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Ch 1: The Big Picture Flashcards

1
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what is metabolism?

A

all bodily chemical reactions

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2
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what does pulmonary mean?

A

of the lungs

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3
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what is a protist?

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one-celled creatures (like bacteria)

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4
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what is human pathophysiology?

A

the study of human anatomy and physiology gone wrong

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5
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what does the Greek word path- mean?

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suffering

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what is taxonomy

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science of classifying and organizing living things

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7
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what is gross anatomy?

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can be seen by the naked eye, large parts

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what is histologic anatomy?

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the study of tissue

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9
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what is developmental anatomy?

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the study of the life cycle

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10
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what is jargon?

A

specific terminology used in a particular field

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11
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what is anterior/ventral?

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front

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12
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what is posterior/dorsal?

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back

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13
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what is medial?

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toward the middle of the body

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14
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what is lateral?

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away from the middle of the body

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15
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what is proximal?

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nearer to point of attachment/trunk/torso

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what is distal?

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farther from point of attachment/trunk/torso

17
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what is superficial?

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nearer to the surface of the body/skin.

18
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what is deep?

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farther from the surface of the body/skin

19
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what is superior?

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above/higher

20
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what is inferior?

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below/lower

21
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what is a frontal/coronal plane?

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divides body or organ into anterior/posterior portions

22
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what is a sagittal plane?

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divides lengthwise into right and left sections

23
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what is a transverse plane?

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divides horizontally into superior and inferior sections, like opening a treasure chest and looking inside

24
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what is a midsagittal plane?

A

sagittal plane that is exactly down the middle

25
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what is axial body?

A

head, neck, thorax, abdomen, pelvis

26
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what is appendicular body?

A

upper and lower extremities (arms/legs)

Anatomy & Physiology for dummies (4 decks)

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