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| The study of the normal functioning of the body. |
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| The science of the structure of the body and its parts. |
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| The basic unit of life: the basic structural unit htat makes up tissue and organs. |
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| A group or collection of similar cells that perform a specific function. |
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| A structure of the body that is made up of a group of tissues and performs a specialized function. |
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| A group of organs that act together to perform a specialized body function. |
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| An individual living thing. |
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| The skin and the accessory organs in it (e.g. hair, nails, glands)provide external support and protection. |
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| A skeleton of 206 bones and the joints between them provide support and a framework for body movement. |
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| The muscles of the body provide movement and body heat. |
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| Organs like the brain, spinal cord, and nerves make communication within the body, learning and memory possible. |
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| Specialized sense organs (ears, eyes, nose, tongue) make possible the special senses of hearing, sight, smell, adn taste. |
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| Internal glands like the pituitary, thyroid, adrenals, and gonads secrete hormones for body regulation. |
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| The heart and blood vessels carry blood to all parts of the body and remove waste products. |
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| Organs like the spleen, thymus, lymph nodes and tonsils produce body immunity, drain fluids from tissues, and help absorb fats. |
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| The lungs and air passages bring oxygen into the body and move carbon dioxide out of the body. |
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| Organs like the stomach and intestines take in food and break it down into nutrients that the body can use. |
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| The kidneys, ureters, bladder, and urethra work together to remove waste products and excess water adn transport urine out of the body. |
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| Internal and external organs like the testes, ovaries, penis, vagina, and uterus produce, transport and provide a proper environment for the gametes or sex cells to mature and/or unite. |
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| All the chemical and physical process that go on isnide the body to sustain life. |
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| The breaking down phase of metabolism. |
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| The building up phase of metabolism. |
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| A state of balance that the body maintains to stay alive; maintained through positive and negative feedback systems. |
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| Above; in a higher position. |
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| Closer to the midline of the body. |
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| Farther away from the midline of the body. |
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| Closer to the main mass of the body. |
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| Farther away from the main mass of the body. |
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| Toward the front surface. |
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| Lying far down; underneath several layers. |
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| Toward the head or cranium. |
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| Toward the tailbone or sacrum. |
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| Frontal plane (coronal plane) |
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| Divides the body into anterior and posterior portions. |
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| Divides the body into right and left portions. |
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| The single plane that divides the body into equal right and left halves. |
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| Transverse plane (horizontal plane) |
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| divides the body into top and bottom portions. |
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| Slanting plane; a plane that is not in any of the other planes. |
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| Made up of the thoracic and abdominiopelvic cavities. |
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| The cavity within the rib cage and above the diaphragm; contains the heart, lungs and so on. |
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| Within the thoracic cavity; contains the heart. |
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| The cavity below the diaphragm; contains the abdominal and pelvic cavities. |
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| Contains most of the digestive organs, the liver, and the spleen. |
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| Contains the bladder, rectum, and some reproductive organs. |
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| Made up of the cranial and spinal cavities. |
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| The cavity within the skull; contains the brain. |
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