A&P 1.01 Flashcards
Physiology
Study of body function
Anatomy
Study of body structure
Pathology
Study of disease
List life processes
Metabolism Responsiveness Movement Growth Reproduction Differentiation
Metabolism
All chemical processes, adding up or down
Anabolism - adding up
Catabolism - decomposition or cutting down
Responsiveness
Ability to detect and respond to changes in our internal or external environment
Sense internal change
React to external change
Movement
At any level; whole body, cells, organs, organelles
Includes exchange
Exchange
Movement of substances in or out of an organism or its parts
Includes:
Absorption
Excretion
Secretion
Absorption
Movement into something
Excretion
Movement from inside out (waste)
Secretion
Release of substances from a cell for transportation to another part of the organism (product)
Growth
Increase in number or size of cells leading to an increased size of organism
Reproduction
Forming a new cell or organism
Differentiation
Specialization from undifferentiated stem cells
Levels of organization in the body (7)
Chemical Organelles Cellular Tissue Organ System Organism
Chemical
Molecules
Organelles
Molecules working together; structures within a cell
Cellular
Organelles coming together to make cells
Tissue
A collection of similar cells and material between them
Organ
Tissues working together
System
Organs working together
Organism
All systems combine to make an organism
Unity
Constants that run through every level of the organization
Emergence
Increasing levels of organization where new properties emerge
Anatomical position
Standing upright
Arms at side
Palms forward
Feet pointing forward
Supine
Recling, face up
Prone
Reclining, face down
Superior
Above, towards the head
Inferior
Below, toward the lower part
Medial
Closer to the midline
Lateral
Away from the midline
Proximal
Nearer to the attachment point of a limb to the trunk
Distal
Farther from the attachment point of a limb to the trunk
Hip bone and parts (3)
2 coxal or innominate bones fused together
Parts: ilium, ischium, pubis
Bones
Identify/locate
Iliac crest Iliac spines (4) Acetabulum Head & shaft of femur Condyles of the femur Patella Tibial tuberosity Malleoli
