Chapter 1 definitions

Question 1

Subdivisions of anatomy

Answer 1

• surface
• gross
• systemic
• regional
• developmental
• embryology
• cytology
• pathological

Question 2

Surface Anatomy

Answer 2

study by palpating

Question 3

gross anatomy

Answer 3

study of anatomy without microscope

Question 4

systemic anatomy

Answer 4

study of body systems and their relationships

Question 5

regional anatomy

Answer 5

study of body regions

Question 6

developmental anatomy

Answer 6

study of fertilized egg through adulthood

Question 7

embryology

Answer 7

study of developing fetus from fertilized egg to 8th week

Question 8

cytology

Answer 8

study of tissues

Question 9

pathological anatomy

Answer 9

examine structural changes in tissues

Question 10

physiology

Answer 10

study of how body structures function

Question 11

cell physiology

Answer 11

how cells function

Question 12

systems physiology

Answer 12

how systems function

Question 13

pathophysiology

Answer 13

study of changes of normal functioning which is caused by disease or syndrome

Question 14

neurophysiology

Answer 14

study of nervous system function

Question 15

Endocrinology

Answer 15

how endocrine system functions

Question 16

Cardiovascular physiology

Answer 16

how the cardiovascular system functions

Question 17

immunophysiology

Answer 17

how the immunological processes function

Question 18

respiratory physiology

Answer 18

how the respiratory system functions

Question 19

renal physiology

Answer 19

how the kidneys function

Question 20

reproductive physiology

Answer 20

how the reproductive system functions

Question 21

What distinguish living from nonliving things?

Answer 21

• metabolism
• responsiveness
• movement
• growth
• differentiation
• reproduction

Question 22

metabolism

Answer 22

all chemical reactions in body

Question 23

responsiveness

Answer 23

detect and respond to stimuli

Question 24

stimulus

Answer 24

change in the environment

Question 25

movement

Answer 25

motion of the body

Question 26

differentiation

Answer 26

when cell is transformed from unspecialized cell to specialized state

Question 27

What 2 systems regulate homeostasis?

Answer 27

1. nervous
2. endocrine

Question 28

nervous system

Answer 28

detects changes and sends impulses to organs and glands

Question 29

endocrine system

Answer 29

secretes hormones

Question 30

What 2 factors do homeostasis depend on?

Answer 30

• excitability
• feedback systems

Question 31

excitability

Answer 31

ability to detect + respond to changes to restore homeostasis

Question 32

ICF (intracellular fluid)

Answer 32

fluid in body cells

Question 33

ECF (extracellular fluid)

Answer 33

fluid outside body cells that is in constant motion

Question 34

interstitial fluid, intercellular fluid, tissue fluid

Answer 34

EFC filling narrow spaces btwn cells or tissues

Question 35

plasma

Answer 35

ECF in blood vessels