Anatomy Ch.1 pt.2

2. Muscle cell′s ability to move by shortening.
3. system A group of organs that work together to perform a vital body function; e.g., the nervous system.
4. pressure Force that air exerts on the surface of the body (760 mm Hg at sea level).
6. plane Specific sagittal plane that lies exactly in the midline.
9. serosa The part of the double-layered membrane that lines the walls of the ventral body cavity.
12. A group of internal organs housed in the ventral body cavity.
13. plane All sagittal planes offset from the midline.
14. Chemical substances taken in via the diet that are used for energy and cell building.

1. Elimination of waste products from the body.
3. sections A cut made diagonally between the horizontal and vertical plane of the body or an organ.
5. (1) A cell or nerve ending of a sensory neuron specialized to respond to particular types of stimuli; (2) protein that binds specifically with other molecules, e.g., neurotransmitters, hormones, paracrines, antigens.
6. The medial cavity of the thorax containing the heart, great vessels, thymus, and parts of the trachea, bronchi, and esophagus.
7. Study of the function of living organisms.
8. section A cut running horizontally from right to left, dividing the body or an organ into superior and inferior parts.
10. Study of the structure of living organisms.
11. planes Longitudinal (vertical) plane that divides the body or an organ into anterior and posterior parts.