What does the phrase “form follows function” imply?
Anatomical structures are designed (form) to perform their specific functions.
Anatomy studies?
FORM
Physiology examines how the body functions
FUNCTION
What is a good way to manage time in preparation for your class?
Regular, daily short, minimize distraction utilize active learning tables and drawing group, resources.
What is the smallest level of structural organization in the human body?
Chemical - atoms molecules macromolecules.
Which of the following is the most complex structural level of organization?
Organism.
Coronal
“frontal” plane-divides into front and back.
Traverse
(cross section) plane divides into top and bottom parts.
Midsagittal
(median) plane-vertical equal left and right parts.
Sagittal
plane-like midsagittal but unequal.
Oblique plane
-angled pass through.
Which organ system supports the body and protects internal organs?
skeletal.
Describe the appearance of the body in the anatomical position ?
upright stance, feet parallel and flat on the floor limbs at sides, palms face anteriorly, level head, eyes look forward.
Which directional term indicates the front side of the body?
anterior.
Select the appropriate directional term to complete the sentence. The mouth is —- the nose.
Distal.
What major organs are housed in the thoracic cavity?
Lung, Heart, thymus, esophagus, trachea major blood vessels that connect to the heart.
Pleurisy is the inflammation of the serous membranes surrounding the lungs. With pleurisy, the inflamed membranes may secrete more serous fluid than normal. Predict the effects of excess serous fluid on serous membrane function.
They don’t rub smooth anymore layers are rough and irritating and painful.
List the four quadrants and nine regions of the abdominal pelvic cavity.
Right hypochondriac region, epigastric region, left hypochondriac region, right lumbar region, umbilical region, left lumbar region, right iliac region, hypogastric region, left iliac region 4 quads right upper RUQ, Left upper (LUQ) right lower (RLQ), lower left (LLQ).
What is deep to the visceral pericardium?
Heart or myocardium.
What part of a feedback loop causes physiological responses to return the variable to the normal homeostatic range?
effector.
When you go outside on a hot summer day, your body temperature heats up above the normal range. Receptors in your brain detect the change in body. The brain activates nerve cells that send messages to sweat glands, causing the body temperature to fall as the sweat evaporates from the skin what part of the feedback loop is the stimulus.
Body temperature heats up.
Breastfeeding infant is an example of what?
Positive feedback loop.
How many electrons are in the outermost shell of an atom with 15 electrons?
The four most common elements comprising 96% of body mass are?
Oxygen, hydrogen, carbon, nitrogen.