CHAPTER 1-4 Flashcards
ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY
Are about human structure and function; the biology of the human body
Anatomy
The study of form
Hippocrates
Was know as the father of medicine; creating the Hippocrates oath; help future and current doctors to do no harm
Metabolism
Internal chemical reactions “the sum of all chemical reactions”
Homeostasis
Maintaining stable internal conditions
Development
Difference and growth
Reproduction
Producing copies of themselves
Passing genes to off spring
Evolution
Changes in the genes
Vessels
Make up 90% of the human body
Cranial cavity
Skull that encloses the brain
The thoracic cavity has 2 sub cavities
Pleural cavity and the periocardial cavity
Pleural cavity
Covers the lungs
Periocardial cavity
Covers the heart
Abdominal pelvic cavity
The abdomen and the pelvis
The abdominal cavity
Digestive organs spleen and kidneys