Anatomy & Physiology Ch. 1 & 2 Vocab Quiz

Click on the drop down box and select the appropriate word that is being defined. The words will turn shaded once you have used the word. Anatomy The location of an object in the bodyPhysiology How an object in the body functionsMetabolism All of the chemical reactions in the body. Building and breaking molecules.Homeostasis Maintaining a balanceIntegumentary system The skin and its associated organs.Skeletal system Bones that are used for support and attachment of muscles. Stores materialsMuscular system Allows us to move around through contraction of these.Nervous system Composed of the brain and neurons. Processes information from the inside and outside world.Endocrine system Runs off of hormones that are chemicals which communicate with the body.Cardiovascular system Made up of the heart and blood vessels. Transport nutrients, oxygen, and waste products through the body.Lymphatic system Transports waste materials from the immune system using lymph.Digestive system Removes nutrients from food and places them in the blood stream.Respiratory system Uses the lungs to put oxygen into the bloodstream.Urinary system Removes waste products from the body. Includes the kidneys, ureter, urethra.Reproductive system. Used to make the next generation.Anatomical position Standing upright with palms facing out.Superior AboveInferior belowVentral on the stomach sideDorsal on the back sideMedial towards the middle of the bodylateral on the sides of the bodyproximal close toDistal far away fromsuperficial close to the surfacedeep below the surfacesagittal divide the body into left and right halvestransverse divide the body with a cut running from the left side to the right side of the body.coronal divide the body into ventral and dorsal halveschemistry the study of mattermatter anything that has mass and takes up space (atoms)chemical bonds how atoms are held together due to electronsatomic number the number of protons in the atom. Located in the top of the element box.atomic weight the number of protons + neutronsion an atom that has gained or lost electrons and has a charge.ionic bond when an atom gains or loses an electron to another atom to create a bondcovalent bond electrons are shared between atoms.polar molecules that have an unequal distribution of electrons and causes a dipole to be created.compound two or more different elements that are chemically bondedmolecular formula shows the type of elements and number included in a compound.synthesis building a compounddecomposition breaking moleculesexchange reaction anion and cation are rearranged in this chemical reaction.catalyst speeds up the chemical reaction without