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Biology 2320 - Exam 1 FlashcardsCoronal (frontal) plane - correct answer ✔✔divides body into front and back
transverse (horizontal or cross-sectional cut - correct answer ✔✔divides the body into superior and
inferior portions
midsagittal plane - correct answer ✔✔divides the body into equal right and left sides
parasagittal plane - correct answer ✔✔Divides body into unequal right and left sides
What are the 6 levels of structural organization? - correct answer ✔✔atoms, cells, tissues, organs, organ
systems, organisms
What are the 11 organ systems in the human body? - correct answer ✔✔Circulatory, Digestive,
Endocrine, Integumentary, Lymphatic, Muscular, Nervous, Reproductive, Respiratory, Skeletal, Urinary.
What is a CT scan? Function? - correct answer ✔✔computerised 360˚ scan which produces a digital
image of any cross section through the body, constructs a 3D image of the body. Distinguishes between
different types of soft tissue
CT scan vs MRI - correct answer ✔✔Magnetic resonance imaging
Function of the lymphatic system? - correct answer ✔✔- returns fluid to the body
- removes waste from undigested food
What is the function of the endocrine system? - correct answer ✔✔Secretes hormones that regulate
processes such as growth, reproduction, and metabolism by body cells
What is an oblique plane? - correct answer ✔✔cuts through body at an ANGLE/DIAGONAL
, Anterior - correct answer ✔✔ventral, front
posterior - correct answer ✔✔dorsal, back
Cranial/caudal - correct answer ✔✔towards the head
opposite of lateral - correct answer ✔✔medial
cervical - correct answer ✔✔neck
caput is another word for? - correct answer ✔✔head (consists of the cranial region)
What is the facial region? - correct answer ✔✔eyes, nose, mouth
Trunk - correct answer ✔✔torso
- mammory region (mammory glands)
- chest (thorax)
- iliac crest
- costal margin
- xiphoid process
- suprasternal notch
- clavicle
- superclavicular fossa
Popliteal fossa - correct answer ✔✔the hollow at the back of the knee
where is the axilla? - correct answer ✔✔armpit
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