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Chapter 1: Human Organism Flashcards

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This includes the changes an organism undergoes through time, beginning with fertilization and ending at death

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Development

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This organ system performs the mechanical and chemical processes of digestion, absorption of nutrients, and elimination of wastes

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Digestive System

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The scientific discipline that studies the body’s structure

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Anatomy

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The scientific investigation of the processes or functions of the body

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Physiology

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The study of the cells

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Cytology

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The study that examines the tissues

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Histology

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A person is ____ when lying face upward

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Supine

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This characteristic of life refers to an increase in size or number of cells, which produces an overall enlargement of all or part of an organism

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Growth

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This level of anatomy studies the structural changes that occur between conception and adulthood

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Developmental Anatomy

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A subspecialty of developmental anatomy that considers changes from conception to the end of the eighth week of development

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Embryology

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The two approaches of gross anatomy or macroscopic anatomy

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Systemically and Regionally

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A ___ is a group of structures that have one or more common functions

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system

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In this type of anatomy, the body is studied system by system

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Systemic Anatomy

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In this type of anatomy, the body is studied area by area

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Regional Anatomy

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This involves looking at the exterior of the body to visualize structures deeper inside the body

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Surface Anatomy

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The use of radiographs (x-rays), ultrasound, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and other technologies to create pictures of internal structures

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Anatomical Imaging

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These are physical characteristics that differ from the normal pattern

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Anatomical Anomalies

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This type of physiology examines the processes occurring in cells such as energy production from food

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Cell Physiology

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The medical science dealing with all aspects of disease

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Pathology

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This type of physiology focuses on the changes in function and structure caused by exercise

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Exercise Physiology

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What are the 6 Levels of Organization?

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  1. Chemical level
  2. Cell level
  3. Tissue level
  4. Organ level
  5. Organ system level
  6. Organism level
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What is the 1st level of organization?

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Chemical level

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What is the 2nd level of organization?

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Cell level

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What is the 3rd level of organization?

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Tissue level

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What is the 4th level of organization?

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Organ level

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What is the 5th level of organization?

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Organ system level

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What is the 6th level of organization?

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Organism level

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What are the 6 Characteristics of Life?

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  1. Organization
  2. Metabolism
  3. Responsiveness
  4. Growth
  5. Development
  6. Reproduction
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This characteristic of life refers to the specific interrelationships among the parts if an organism and how those parts interact to perform specific functions

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Organization

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This is the ability to use energy and to perform vital functions

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Metabolism

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This refers to all of the chemical reactions taking place in the cells and internal environment of an organism

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Metabolism

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This characteristic of life is an organism’s ability to sense changes in its external or internal environment

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Responsiveness

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What are the 11 body systems?

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  1. Integumentary
  2. Skeletal
  3. Muscular
  4. Nervous
  5. Endocrine
  6. Cardiovascular
  7. Lymphatic
  8. Respiratory
  9. Digestive
  10. Urinary
  11. Reproductive
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It involves changes in a cell’s structure and function from an immature, generalized state to a mature, specialized state

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Differentiation

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This is the change in shape of tissues, organs, and the entire organism

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Morphogenesis

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This is the formation of new cells or new organisms

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Reproduction

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This body system provides protection, regulates temperature, prevents water loss, and helps produce Vitamin D

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Integumentary System

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This body system provides protection and support, allows body movements, produces blood cells, and stores minerals and adipose

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Skeletal System

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This body system produces body movements, maintains posture, and produces body heat

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Muscular System

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A major regulatory system that detects sensations and controls movements, physiological processes, and intellectual functions

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Nervous System

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A major regulatory system that influences metabolism, growth, reproduction, and many other functions

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Endocrine System

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A major regulatory system that transports nutrients, waste products, gases, and hormones throughout the body; plays a role in the immune response and the regulation of the body temperature

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Cardiovascular System

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What are the 3 Components of the Cardiovascular System?

