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Anatomy Flashcards

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What is the definition of Anatomy?

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Study of location, appearance of body parts

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What is the definition of physiology?

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The study of how things work in the body.

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What does superior mean?

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Towards the head

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What does inferior mean?

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Away from the head

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What does anterior mean?

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Toward the front/belly

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What does posterior/dorsal mean?

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Toward the back

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What does medial mean?

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Toward the midline of the body.

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What does lateral mean?

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Away from the midline of the body.

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What does proximal mean?

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Toward origin or point of attachment to the body.

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What does distal mean?

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Away from the origin or point of attachment to the body.

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What does superficial mean?

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Toward the surface.

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What does deep mean?

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Away from the surface/into the body.

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3 body planes

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Frontal, Horizontal, and Sagittal

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What does frontal mean?

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Divides the body into front and back.

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What does horizontal mean?

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Divides the body into top and bottom.

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What does sagittal mean?

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Divides the body into left and right.

17
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A disease that results in a foreign substance is called?

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Immunological

18
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A disease that arises at birth?

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Congenital

19
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The area of study of the location of body parts?

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Anatomy

20
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Area of study that explains how the body works?

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Physiology

21
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Area of study that explains how the body works?

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Physiology

22
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The four types of tissue?

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Muscle
Nerve
Epithelial
Connective

23
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Pathogens?

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Virus
Bacteria
Protozoa
Fungi

24
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Classification of disease that affects how the body works?

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Metabolism

25
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Systems of the body (11)

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Nervous system
Urinary
Reproductive
Digestive
Respiratory
Cardio vascular
Skeletal
Endocrine
Integumentary
Muscular

26
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Characteristics of life?

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Reproduction
Obtain and use energy
Develop
Makeup of cells
Adapts to environment

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