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Chapter 1/2- Language/Reading the map Flashcards

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Physiology

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the study of nature & how it functions

Various structures that makes up the human body.

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anatomy

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the study of internal & external structures of plants animals & The Human Body

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Macroscopic anatomy

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Gross anatomy

Represents the study of the structures visible to the unaided or naked eye

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Microscopic anatomy

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Fine anatomy

The study of structures that can be seen and examined only with magnification aids such as microscope

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Hist/o

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Tissue

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Hydr/o

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Water

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Nephr/o

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Kidney

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Phag/o

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To swallow

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Phleb/o

Ven/o

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Vein

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Pne/o

Pnea

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To breathe

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pneumon/o

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air or lung

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a-

an-

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without

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acro-

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extermities

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brady-

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slow

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dia-

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through

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dys-

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difficult

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tachy-

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fast

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-ostomy

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surgically forming an opening

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-penia

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decrease or lack of

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metric system

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based on factors of 10

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metabolism

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refers to all the chemical operations going on within our bodies

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anabolism

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process by which simpler compounds are built up and used to manufacture materials for growth, reproduction, and repair.

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catabolism

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the process by which complex substances are broken down into simpler substances

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homeostasis

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a state of being utilizing physiological processes that maintain a stable internal environment or equilibrium

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negative feedback loop

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works against the trend. sense internal and external environment and signal the body to make adjustments to maintain homeostasis.

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positive feedback loop

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allows what is not usually normal- happen

ex: labor-breastfeeding

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diagnose

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name of a disease

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prognosis

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prediction of an outcome of a disease

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anatomical position

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a human standing erect, face forward, with feet parallel and arms hanging at side with palms facing forward

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supine

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lying on your back

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trendelenburg

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the feet is higher than the head; head of the bed lower than feet

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fowlers position

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sitting in the bed at 45-60 degree angle

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orthostatic hypotension

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becoming dizzy and weak after arising from a seating position

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orthopnea

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easier to breathe in a upright position than lying flat

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transverse/ horizontal plane

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divides the body into top & bottom sections

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saggital plane
midsaggital
median plane

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divides body into right & left halves

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frontal/coronal plane

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divides body into front & back sections

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superior

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above

towards the head or upper body

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inferior

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below

away from the head or towards the lower part of the body

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cranial/cephalic(body planes& directions)

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toward the head or upper body

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caudal

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away from the head or toward the lower part of the body

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medial

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near the middle of midline

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lateral

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(on the side) body parts located away from midline

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anterior/ventral

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front of the body

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posterior/ dorsal

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refers to back of the body

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proximal

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near

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distal

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distant

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external

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outside

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internal

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inside

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superficial

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on the surface

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deep

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away from surface

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central

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middle

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peripheral

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outside region

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Body cavities

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are found in posterior & anterior positions

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posterior position (body cavities)

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cranial cavity & spinal cavity can be viewed from this position

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anterior position (body cavities)

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the larger cavity, subdivided into two main cavities

thoracic & abdominalpelvic cavity can be viewed

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diaphragm

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large dome shaped muscle

divides the thoracic cavity from the abdomino cavity

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pericardial

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cavity around the heart

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plueral cavity

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lungs

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mediastinum

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middle sternum

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hernia

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a tear in the muscle wall that allows a structure to protrude through it

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antebrachial

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forearm

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antecubital

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area in front of the elbow

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axillary

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armpit

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brachial

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upper arm

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buccal

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cheek (inside)

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carpal

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wrist

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cervical

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neck

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digital

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fingers

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femoral

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inner thigh

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gluteal

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buttocks

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lumbar

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lower back

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nasal

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nose

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oral

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mouth

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orbital

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eye area

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patellar

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knee

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pedal

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foot

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plantar

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sole of foot

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pubic

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genital region

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scapular

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shoulder blades region

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sternal

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breast bone area

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thoracic

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chest

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X-ray

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high energy radiation that penetrates the body and gives a 2-d view of bones
does not show soft tissue

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ct scan

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scans using narrow focused X-ray beams that circle around the body

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Mri

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produces even greater detail of soft tissue structures

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ultrasound

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uses sound waves to distinguish structures in the body
allow body activity to be viewed in real time
sound picture

Anatomy (2 decks)

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