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3661089608Homeostasisis defined as the relative consistency of the body's internal environment. Body conditions that remain within a stable range include body temp,blood pressure & concentration of various chemicals in blood cells.0
3661115475epitheliumcells can be squamous culoinar, or transitional, cells can be arranged in a simple stratified1
3661133155connective tissuethe most abundant and varied of the four tissue types consist of cells and extracellular matrix.2
3661159362dorsallocated in the posteriour area of the body3
3661166420ventral cavitylocated on the front of the body4
3661227770toesif your toes are pointing up is not a postion5
3661233989nervous tissueconsists of neurons and neuroglia6
3661238485cardiac muscleshort, branching cells with striations and a single cell nucleus7
3661247113smooth muscleshort tapered muscles , not striated with a single muscle8
3661262551skeletal muscleelongated cylindrical cells with stritations and several nuclei9
3661272760the ventral cavity is divided in twoAbdominopelvic cavities / thoracic cavity10
3661323309pericardial cavityis found in mediastinum11
3661332510mediastinumis space located b/w the two lungs laterally and the verbal column12
3661381805abdominopelivic cavity isdivided into superior abdominal cavity & an inferior pelvic cavity.13
3661396757abdominal cavitysmall and large intestines, gall bladder, liver, spleen, kidneys, and pancreas14
3661404043pelvic cavitythe bladder, and the internal reproductive organs .15
3661415353prone positionis a person lying on there stomach16
3661447041anatomical positionbody facing upright with arms and hands facing forward17
3661451935a sagitalplane divides the body into left and right portions18
3661459768Proximalcloser to body line19
3661461029lateralaway from the midline20
3661466505caudalor inferior refers to aways from the head21
3661469788medialbeing comparativley closer22
3661479592transversedivides body into superior and inferior23
3661481713inferiorlower body24
3661486510superiorupper body25

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