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Ch 1 wileyplus practice flashcards

An Introduction to the Human Body

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A vertical plane through the midline of the body that divides the body or organs into equal right and left sides.

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Midsagittal plane

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The part of the body to which the upper and lower limbs are attached.

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Trunk

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A plane that divides the body or organs into superior and inferior portions. Also called a horizontal plane.

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Transverse plane

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Two or more atoms joined together

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Molecule

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The sum of all chemical processes that occur in the body; one of the six life processes

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Metabolism

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A thin, pliable tissue that covers, lines, partitions, or connects structures

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Membrane

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Any change from a state of health

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Disease

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A subjective change in body function not apparent to an observer, such as pain or nausea, that indicates the presence of a disease or disorder of the body

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Symptom

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An association of organs that have a common function.

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System

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A plane that passes through the body or an organ at an angle between the transverse plane and either the midsagittal, parasagittal, or frontal plane.

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Oblique plane

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The basic structural and functional unit of all organisms; the smallest structure capable of performing all the activities vital to life.

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Cell

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The largest serous membrane of the body that lines the abdominal cavity and covers the viscera.

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Peritoneum

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The organs inside the ventral body cavity.

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Viscera

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A cavity within the vertebral column formed by the vertebral foramina of all the vertebrae and containing the spinal cord.

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Vertebral (spinal) canal

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Distinguishing one disease from another or determining the nature of a disease from signs and symptoms by inspection, palpation, laboratory tests, and other means.

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Diagnosis

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Separation of tissues and parts of a cadaver or an organ for anatomical study.

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Dissection

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A membrane that lines a body cavity that does not open to the exterior. The external layer of an organ formed by a serous membrane. The membrane that lines the pleural, pericardial, and peritoneal cavities.

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Serous membrane

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A plane at a right angle to a midsagittal plane that divides the body or organs into anterior and posterior portions.

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Frontal plane

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A total living form; one individual

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Organism

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Superior portion of the ventral body cavity that contains two pleural cavities, the mediastinum, and the pericardial cavity.

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Thoracic cavity

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The process unspecialized cells go through to become specialized cells; one of the six life processes.

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Differentation

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The science of the effects and uses of drugs in the treatment of disease.

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Pharmacology

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A subdivision of the dorsal body cavity formed by the cranial bones and containing the brain.

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Cranial cavity

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The part of the body connecting the head and the trunk. A constricted portion of an organ.

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Neck

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The appendage attached at the pelvic (hip) girdle, consisting of the thigh, knee, leg, ankle, foot, and toes.

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Lower limb (extremity)

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Examination by listening to sounds in the body.

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Auscultation

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A group of similar cells and their intercellular substance joined together to perform a specific function.

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Tissue

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A vertical plane that does not pass through the midline and that divides the body or organs into unequal left and right portions.

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Parasagittal plane

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Science that deals with the functions of an organism or its parts.

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Physiology

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A structure composed of two or more different kinds of tissues with a specific function and usually a recognizable shape.

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Organ

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The structure or study of structure of the body and the relationships of its parts to each other.

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Anatomy

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Anatomical sign of disease.

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Lesion

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A plane that divides the body or organs into left and right portions. Such a plane may be midsagittal (median), in which the divisions are equal, or parasagittal, in which the divisions are unequal.

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Sagittal plane

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Unit of matter that makes up a chemical element; consists of a nucleus (containing positively charged protons and uncharged neutrons) and negatively charged electrons that orbit the nucleus.

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Atom

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A small scar on the abdomen that marks the former attachment of the umbilical cord to the fetus.

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Umbillicus

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A body cavity that is subdivided into a superior abdominal cavity and an inferior pelvic cavity.

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Abdominopelvic cavity

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The broad, median partition between the pleurae of the lungs, that extends from the sternum to the vertebral column in the thoracic cavity.

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Mediastinum

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Small potential space between the visceral and parietal layers of the serous pericardium that contains pericardial fluid.

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Pericardium

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Area on the front surface of the body marked by a crease on each side where the trunk attaches to the thighs.

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Groin

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One of four parts.

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Quadrant

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The superior part of a human, cephalic to the neck. The superior or proximal part of a structure.

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Head

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A position of the body universally used in anatomical descriptions in which the body is erect, the head is level, the eyes face forward, the upper limbs are at the sides, the palms face forward, and the feet are flat on the floor.

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Anatomical position

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Inferior portion of the abdominopelvic cavity that contains the urinary bladder, sigmoid colon, rectum, and internal female and male reproductive structures.

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Pelvic cavity

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Any partition that separates one area from another, especially the dome-shaped skeletal muscle between the thoracic and abdominal cavities. Also a dome-shaped device that is placed over the cervix, usually with a spermicide, to prevent conception.

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Diaphragm

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The act of striking an underlying part of the body with short, sharp blows as an aid in diagnosing the part by the quality of the sound produced.

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Percussion

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Superior portion of the abdominopelvic cavity that contains the stomach, spleen, liver, gallbladder, most of the small intestine, and part of the large intestine.

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Abdominal cavity

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The formation of new cells for growth, repair, or replacement, or the production of a new individual.

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Reproduction

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Three membranes covering the brain and spinal cord, called the dura mater, arachnoid mater, and pia mater.

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Meninges

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The largest serous membrane of the body that lines the abdominal cavity and covers the viscera.

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Peritoneum

50
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Superior portion of the ventral body cavity that contains two pleural cavities, the mediastinum, and the pericardial cavity.

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Thoracic cavity

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The examination of the body after death.

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Autopsy

52
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Two or more atoms joined together.

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Molecule

53
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The superior part of a human, cephalic to the neck. The superior or proximal part of a structure.

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Head

54
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The serous membrane that covers the lungs and lines the walls of the chest and the diaphragm.

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Pleura

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