Unit 1 key terms

2. Used to refer to what is above something
6. Nearer the front, especially situated in the front of the body or nearer to the head.
8. The ability or tendency to maintain internal stability in an organism to compensate for environmental changes.
11. Groups of cells that have a similar structure and act together to perform a specific function.
13. Situated behind: situated at or toward the hind part or back of the body
16. A branch of anatomy that deals with the minute structure of animal and plant tissues as discernible with the microscope.
17. Closer to the midline, or dividing line between right and left halves, of the body
20. Medical and scientific study of cells
22. Relating to the back potion of the body, used more often to describe animals.
23. Able to adjust to new conditions.
25. Situated away from the center of the body

1. Away from the surface or further into the body.
3. Below or toward the feet
4. Relating to the front of the body, specifically the stomach; abdominal.
5. The branch of biology that deals with the normal functions of living organisms and their parts.
7. Lying at or extending toward the right or left side: lying away from the median axis
9. The chemical processes that occur within a living organism in order to maintain life.
10. Lying face upward.
12. Situated nearer to the center of the body or the point of attachment.
14. The branch of science concerned with the bodily structure of humans, animals, and other living organisms, especially as revealed by dissection and the separation of parts.
15. Situated in or directed toward the tail or hind part
18. Further away from the trunk of the body, or the point of attachment.
19. A part of an organism that is typically self-contained and has a specific vital function
21. Relating to the skull or cranium
24. A position of the body lying face down