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What are the requirements of life?
1. water 2. food 3. heat 4. pressure 5. oxygen
What are the relative postitions?
1. anterior 2. posterior 3. distal 4. proximal 5. medial 6. lateral 7. inferior 8. superior 9. superficial 10. deep
What are the body planes?
1. coronal (frontal) 2. saggital 3. transverse
What does the coronal boody plane consist of?
It consists of the anterior and posterior halves of the body.
What does the saggital plane consist of?
It consists of the medial and lateral aspects of the body.
What does the transverse plane consist of?
It consists of the superior and inferior aspects of the body.
What does anterior mean? Give an example.
It means to be in front of something. Example: Your eyes are anterior to your brain.
What does posterior mean? Give an example.
It means to be behind something Example: Your spine is posterior to your brain.
What does medial mean? Give an example.
It means to be closer to your midline. (The center of your body.) Example: Your shoulder is medial to your elbow.
What does lateral mean? Give an example.
Lateral means to be farther away from your midline. Example: Your eyes are lateral to your nose.
What does superficial mean? Give an example.
It means to go from the outside in. Example: Your skin is superficial to your heart.
What does deep mean?
It means to be farther inside the body. Example: Your heart is deep to your skin.
What does inferior mean? Give an example.
It means to lie below something. Example: Your ankles are inferior to your knees.
What does superior mean? Give an example.
It means to lie above something. Example: Your shoulders are superior to your elbows.
What does distal mean? Give an example.
It means to be farther away from your torso. (Just for your limbs.) Example: Your wrist is distal to your elbow.
What does proximal mean? Give an example.
It means to be closer to your torso. (Just for limbs.) Example: Your elbow is proximal to your wrist.
What are the organ systems?
1. Integumentary System 2. Skeletal System 3. Muscular System 4. Endocrine System 5. Nervous System 6. Cardiovascular System 7. Respiratory System 8. Digestive System 9. Reproductive System 10. Urinary System
What are the levels of organization?
Organelle-Cell-Tissue-Organs-Organ Systems-Organism
What is homeostasis?
Homeostasis is the condition of a stable internal environment.
What is a set point?
A set point tells youo what a particular value should be. Example: temperature
What is anatomy?
Anatomy is a branch of science that deals with the structure of body parts, their forms and how they are organized.
What is the function of the integumentary system?
The function of the integumentary system has multiple roles in homeostasis, including protection, temperature regulation, sensory reception,and absorption.
What is the function of the Skeletal System?
The function of the skeletal system is to protect the body's internal organs, and support the body.
What is the funtion of the muscular system?
The function of the muscular system responsible for all movement.

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