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  1. Heart
  2. Blood
  3. Blood vessels (veins, arteries)
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This body system removes foreign substances from the blood and lymph, combats disease, maintains tissue, and fluid balance, and absorbs dietary fats from the digestive tract

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Lymphatic System or Immune System

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The Lymphatic System is also known as the ____

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Immune System

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This regulatory system is responsible for exchanges in oxygen and carbon dioxide between the blood and air and regulates blood pH

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Respiratory System

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This system removes waste products from the blood and regulates blood pH, ion balance, and water balance

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Urinary System

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The system responsible for producing hormones that influence sexual function and behaviors

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Reproductive System

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49
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The existence and maintenance of a balanced environment within the body

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Homeostasis

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50
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A disturbance in homeostasis, resulting in disease and possibly death

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Homeostatic Imbalance

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Changes in our environmental conditions, such as hot or cold outdoor temperatures, are called ___ because their values are not constant

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Variables

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52
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Ideal normal body value in homeostasis is called ___

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Setpoint

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53
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In the negative feedback in homeostasis, negative is ___ and means “____”

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good, “to decrease”

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This is when any deviation from the set point is made smaller or is resisted

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Negative Feedback

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What are the 3 components of the negative feedback mechanism?

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  1. Receptor
  2. Control Center
  3. Effector
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A changed variable in homeostasis is called ___

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Stimulus

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57
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This occurs when a response to the original stimulus results in the deviation from the set point becoming even greater

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Positive feedback

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58
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Positive feedback is ___ and means “___”

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bad, “to increase”

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59
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A chemical responsible for blood clot formation

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Thrombin

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60
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This refects to a person standing erect with the face directed forward, the upper limbs hanging to the sides, and the palms of the hands facing forward

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Anatomical Position

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A person is ___ when lying face upward

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Supine

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62
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A person is ___ when lying face downward

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Prone

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63
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In directional terms, superior means ____ and is interchangeable with the term ____

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“above”, Cephalic

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In directional terms, inferior means ____ and is interchangeable with the term ____

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“below”, Caudal

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In directional terms, anterior means ___ and is synonymous with the term ____ which means ___

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“In front of”, ventral, “belly”

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In directional terms, posterior means ___ and is synonymous with the term ____ which means ___

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“behind”, dorsal, “back”

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Proximal means ___

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“close to”

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Distal means ___

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“far from”

69
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Medial means ____

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“toward the midline”

70
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Lateral means ____

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“away from the midline”

71
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___ describes a structure close to the surface of the body

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Superficial

72
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___ means away from the surface, toward the interior of the body

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Deep

73
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Complete the sentence using the correct directional term:

The chin is ___ to the navel

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superior (or cephalic)

74
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Complete the sentence using the correct directional term:

The nipple is ___ to the breastbone

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lateral

75
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Complete the sentence using the correct directional term:

The spine is ___ to the breastbone

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posterior (or dorsal)

76
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Complete the sentence using the correct directional term:

The wrist is ___ to the elbow

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distal

77
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Complete the sentence using the correct directional term:

The elbow is ___ to the wrist

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proximal

78
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Complete the sentence using the correct directional term:

The nose is __ to the ears

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medial

79
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The head, neck, and trunk are from what region of the body?

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Central region

80
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What are the divisions of the trunk?

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  1. thorax
  2. abdomen
  3. pelvis
81
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The upper limb consists of what parts of the body?

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  1. the arm
  2. the forearm
  3. the wrist
  4. the hand
82
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The lower limb consists of what parts of the body?

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  1. the thigh
  2. the leg
  3. the ankle
  4. the foot
83
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The abdomen is subdivided superficially into quadrants by two imaginary lines that intersect at the navel. The quadrants formed are ____

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right upper quadrant
right lower quadrant
left upper quadrant
left lower quadrant

84
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The abdomen is sometimes subdivided into regions by four imaginary lines creating a virtual “tic-tac-toe” grid, resulting in nine regions which are:

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  1. epigastric
  2. right hypochondriac
  3. left hypochondriac
  4. umbilical
  5. right lumbar
  6. left lumbar
  7. hypogastric
  8. right iliac
  9. left iliac
85
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If there is pain caused by the appendix, the region this pain radiates from is the ___

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right lower quadrant

86
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A patient in constipation will feel pain in the ___

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left lower quadrant

87
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This plane separates the body into right and left halves

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sagittal plane

88
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A ___ is a sagittal plane that passes through the midline of the body

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median plane

89
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A _____ runs parallel to the ground, dividing the body into a front (anterior) and back (posterior) halves

