The Human Body In Health And Illness chapter 1 key terms

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Across
  1. 8. ability of the body to maintain a constant internal environment
  2. 9. thoracic cavities that contains the lungs
  3. 10. vertical plane that divides the organ or body into right and left parts
  4. 15. part of the dorsal cavity that contains the brain
  5. 17. part of the ventral cavity located below the diaphragm; includes the upper abdominal and lower pelvic cavity
  6. 18. located toward the back part of the body; divided into the cranial and spinal cavity
Down
  1. 1. space between the lungs that contains the heart and pericardial cavity, trachea, thymus gland, esophagus, and large blood vessels
  2. 2. cavity located toward the front part of the body; divided into the upper thoracic and lower abdominopelvic cavity
  3. 3. elongated cavity that contains the spinal cord
  4. 4. groups of tissues that perform a specialized function
  5. 5. position of the body; standing erect with face forward and arms at the sides
  6. 6. thoracic cavity that contains the heart and great vessels
  7. 7. vertical plane that divides the body into front (anterior) and back (posterior); the coronal plane
  8. 11. upper part of the ventral cavity superior to the diaphragm
  9. 12. internal organs of the body
  10. 13. plane that divides the body into a top (superior) and bottom (inferior) part
  11. 14. branch of science that describes how the body functions
  12. 16. branch of science that studies the structure of the body