Anantomy and Physiology Chapter 1 Terms Flashcards

1785049523	anabolism	building the body's components	0
1785049524	anatomy	the structure of the body parts	1
1785049525	catabolism	living cells break down substances into simpler substances	2
1785049526	cell	structural unit of all living things	3
1785049527	control center	evaluates input from receptor and generates output when needed	4
1785049528	cytology	study of cells	5
1785049529	differentiation	unspecialized cells to specialized cells	6
1785049530	effector	recieves output and produces response	7
1785049531	feedback system	monitor, evaluate, and change conditions in the body	8
1785049532	gross	study of large body structures visible to the naked eye	9
1785049533	growth	increase in size due to increased size or number of cells	10
1785049534	histology	study of tissues	11
1785049535	homeostasis	maintaining conditions of internal conditions	12
1785049536	metabolism	all chemical processes in the body	13
1785049537	movement	from whole body to organelles	14
1785049538	negative feedback	reverses a change, brings back to normal immediately	15
1785049539	organ	group of tissues	16
1785049540	physiology	function of body parts and how they work and carry out life-sustaining activities	17
1785049541	positive feedback	reinforces a change until "stopped" by something	18
1785049542	receptor	monitors changes and sends input	19
1785049543	reproduction	forming new cells/ individuals	20
1785049544	responsiveness	detecting and responding to change	21
1785049545	stress	disrupts this balance of homeostastis	22
1785049546	system	group of related organs	23
1785049547	tissue	group of cells that work together for a specific function	24
1785049548	abdominopelvic cavity	abdomen and pelvis	25
1785049549	anterior	toward are at the front of the body, in front	26
1785049550	axillary	armpit	27
1785049551	brachial	arm	28
1785049552	carpal	near the carpus	29
1785049553	cephalic	head	30
1785049554	contralateral	affecting the opposite side	31
1785049555	cranial cavity	holds the brain	32
1785049556	epigastric	above the stomach	33
1785049557	femoral	thigh	34
1785049558	frontal plane	plane that goes through the body from head to feet	35
1785049559	hypochondriac	under the cartalige	36
1785049560	hypogastric	below the navel	37
1785049561	iliac	dorsal bone of the pelvis	38
1785049562	inferior	away from the head, in front of	39
1785049563	intermediate	in between	40
1785049564	ipsilateral	on the same side	41
1785049565	lumbar	the back between the thorax and pelvis	42
1785049566	midsagittal plane	divide the body into equal parts	43
1785049567	oblique plane	pass through the body at a diagonal	44
1785049568	occipital	posterior part of the skull	45
1785049569	parasagittal plane	divide unequally	46
1785049570	popliteal	area behind the knee joint	47
1785049571	posterior	behind, back of the body	48
1785049572	proximal	situated nearest to point of attachment or origin	49
1785049573	superficial	toward surface	50
1785049574	superior	above	51
1785049575	tarsal	pertaining to the ankle	52
1785049576	thoracic cavity	lungs and heart are here	53
1785049577	transverse plane	divide body into superior and inferior parts	54
1785049578	umbilical	belly button	55
1785049579	ventral	toward or on or near the belly (front of a primate or lower surface of a lower animal)	56
1785049580	vertebral cavity	spine	57