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frontal plane/coronal plane

90
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A _____ runs parallel to the ground, dividing the body into superior and inferior portions

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transverse plane/horizontal plane

91
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If an organ cut is made across the length at other than a right angle, this is called an

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oblique section

92
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A cut through the length of the organ is a ____

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longitudinal section

93
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A cut at a right angle to the length of an organ is ____

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transverse or cross-section

94
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forehead =

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Frontal

95
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eye =

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Orbital

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nose =

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Nasal

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ear =

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Autic

98
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cheek =

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Buccal

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chin =

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Mental

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mouth =

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Oral

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collarbone =

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Clavicular

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neck =

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Cervical

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chest =

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Pectoral

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breastbone =

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Sternal

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breast =

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Mammary

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armpit =

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Axillary

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arm =

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Brachial

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front of elbow =

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Antecubital

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forearm =

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Antebrachial

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wrist =

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Carpal

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palm =

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Palmar

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fingers =

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Digital

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pelvis =

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Pelvic

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abdomen =

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Abdominal

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navel =

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Umbilical

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groin =

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Inguinal

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genital =

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Pubic

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hip =

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Coxal

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thigh =

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Femoral

120
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kneecap =

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Patellar

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leg =

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Crural

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ankle =

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Talus

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top of foot =

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Dorsum

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toes =

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Digital

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hand =

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Manual

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foot =

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Pedal

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thorax =

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Thoracic

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base of skull =

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Occipital

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back of neck =

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Nuchal

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skull =

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Cranial

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shoulder blade =

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Scapular

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point of shoulder =

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Acromial

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spinal column =

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Vertebral

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point of elbow =

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Olecranon

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lion =

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Lumbar

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between hips =

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Sacral

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buttock =

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Gluteal

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perineum =

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Perineal

139
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back of hand =

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Dorsum

140
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hollow behind knees =

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Popliteal

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calf =

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Sural

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sole =

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Plantar

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heel =

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Calcaneal

144
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The 2 types of internal cavities in the body are:

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  1. Dorsal body cavity

2. Ventral body cavity

145
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The 2 subdivisions of the dorsal body cavity are:

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  1. Cranial cavity

2. Vertebral canal

146
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The ventral body cavity is subdivided into these cavities:

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  1. Thoracic cavity
  2. Abdominal cavity
  3. Pelvic cavity
147
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The walls of the body cavities and the surface of internal organs are in contact with membranes called ____

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Serous membranes

148
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The layer that lines the walls of the cavities is called the ____

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Parietal serous membrane

149
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The layer covering the internal organs is the ____

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Visceral serous membrane

150
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This cavity contains the heart and is housed in the mediastinum

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Pericardial cavity

151
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In the pericardial cavity, the parietal serous membrane is called ___

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Parietal pericardium

152
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In the pericardial cavity, the visceral serous membrane is called ___

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Visceral pericardium

153
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In the pericardial cavity, the space between two pericardial membranes is called the ____ and is filled with ____

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Pericardial cavity, pericardial fluid

154
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This thoracic cavity houses a lung

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Pleural cavity

155
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In pleural cavities, the parietal serous membrane lining the pleural cavities is called ___

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Parietal pleura

156
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In pleural cavities, the visceral serous membrane covering the lungs is called the ___

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Visceral pleura

157
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In pleural cavities, the space between two pleural membranes is called the ____ and is filled with ____

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Pleural cavity, Pleural fluid

158
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This cavity covers the abdominopelvic and houses many organs, such as the liver, the digestive organs, and reproductive organs

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Peritoneal cavity

159
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In the peritoneal cavity, the parietal serous membrane is called the ___

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Parietal peritoneum

160
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In the peritoneal cavity, the visceral serous membrane is called ___

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Visceral peritoneum

161
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In the peritoneal cavity, the space between two serous membranes is the specific location of the peritoneal and is filled with ____

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Peritoneal fluid

162
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Organs tightly adhered to the posterior body wall have a ____ location

ex. kidneys, ureters, adrenal glands, a large portion of the pancreas, parts of the large intestine, urinary bladder

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Retroperitoneal

163
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___ is the inflammation of the pericardium

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Pericarditis

164
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___ is the inflammation of the pleura

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Pleurisy

165
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___ is the inflammation of the peritoneum

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Peritonitis

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