thigh (in lower limb)

What is the patellar region?

Front of knee (in lower limb)

What is the popliteal region?

Back of knee (in lower limb)

What is the fibular region?

Lateral side of lower leg (in lower limb)

What is the tarsal region?

Ankle (pedal region)

What is the pedal region?

foot

What is the digital region?

toes (pedal region)

What is the dorsal region?

Back or posterior side

What is the scapular region?

Shoulder blade area (dorsal region)

What is the vertebral region?

Spinal column area (dorsal region)

What is the lumbar region?

Lower back (dorsal region)

What is the sacral region?

Area over sacrum (Dorsal region)

What is the gluteal region?

buttock (dorsal region)

What is the supine position?

Lying face up

What is the prone position?

Lying face down

What is a sagittal plane?

Divides body into left and right portions

What is a frontal plane?

Divides body into anterior and posterior portions

What is a transverse plane?

Divides body into superior and inferior portions

What is an oblique plane?

Cuts the body at an angle

Name the top row of the nine abdominal regions (patient right to left)

Right hypochondriac, epigastric, left hypochondriac

Name the middle row of the nine abdominal regions (patient right to left).

Right lumbar, umbilical, left lumbar

Name the bottom row of the nine abdominal regions (patient right to left).

Right iliac, hypogastric, left iliac

What are the four abdominal quadrants?

Right upper (RUQ), left upper (LUQ), right lower (RLQ), left lower (LLQ)

Which major organs are in the RUQ?

Liver, gallbladder, part of right kidney and intestine (first part of small intestine)

Which major organs are in the LUQ?

Stomach, spleen, part of pancreas, left kidney and intestine (part of small intestine)

Which major organs are in the RLQ?

Cecum, appendix and parts of small intestine

Which major organs are in the LLQ?

Sigmoid/descending colon (sections of large intestine) and parts of small intestine

What does the dorsal body cavity include?

Cranial and vertebral cavities

What is in the cranial cavity?

Brain

What is in the vertebral cavity?

Spinal cord

What does the ventral body cavity include?

Thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities

What is in the thoracic cavity?

Heart and lungs

What is in the abdominal cavity?

Digestive organs such as stomach, liver and intestines.

What is in the pelvic cavity?

Urinary bladder, internal reproductive organs and rectum

What is a visceral serous membrane?

Membrane covering an organ's surface (inner layer)

What is a parietal serous membrane?

Membrane lining a cavity wall (outer layer)