Anatomy Unit 1 Key terms

1. The chemical processes that occur within a living organism in order to maintain life.
3. A movement that decreases the angle between two body parts.
5. Nearer the front, especially situated in the front of the body or nearer to the head.
8. Relating to or adjacent to the forehead.
10. Closer to the midline, or dividing line between right and left halves of the body.
12. Position of the body lying face upward.
16. Closer to the surface of the body.
17. Situated away from the center of the body.
18. Away from the surface or further into the body.
20. Situated nearer to the center of the body or the point of attachment.
21. The branch of biology that deals with the normal functions of living organisms and their different parts.
22. The ability or tendency of an organism to maintain internal stability in an organism to compensate for environmental changes.
23. The medical and scientific study of cells.
24. A part of an organism that is typically self-contained and has a specific vital function.

2. The most posterior cranial bone.
4. Lying at or extending toward the right or left side; lying away from the median axis.
6. Relating to the skull or cranium.
7. Used to refer to what is above something.
9. Groups of cells that have a similar structure and act together to perform a specific function.
11. The branch of science concerned with the bodily structure of humans, animals or any other living organisms.
13. Below or toward the feet.
14. Position of the body lying face down.
15. Able to adjust to new conditions.
19. A branch of anatomy that deals with the minute structure of animal and plant tissues as discernable with a microscope.
21. Situated behind; situated at or toward the hind part of the body.