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Ch 1 Flashcards

1
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Studies the structure of body parts

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Anatomy

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2
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Concerns the function of the body

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Physiology

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3
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Study of large body structures visible to the naked eye

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Gross anatomy

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4
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Deals with structures too small to be seen with the naked eye

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Microscopic anatomy

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5
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Traces structural changes that occur throughout the life span

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Developmental anatomy

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6
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Function always reflects structure(what a structure can do depends on its specific form)

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Principle of complementarily of structure and function

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7
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Levels of structural organization

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Atom-molecule-organelle-cell-tissue level-organ-organ system-organismal

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8
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What are the necessary life functions

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Metabolism, maintain boundaries, movement
Reproduction, responsiveness
Growth, excretion, digestion

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9
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What are the survival needs

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Nutrients
Atmospheric pressure
Normal body temp
Oxygen
Water
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10
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What are the organ systems

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Integumentary, muscular, endocrine, nervous, skeletal, reproductive, digestive, cardiovascular, respiratory, lymphatic, urinary, reproductive

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11
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Works continuously to maintain homeostasis

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Positive feedback

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12
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Once homeostasis is met, goes back down

Most widely used

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Negative feedback

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13
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Dynamic state that operates in limits to attain stability

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Homeostasis

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14
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Example is oxytocin(child birth) and blood clotting

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Positive feedback

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15
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Example is body temperature and ADH(water balance)

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Negative feedback

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16
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What are the control mechanism components

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Receptor, control center, effector

17
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What is anatomical position

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Body is erect with feet slightly apart. Palms face forward

18
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Toward the head or upper part of a structure(above)

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Superior

19
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Away from the head end or toward the lower part of the body(below)

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Inferior

20
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Toward or at the front of the body

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Anterior

21
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Toward or at the back of the body

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Posterior

22
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Toward or at the midline of the body

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Medial

23
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Away from the midline of the body

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Lateral

24
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Between a more medial and a more lateral structure

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Intermediate

25
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Closer to the origin of body part or the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk

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Proximal

26
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Farther from the origin of a body part or the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk

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Distal

27
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Toward or at the body surface

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Superficial

28
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Away from the body surface

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Internal(deep)

29
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Includes head,neck and trunk

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Axial part

30
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Limbs that are attached to the body’s axis

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Appendicular

31
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Which cavity contains the spinal and cranial cavities

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Dorsal body cavity

32
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Which cavity contains the thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities

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Central body cavity

33
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What are the subdivisions in the thoracic cavity

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Lateral pleural cavities, medial mediastinum, and the pericardial cavity

34
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The moist membrane found in closed ventral body cavities

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Serosa

35
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What layers make up the serosa

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Parietal and visceral

36
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The part of the double layered membrane that lines the walls of the ventral body cavity

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Parietal serosa

37
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The part of the double layered membrane that lines the outer surfaces of organs within the ventral body cavity

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Visceral serosa

38
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What are the nine abdominopelvic regions

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Umbilical, hypogastric,epigastric, inguinal, hypochondriac, lumbar

39
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What are the two control systems of the body

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Nervous and endocrine

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