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A/P chapter 1 Flashcards

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Many cells that act together to perform a common function

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Tissue

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The most complex UNITS that make up the body

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Systems

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A group of several different kinds of tissues arranged to perform a special function

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Organ

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The most complex STRUCTURAL level of organization

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Organism

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The smallest living units of structure and function in the body

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Cells

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A hypothesis that has gained a high level of confidence is called ___

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A theory or law

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___ requires accurate measurement and recording of data, along with logical interpretations of the data

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Experimentation

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9
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Atoms and molecules are often referred to as the ___

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chemical level of organization

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11
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In this position the body is lying face upward

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Supine

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12
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In this position the body is lying face downward

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prone

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13
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Superior means ___

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toward the head or above

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Inferior means ___

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toward the feet or below

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Anterior means ___

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in front of

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Posterior means ___

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in back of

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17
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Ventral means ___

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toward the belly

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Dorsal means ___

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toward the back

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19
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Medial means ___

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toward the midline of the body

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Lateral means ___

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towards the side of the body

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21
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Proximal means ___

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closest to the point of origin

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Distal means ___

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furthest from the point of origin

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Superficial means ___

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nearer the body surface

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Deep means ___

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farther away from the body surface

25
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Sagittal planes divides the body into ___

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right and left sides

26
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Midsagittal Plane divides the body into ___

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two equal halves

27
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Frontal plane (coronal plane) divides the body into ___

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Anterior and Posterior

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Transverse plane divides the body into ___

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upper and lower

29
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Diagonal cuts are made along ___

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oblique planes

30
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The space inside the skull that contains the brain is called ___

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Cranial Cavity

31
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The space inside the vertebral column (spinal column) is called the ___

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Spinal Cavity

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The cranial and spinal cavities are called ___

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dorsal cavities

33
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The upper ventral cavities include ___

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the thoracic cavity (chest), and the right and left pleural cavities (lungs)

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The lower ventral cavities include ___

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an abdominal cavity and a pelvic cavity

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37
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The muscular sheet that separates the thoracic cavity above from the abdominopelvic cavity below is called ___

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diaphragm

38
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The ventral body cavity contains __

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Thoracic cavity, mediastinum, pleural cavities, abdominopelvic cavity, abdominal cavity, and pelvic cavity

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The Dorsal Body Cavities contain ___

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Cranial cavity and spinal cavity

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The mediastinum contains ___

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trachea, heart, blood vessels

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42
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The abdominal cavity contains ___

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Liver, gallbladder, stomach, spleen, pancreas, small intestine, parts of large intestine

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The pelvic cavity contains ___

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Lower (sigmoid) colon, rectum, urinary bladder, reproductive organs

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46
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The basic type of control system in the body is called ___

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A feedback loop

47
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The body as a whole can be subdivided into two major portions or components called ___

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axial and appendicular

48
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A degenerative process that results from disuse is called ___

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atrophy

49
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___ is what physiologists call the relative constancy of the internal environment

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Homeostasis

50
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negative feedback loops ___

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oppose or negate a change in a controlled condition

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52
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Changes and functions occurring during the early years are called ___

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Developmental processes

53
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Changes occurring after young adulthood are called ___

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aging processes

54
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Axial Region

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Head, neck, and torso

55
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Appendicular Region

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Upper and lower extremities (limbs)

Nursing (80 decks)

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