Anatomy unit 1

anatomical position

the view or aspect in anatomical position when the person is standing erect with the arms at the sides and the palms facing the viewer

the system responsible for breakdown of food to prepare it for digestion

Digestive

Cephalic

Anatomical Name for head

Muscular

system responsible for the contraction needed to maintain body posture

Buccal

anatomical name for cheek

oral

anatomical Name for mouth

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physiology

The science of the function of the human body

big toe

hallux

sagittal plane

An imaginary plane through the body dividing the right and left sides

medial

term that means close to the midline of the body (directional term)

R iliac

The appendix is found in this region

lateral

The farthest away distance from the body's imaginary vertical midline

Anatomy

The science of the structure of the human body

Brachial

anatomical term for arm

ipsilateral

term for "on the same side"

allograft

Tissue transplant between individuals of the same species

posterior

directional term for the view of the back in the anatomical position

bilateral symmetry

right and left sides of the body being mirror images of each other

endomorph

Body type with certain patterns of body fat distribution in which body types are associated with the development of diabetes and/or hypertension, especially women

femoral

anatomical term for thigh

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reproductive system

system responsible for the continuation of mankind

urinary system

system responsible responsible for transportation of life sustaining fluid in the body

epithelial tissue

anatomist's term for the type of tissue that covers the body's surface

coronal/frontal plane

vertical plane that divides the front and the back

transverse plane

Horizontal plane that divides the upper and lower extremities

Homeostasis

A state of relative constancy

cervical

The anatomical term for neck

endocrine system