Chapter 1 – Study Guide

 

anatomy

physiology

know the 11 systems of the human body

    be able to name one component / organ belonging to each system

    be able to name one function of each system

    given a list of the organs in a system be able to name it

    given a list of the functions of a system be able to name it

                integumentary system

                skeletal system

                muscular system

                nervous system

                endocrine system

                cardiovascular system

                lymphatic & immune system

                respiratory system

                digestive system

                urinary system

                reproductive system

homeostasis

intracellular fluid

extracellular fluid

interstitial fluid

positive feedback systems

negative feedback system

controlled condition

stimulus

receptor

control center

effector

anatomical position

given a picture or description of  two structures, be able to describe their relationship to each other

    using the correct directional / positional terminology (in other words be able to use the words below)

                                supine

                                prone

                                superior (cephalic or cranial)

                                inferior (caudal)

                                anterior (ventral)

                                posterior (dorsal)

                                medial

                                lateral

                                intermediate

                                ipsilateral

                                contralateral

                                proximal

                                distal

                                superficial

                                deep

plane

section

given a description or picture of a person or structure that has been sectioned, be able to name the plane of the section

                                sagittal plane

                                midsagittal plane

                                parasagittal plane

                                frontal or coronal plane

                                transverse plane (cross-sectional or horizontal plane)

                                oblique plane

cranial cavity

vertebral (spinal) canal

thoracic cavity

abdominopelvic cavity

pericardial cavity

                visceral pericardium

                parietal pericardium

pleural cavity

                visceral pleura

                parietal pleura

mediastinum

abdominopelvic cavity

                visceral peritoneum            

parietal peritoneum

given a drawing of the 9 abdominopelvic regions be able to name each region

                right hypochondriac region

                epigastric region

                left hypochondriac region

                right lumbar region

                umbilical region

                left lumbar region

                right inguinal (iliac) region

                hypogastric (pubic) region

                left inguinal (iliac) region

given a drawing of the 4 abdominopelvic quadrants be able to name each quadrant

(be careful to think of  the right and left of the individual / body in the drawing

NOT your right and left)

                right upper quadrant (RUQ)

                right lower quadrant (RLQ)

                left upper quadrant (LUQ)

                left lower quadrant (LLQ)