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Chapter 1: Intro To Anatomy & Anatomical Terminology Flashcards

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Anatomy is the study of what?

A

Structure

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What did the earliest healer rely on for their treatments?

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Superstition

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Physiology is the study of what?

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Function

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Anatomical position that is parallel to longitude axis. It divides body into left and right portions.

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Sagittal

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Anatomical position divides the body into anterior (towards the front/abdominal region/surface) and posterior (towards the back) portions.

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Frontal

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Anatomical position divides the body into superior (above/towards the head) and inferior (below/away from the head) portions.

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Transverse

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Anatomical position that divides the body into equal left and right portions; down the middle.

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Midsagittal

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Portion of the body that includes the head, neck, and trunk.

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Axial

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Portion of the body that includes limbs.

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Appendicular

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Towards the front/abdominal region/surface

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Anterior (Ventral)

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Towards the back

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Posterior (Dorsal)

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To lie above/towards the head

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Superior

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To lie below/away from the head

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Inferior

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Towards the midline

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Medial

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Away from the midline

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Lateral

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Towards point of origin

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Proximal

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Away from point of origin

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Distal

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Chemical process that occur within a living organism in order to maintain life is called…

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Metabolism

18
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Change in internal environment causes response that reverses the direction of change

ie: temperature regulation (sweating) and blood sugar regulation

A

Negative Feedback

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Less common regulatory mechanism in humans, results in changes away from the normal state and may lead to instability

ie: labor & blood clotting

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Positive feedback

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What are the four main tissues of the body?

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Epithelial, Connective, Muscle, and Nervous

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Spaces potentially filled with organs

A

Body cavities

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Portion of the membrane that STICKS to the organs of the cavity

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Visceral membrane

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Portion of the membrane that LINES the body wall

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Parietal membrane

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________ ______ _______ are found in the heart (_____), lungs (_____), and liver (________).

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Double layer membranes, pericardium, pleura, peritoneum

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