Language of Anatomy

Anatomy is the study of? 

• The function of the body 
• The structure of the body 
• The structure and function of the body
• plants

Physiology is the study of

• The function of the body parts
• The structure of the body and organs
• The structure and function of the body
• plants

Which plane divides the body into left and right halves?

• coronal

• midsagittal

• transverse

• Frontal

Which plane divides the body into front and back halves?

• frontal

• sagittal

• transverse

• midsagittal

Which plane divides the body into upper and lower halves?

• coronal
• sagittal
• transverse
• midsagittal

The ______________________ is the body system that serves as a support framework.

• muscular system

• skeletal system

• nervous system

• respiratory system

 The _____________________ is the body system that helps a person move and maintain posture.

•  nervous system
• muscular system
• integumentary system
• endocrine system

The head is ______ to the chest.

• superior
• dorsal
• inferior
• ventral

List life organization from simple to complex

• macromolecules, atoms, tissues
• cells, organ, organism
• tissues, cells, organ system
• organ system, organ, tissue

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-2

What term means "toward the midline of the body?"

• Lateral 
• Medial
• Inferior
• Superior