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Chapter 1: Into (Life + Org.) Flashcards

1
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Append

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to hang

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cardi

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heart

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cran

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helmet

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dors

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back

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homeo

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same

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-tomy

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to cut

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-logy

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study of

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meta

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change

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parietal

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wall

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pelv

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basin

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peri

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around

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pleur

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rib

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13
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stasis

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standing still

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14
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organelles are composed of________

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aggregates of molecules

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Characteristics of life

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  1. Movement
  2. Responsiveness
  3. Growth
  4. Reproduction
  5. Respiration
  6. Digestion
  7. Absorption
  8. Circulation
  9. Assimilation
  10. Excretion
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02

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drives metabolic processes

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17
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heat

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form of energy (more heat = faster reactions)

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18
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receptor

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providse info about conditions in the environment

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19
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set point

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what a value should be

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20
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effectors

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muscles or glands that will bring back to normal

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21
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negative feedback

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  • return to set point

- opposite direction

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22
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positive feedback

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  • produce unstable conditions

- higher bp, childbirth, immune response

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axial

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center part of body (no limbs)

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appendicular

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limbs of the body

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25
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cranial cavity

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head

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thoracic cavity

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chest (above diaphragm)

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visceral

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abdominal- internal (think intestines)

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orbital cavity

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behind eyes

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parietal membrane

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attached to wall of cavity

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visceral

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deeper membrane

31
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how many organ systems are there

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11

32
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integumentary system

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skin and accessory organs (hair and nails)

33
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lymphatic system

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  • lymph vessels/nodes/fluid
  • thymus
  • spleen
34
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anatomical position

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  • erect
  • face forward (ventral side)
  • limbs at side
  • palm facing up
35
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anterior

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front/ventral

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posterior

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back/dorsal

37
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medial

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closer to imaginary mid line

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lateral

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towards side

39
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bilateral

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paired structures (lungs)

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Ipsilateral

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on same side (R leg, R arm)

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Contralateral

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on opposite side (L arm, R leg)

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proximal

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closer to trunk (axial)

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distal

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farthest away from axial body (think finger tip)

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superficial

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surface

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midsaggittal line

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divides body into l and right

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transverse

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horizontal plane

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frontal

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divides back and front

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cylindrical organ

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long bone is sectioned off

49
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hypochondirac region

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l and r upper and outer regions

50
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lateral region

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middle l and right section

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inguinal

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lower l and r section

52
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epigastric region

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upper centered region

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umbilical region

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absolute center

54
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pubic region

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lower centered region

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otic

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ear

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cervical

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neck

57
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acromial

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point of shoulder

58
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axillary

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armpit

59
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antecubital

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front of elbow

60
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antebrachial

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forearm

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carpal

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wrist

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tarsal

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foot

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palmar

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palm

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occipital

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back of head

65
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digital

A

finger

66
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patellar

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front of knee

67
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crural

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leg

68
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pedal

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foot

69
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cephalic

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head

70
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buccal

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cheek

71
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coxal

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hip

72
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popliteal

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back of knee

73
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sural

A

calf

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