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Chapter 1 Flashcards

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Principal of Complementarity

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  • Anatomy and Physiology are inseparable

- Function always reflects structure

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The 11 Organ Systems

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  • Integumentary
  • Skeletal
  • Muscular
  • Nervous
  • Endocrine
  • Cardiovascular
  • Lymphatic and Immune
  • Respiratory
  • Digestive
  • Urinary
  • Reproductive
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The Integumentary System

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  • forms the external body covering

- synthesizes Vitamin D and houses receptors

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Endocrine System

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  • hormone secreting glands
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Lymphatic System

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  • picks up fluids leaked from blood vessels and returns it to the blood
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Transverse plane

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divides the body horizontally

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frontal or coronal plane

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divides the body vertically into anterior and posterior parts

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malleolar

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relating to the ankle or ankle region

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cervical

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relating to the neck or cervix

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brachial

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relating to the arm

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lumber

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relating to the loins

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femoral

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relating to the femur

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anterior

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closer to the front of the body

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contralateral

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on opposite sides of the body

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deep

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farther away from the surface of the body

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distal

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farther away from the center of the body

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ipsilateral

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on the same side of the body

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later

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away from the midline of the body

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medial

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towards the midline of the body

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proximal

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closer to the center of the body

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superficial

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closer to the surface of the body

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superior

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above, higher

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Dorsal Cavity

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“dorsal” = relating to the back

- Contains the cranial and vertebral cavities

24
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What are the 2 major body cavities?

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the Dorsal Cavity and the Ventral Cavity

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Thoracic

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“thorax” = from the chest

- contains lungs, mediastinum, and heart

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Ventral cavity

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“ventral” = related to the belly or abdomen

- contains the thoracic and abdominopelvic cavity

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Abdomiopelvic Cavity

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contains:

stomach, bladder, instines, spleen, liver, reproductive organs, and rectum

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Pericardial cavity

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houses the heart

29
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Pleural cavities

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the lungs

30
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Axillary

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relating to the arrmpit

“axilla” = armpit

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Umbilical

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relating to the naval

32
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femur

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thigh

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popliteal

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relating to the back of the knee

“poples” = knee

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