Transverse plane
also called the horizontal plane), which divides the body into top and bottom. In anatomical position, transverse planes are parallel to
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Coronal plane
which is a vertical plane that divides the body into the front and back sections If you do a "belly flop" into the water, you sink into the water via the coronal planes.
Sagittal plane
Line that goes down from the Shoulder,
which divides the body into left and right sections with a vertical plane that passes from the front to the rear.
Midsagittal Plane
Middle of body line
Oblique Plane
Which major body cavity holds the heart
Thoracic
Is the wrist proximal or distal relative to the fingers?
Distal means farther from the attachment, so the wrist is distal to the fingers
Which is relatively medial - the heart or the humerus?
The heart is located medial in the thoracic cavity; the humerus is more in the Proximal or distal location.
Cranial cavity
The cranial cavity contains the brain and is enclosed by the skull .
Vertebral canal
The vertebral canal contains the spinal cord and is enclosed by the bones that compose the spinal column
Thoracic Cavity
The thoracic cavity contains the lungs and heart and is enclosed by the ribcage. The thoracic cavity is separated from the abdominal cavity by the diaphragm.
Abdominal cavity
The abdominal cavity contains most of the digestive organs - the stomach, liver, pancreas, intestines - and some of urinary structures - the kidney and ureters. The upper boundary is the diaphragm, and the lower boundary is the brim of the pelvis (a landmark on the pelvic bones).
Pelvic cavity
The pelvic cavity contains the bladder, anus and reproductive organs and is enclosed by the pelvis.
Describe the structure of an enzyme
Enzymes are biological catalysts, which control the rate of chemical reactions that occur inside and outside of the cell
Describe the structure of the cell membrane
It is the boundary of the cell, and it determines what enters and exits the cell and how the cell will interact with its environment.
Name the major digestive structures and describe their major functions.
Mouth
The mouth is the starting point, it contains taste buds. This structure provides us with the majority of conscious sensory information we obtain from the digestive track.
Pharynx
The Pharynx is the passage way to the Esophagus.
Esophagus
The Esophagus is a straight shot to the stomach
Stomach
The Stomach is an organ if the GI tract, the stomach expands to accept food, a digestive function of the stomach is to serve as a holding chamber and process small amounts of food at time.
Small Intestine
the small intestine is the primary digestive organ, it is also where digestion is complete and where the majority of the absorption happens.
Large Intestine
it is considered the terminal; it finishes the absorption process, produces vitamins, forms feces and reabsorbs water.
Teeth
the teeth brake down the food. Mastication (first part of mechanical digestion
Salivary Glands
Produces and secretes components of saliva Functions of saliva include: moistening and lubrication of food before swallowing; secretion of amylase for initial digestion of polysaccharides; dissolving some food molecules to aid in taste; and secretion of lysozyme, which has antibacterial activity
Where are the sphincter muscles located? What is their function?
esophageal sphincter
helps separate the esophagus from the stomach to maintain linear movement of the food bolus and to protect from acidic chemicals of the stomach moving backward (i.e. in a retrograde direction) into the esophagus. [Show Less]