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Chapter 1 definitions Flashcards

1
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Subdivisions of anatomy

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

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study by palpating

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3
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gross anatomy

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study of anatomy without microscope

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systemic anatomy

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study of body systems and their relationships

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regional anatomy

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study of body regions

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developmental anatomy

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study of fertilized egg through adulthood

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embryology

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study of developing fetus from fertilized egg to 8th week

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cytology

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study of tissues

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pathological anatomy

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examine structural changes in tissues

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physiology

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study of how body structures function

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cell physiology

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how cells function

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systems physiology

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how systems function

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pathophysiology

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

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14
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neurophysiology

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study of nervous system function

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15
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Endocrinology

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how endocrine system functions

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Cardiovascular physiology

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how the cardiovascular system functions

17
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immunophysiology

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how the immunological processes function

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respiratory physiology

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how the respiratory system functions

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renal physiology

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how the kidneys function

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reproductive physiology

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how the reproductive system functions

21
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What distinguish living from nonliving things?

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  • metabolism
  • responsiveness
  • movement
  • growth
  • differentiation
  • reproduction
22
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metabolism

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all chemical reactions in body

23
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responsiveness

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detect and respond to stimuli

24
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stimulus

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change in the environment

25
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movement

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motion of the body

26
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differentiation

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when cell is transformed from unspecialized cell to specialized state

27
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What 2 systems regulate homeostasis?

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  1. nervous
  2. endocrine
28
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nervous system

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detects changes and sends impulses to organs and glands

29
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endocrine system

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secretes hormones

30
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What 2 factors do homeostasis depend on?

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  • excitability
  • feedback systems
31
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excitability

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ability to detect + respond to changes to restore homeostasis

32
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ICF (intracellular fluid)

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fluid in body cells

33
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ECF (extracellular fluid)

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fluid outside body cells that is in constant motion

34
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interstitial fluid, intercellular fluid, tissue fluid

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EFC filling narrow spaces btwn cells or tissues

35
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plasma

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ECF in blood vessels

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