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What is the study of the body structures and the relation to one part to another?

Anatomy

What is the study of the processes and the functions of the body tissue and organs?

Physiology

What is the study of the development of the body from a fertilized egg,or ovum?

Embryology

What planes of the body divides the body into right and left halves on its vertical axis?

The median, or midsagittal plane

What planes of the body are drawn perpendicular to the sagittal line and divide the body into anterior and posterior sections?

Frontal planes

What body plane is drawn at right angles to both sagittal and frontal planes and divides the body into superior and inferior sections?

The horizontal, or transverse plane

What is the anatomical position?

The body stands erect with the arms hanging at the sides with the palms of the hands facing foward

What is indicated by the anatomical term "anterior" or "ventral"?

Toward the front, or ventral (pertaining to the belly;abdomen),side of the body

What does dorsal mean?

Toward the back

What is medial?

Toward the midline of the body

What is lateral?

Away from the midline.

What is proximal?

Nearer the point of orgin or closer to the body

What is distal?

Away from the body

What is supine?

Lying face up

What is the lateral recumbent position?

Lying on the side

What is peripheral?

The outward part or surface of a structure

What is superior?

Higher than or above

What is cranial?

Toward the head

What is caudal?

Toward the lower end of the body

What is inferior?

Lower than or below

What is erect?

Normal standing position of the body

What are organisms?

All living things

What is metabolism?

The process of absorption, storage, and the use of foods, for body growth, maintenance, and repair

Self regulated control of internal environment is called what?

Homeostasis

What is the smallest unit of life?

The cell

What is a typical cell made of?

The plasma membrane, the nucleus, and the cytoplasm

What is the selectively permeable membrane surrounding the cell?

The plasma membrane

What is proccess called where solids and gases pass through the plasma membrane?

Diffusion