Chapter 1 Flashcards
Anatomy Greek
cutting up
anatomy
structures
physiology greek
relationship to nature
physiology
structure
cells
make all living things, basics of human body
characteristics of life
growth, reproduction, responsiveness, movement, metabolism
metabolism
respiration, digestion, circulation, excretion
homeostatsis 3 components
receptors, control center, effectors
negative feed back
when the deviation from the set point is corrected and the correction reduces the response of the effectors
Positive feed back
change is not reversed but intensified – can produce unstable conditions
axial portion
head, neck and trunk
cranial cavity
brain
vertebral cavity
spinal cavity + spinal cord
head cavities
cranial, oral, nasal, orbital, middle
thoracic cavity