Anatomy ch 1 vocab

Front

Toward the front of the body

Back

Anterior

Front

Farthest from origin

Back

Distal

Front

Divides body into anterior and posterior portions

Back

Frontal Plane

Front

Dynamic equilibrium of the body's internal environment

Back

Homeostasis

Front

Beneath or lower

Back

Inferior

Front

Away from the body's midline

Back

lateral

Front

Toward the body's midline

Back

Medial

Front

Effector opposes stimulus, reversing change.

Back

Negative Feedback

Front

Structures of multiple tissue types working together for a function

Back

Organ

Front

Metabolic units in a cell performing essential functions

Back

organelle