Anatomy

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Study of the structure of the human body

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Anatomy

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Study of the body’s functions

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Physiology

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Basic, smallest unit of life

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cell

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All living organisms are composed of

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Cells

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A fluid-filled space within the body

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Cavity

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Axial region

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The portion of the body consisting of the head, neck, and trunk.

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Protects Internal organs and allows them to move and expand as necessary to perform their functions

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Cavities

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Substances with unique molecular composition that are used in or produced by chemical processss

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Chemicals

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When the “building” metabolic processes outweigh the “breaking down” processes.

Can increase the size of cells or increase number of cells

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Growth

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A wide range of chemical processes, building or breaking down chemicals.

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Metabolism.

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Process that removes waste products.

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Excretion.

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Organisms sense and react to stimuli.

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Responsiveness

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A key property of life. Motion of one or more cells within the organism itself.

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Movement

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The two forms of reproduction:

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1) cells reproduce within organism during growth or to replace damaged or old cells
2) an organism itself reproduces to yield similar offspring

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Properties common to all living organisms:

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• Cellular composition
• Metabolism
• Growth
• Excretion
• Responsiveness
• Movement
• Reproduction

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6 Levels of Structural Organization in the body

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• Chemical
• Cellular
• Tissue
• Organ
• Organ System
• Organism

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Two or more cell types cooperating to perform a common function.

Consists of cells and extracellular matrix.

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Tissue.

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Two or more tissue types combined to form a structure which has a recognizable shape and performs a specialized task.

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Organ.

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Cavity located between the bony pelvis and the diaphragm

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Abdominal cavity (part of abdominalpelvic cavity)

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Anterior

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Towards the front. Aka ventral.

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The portion of the body consisting of the upper and lower limbs.

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Appendicular region

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The component of a feedback loop that receives a stimulus from a receptor and regulates the output of an a factor.

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Control center

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A dorsal body cavity located within the skull that houses the brain.

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Cranial cavity.

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The scientific study of cells.

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Cytology

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A position that is further away from the surface of the body or more within the body’s interior.

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Deep

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A position that is farther away from the point of origin, usually the trunk.

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Distal

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Cell or organ that causes a physiological response.

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Effector.

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The feedback loop component that receives a stimulus from a receptor and regulates the output of an effector.

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Control center

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The study of tissues.

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Histology

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A homeostatic control mechanism in which a change in a regulated variable causes effects that feedback and affect that same variable.

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Feedback loop

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A plane of section that divides the body or body part into anterior and posterior portions; also known as the coronal plane.

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Frontal plane

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A condition in which more of something exists in one area then another, and the two areas are connected.

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Gradient

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The study of structures of the human body that can be seen with the unaided eye.

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Gross anatomy

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The maintenance of the body’s stable internal environment.

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Homeostasis

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Away from the head or toward the tail, also known as caudal.

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Inferior.

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The study of the human body taken from the perspective of individual organ systems

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Systematic anatomy

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A ventral body cavity located with in the area superior to the diaphragm that encompasses the area of the thorax

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Thoracic cavity

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A plane of section that divides the body or body part into superior and inferior or proximal and distal portions, also known as the horizontal plane or cross-section.

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Transverse plane

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Toward the head; also known as cranial.

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Superior

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The normal range of values of a regulated variable.

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Set point

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A thin, watery secretion from a serous membrane that lubricates an organ in a cavity within the serous membrane.

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Serous fluid

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A plane of section that divides the body or body part into right and left portions.

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Sagittal plane

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A position that is closer to the point of origin, usually the trunk.

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Proximal

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A protein within a membrane that binds to a ligand.

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Receptor.

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A core principle of anatomy and physiology; states that the structure of a chemical, cell, tissue, or organ is always such that it best suits its function.

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Principle of complementarity of structure and function

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The major body cavity located mostly on the posterior side of the body.

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Posterior.

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The study of structures of the human body that require the use of a microscope for observation.

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Microscopic anatomy.

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A position that is closer to the midline of the body or a body part.

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Medial.

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A type of feedback loop in which the effector’s activity increases, reinforcing the initial stimulus and amplifying the response of the effector.

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Positive feedback loop

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The narrow space between the visceral and parietal peritoneal membranes that is filled with serous fluid.

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Peritoneal cavity