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ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY - MODULE 1 & 2 Flashcards

1
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Studies the structure of body parts and their relationships to one another

A

Anatomy

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2
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The study of large body structures visible to the naked eye, such as heart,
lungs, kidneys

A

Gross Anatomy

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3
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All structures in particular region of the body (abdomen or leg region)

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Regional

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4
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Body structures are examined system by system (cardiovascular, neuro, nephron
etc)

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Systemic

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5
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The study of internal structures as they relate to the overlying skin surface

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Surface

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6
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Deals with structures to small to be seen by the naked eye(cytology,
histology)

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Microscopic

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7
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Traces structural changes that occur throughout the life spa

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Developmental

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8
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Studies the function of the body, how the body parts work
and carry out their life-sustaining activities

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Physiology

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9
Q

An inability of the body to
restore a functional, stable
internal environment

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Homeostatic Imbalance

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10
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Study of the chemical composition and
reactions of living matter

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Biochemistry

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11
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Contains carbon and made by living things

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Organic Compounds

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12
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Compounds that lack carbon except carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide

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Inorganic Compounds

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13
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The most abundant and important inorganic compound in living material

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Water

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14
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Directional term for back

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Posterior

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15
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Directional Term: Both organs are affected

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Bilateral

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16
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It is the back of the hand

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Dorsum

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17
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Region where the thigh or femur (femoral bone) is found

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Femoral Region

18
Q

Front leg

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Anterior Leg Region

19
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Directional term: away from head to trunk

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Distal

20
Q

Directional term: towards the midline

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Medial

21
Q

The smallest unit of life

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Cells

22
Q

Selectively permeable barrier

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Plasma Membrane

23
Q

An intracellular fluid packed with organelles

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Cytoplasm

24
Q

An organelle that controls cellular activities

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Nucleus

25
Q

It includes interstitial fluids, blood plasma,
cerebrospinal fluid (CSF

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ECF (extracellular fluid)

26
Q

These are substances that aid in digestion (gastric fluids) or act as
lubricants (saliva)

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Cellular Secretions

27
Q

The most abundant material, jellylike substance
composed of proteins and polysaccharides

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Extracellular matrix (ECM)

28
Q

It forms the fabric of the membrane (Phospholipid + cholesterol)

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Membrane Lipids

29
Q

Allows the membrane to communicate with its environment, responsible for specialized membrane function

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Membrane Proteins

30
Q

It determines which substances enters or exit the cell

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Selective Permeability

31
Q

Cell surface carbohydrates allow cells to recognize each other

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Cell Recognition

32
Q

Refers to the ability of a solution to change the shape of cells by
altering the cells; internal water volume

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Tonicity

33
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It contains a higher concentration of nonpenetrating solutes than are present inside the cells, making the cell lose water by osmosis and shrink

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Hypertonic Solutions

34
Q

Powerplants of the cell, providing ATP supply

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Mitochondria

35
Q

Modify, concentrate and package the proteins and lipids
Stacked, flattened membranous sacs associated with tiny
membranous vesicles

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Golgi Apparatus

36
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It is the system of organelles that work together mainly to produce, degrade, store, and export biological molecules

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Endomembrane System

37
Q

Elaborate network of rods running through the cytosol and
hundreds of accessory proteins that link these rods to other
cell structure

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Cystoskeleton

38
Q

Control center and contains the
instructions to build nearly all the
body’s proteins

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Nucleus

39
Q

Series of changes a cell
goes through from the time
it is formed until it
reproduces

A

Cell Cycle

40
Q

Groups of cells that are
similar in structure and
perform a common or
related functio

A

Tissue

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