| A | B |
|---|
| DORSAL/POSTERIOR | back |
| SUPERIOR | Toward the head or upper part of body. ABOVE Ex. Forehead is superior to the nose |
| INFERIOR | Away from head, lower part of body. BELOW Navel is inferior than to that breastbone |
| ANATOMY | the branch of morphology concerned with the bodily structure of humans, animals, and other living organisms, especially as revealed by dissection and the separation of parts. |
| PHYSIOLOGY | study of the functioning of living organisms, animal or plant, and of the functioning of their constituent tissues or cells |
| HISTOLOGY | cientific study of the microscopic structure of cells and tissues |
| TISSUES | group of cells that have similar structure and that function together as a unit |
| HOMO | affix meaning "the same" |
| HETERO | affix meaning "different" |
| HOMEOSTASIS | A state of balance among all the body systems needed for the body to survive and function correctly |
| ANTERIOR | Front of body Ex. The breastbone is anterior to the spine |
| POSTERIOR | Refers to back Ex.The heart is posterior to the breastbone |
| SUPERFICIAL | Toward or at the body surface. Ex.The skin is superficial to the skeleton |
| DEEP | Away from the body surface, more internal. Ex. The lungs are deep to the rib cage. |
| CRANIAL CAVITY | space inside the bony skull |
| VENTRAL CAVITY | contains structures within the chest and abdomen. |
| THORACIC CAVITY | superior cavity is separated from the rest of the ventral cavity by the diaphragm. |
| MEDIASTINUM | separates the lungs into right and left cavities in the thoracic cavity |
| ABDOMINAL CAVITY | superior cavity containing the stomach, liver, intestines, and other organs |
| HOMEOSTASIS | the state of steady internal, physical, and chemical conditions maintained by living systems |
| HETERO | affix meaning "different" |
| METABOLISM | refers to the chemical processes that take place as your body converts foods and drinks into energy. |
| GROWTH | increase in size |
| REPRODUCTION | passing on DNA to offspring |
| MOVEMENT | change of position, motion of internal parts |
| RESPONSIVENESS | reacting to stimulus |
| METABOLISM | chemical changes that take place in a cell or an organism that requires ENERGY |
| ORGANIZATION | hierarchy of complex biological systems and structures |
| NORMAL RANGE | measurement of optimal body function |
| PHYS | affix meaning "nature, natural order" |
| EFFECTORS | muscles or glands that respond to deviation from the set point |
| HYPO | affix meaning "under, beneath, less than normal" |
| CAVITY | a fluid-filled space inside the body that holds and protects internal organs |
| BI | affix meaning "2 parts" |
| STIMULUS | anything that can trigger a physical or behavioral change, can be internal or external |
| NUTRIENTS | water, food, vitamins |
| CELL | the smallest unit that can live on its own and that makes up all living organisms and the tissues of the body |
| ISM | affix meaning "state or condition" |
| CUTI | affix meaning "skin" |
| EPI | affix meaning "above/over" |
| AXIAL | region composed of head, neck, & trunk |
| APPENDICULAR | region composed of limbs extending from axial (arms & legs) |
| VISCERA | internal organs |
| HOMO | affix meaning "the same" |
| ANATOME | to dissect |
| ATOM | smallest unit into which matter can be divided without the release of electrically charged particles |
| CATABOLISM | Large molecules are broken down into little particles or smaller molecules |
| HOMEOSTASIS | the state of steady internal, physical, and chemical conditions maintained by living systems |
| ANATOMY | a study of the structure or internal workings of a body |
| HETERO | affix meaning "different" |
| CYTE | affix meaning "cell" |
| GROWTH | increase in size |
| ORGANIZATION | hierarchy of complex biological systems and structures |
| HYPO | affix meaning "under, beneath, less than normal" |
| BI | affix meaning "2 parts" |
| TISSUES | Groups of cells with similar structure and function |
| ORGANS | Any structure that has definite anatomical boundaries, is visually distinguishable from adjacent organs and is composed of two or more types of tissue working together to carry out a particular function |
| ORGAN SYSTEMS | A group of organs that carries out a basic function of the organism |
| EPITHELIAL TISSUE | Protections, absorption, filtration, secretion |
| STRATIFIED | classification of tissue with more than one layer of cells |
| simple | classification tissue with one cell layer |
| connective tissue | Binds body tissues together, supports the body, provides protection |
| nervous tissue | groups of organized cells in the nervous system, which is the organ system that controls the body’s movements, sends and carries signals to and from the different parts of the body, and has a role in controlling bodily functions such as digestion. |
| muscle tissue | Function is to produce movement / Three types: skeletal, cardiac, smooth |
| squamous, cuboidal, and columnar. | three forms of epithelial cell found in epithelial and endothelial tissues |
| squamous | flat epithelial cells |
| cuboidal | cube-shaped epithelial cell |
| columnar | An epithelial cell with height greater than its width |
| VISCERA | soft, internal organs of the body |
| SEROSA | also known as serous membrane, covers or lines body cavities to keep them moist |
