Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology

The study of the structure of and interactions between parts of the body.

• Chemistry

• Entomology

• Anatomy

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Towards the left or right sides, or away from the imaginary mid-sagittal line that divides the body into left and right halves.

• superior

• proximal

• lateral

Away from, or further from, the axial part of the body, when talking about an appendage (arm or leg).

• lateral

• distal

• inferior

A slice or imaginary plane that divides the body into superior and inferior parts.

• longitudinal

• sagittal

• transverse

The tendency of a body to maintain relatively constant internal conditions that are favorable for function, despite changing external conditions.

• homeostasis

• physiology

• stimulation

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Towards the front of the body, or relatively forward, based on anatomical position.

• posterior

• anterior or ventral

• medial

A structure containing two or more tissues and performing a specific set of functions in the body.

• organ system

• organ

• cells

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Human bodies that have been donated to science so that students may study anatomy.

• educational cadavers

• specimens

• vivisections

The study of the function of parts of the body at all levels of organization.

• chemistry

• physiology

• anatomy

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In the middle, or towards the imaginary mod-sagittal line that divides the body into left and right halves.

• anterior

• superior

• medial