BIOL-3150 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Thoracic Cavity, Muscle Tissue, Anabolism
23 Jan 2018
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Characteristics of living things: organization: exhibit complex structure and order, structure/order pattern different from inanimate objects, boundaries: separate internal from external environment, maintain integrity and internal organization as. Homeostasis: reproduction: cellular (splitting to form daughter cells) or organismal (species) Anatomical sections, planes and directions: coronal (frontal) plane/section, transverse (horizontal) plane/section, mid-sagittal (median) plane/section. Relative to the front or back of the body (belly/back) Relative to the head or tail of the body. At the back side of the human body. At the belly side of the human body. The wrist is distal to the elbow: head, neck, and trunk, forms main vertical axis of the body, appendicular skeleton, limbs and appendages that attach to the body"s axis. Inferior to the imaginary line stated above: abdominopelvic regions and quadrants, provide two aids for describing locations of the viscera in the abdominopelvic area of the body, 9 regions, 4 quadrants.
