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Chapter 1: Intro to Human Anatomy and Physiology Flashcards

1
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What does Anatomy deal with?

A

The structures (morphology) of body parts

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2
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What does Physiology deal with?

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The function of body parts

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3
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When something leaves part of the cell but remain inside is…

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Secretion

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4
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When something leaves the cell completely it is considered…

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Excretion

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5
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Life depends on what environmental factors?

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Water, food, oxygen, heat, pressure

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6
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The body’s maintenance of a stable environmental factor is called…

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Homeostasis

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7
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Which type of feedback regulates biological systems creating the end product to reduce the stimulus (going back to normal)

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Negative feedback

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8
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A process in which the end products of an action cause more of that action to occur (going away from normal)

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Positive feedback

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9
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The control center of body temperature is found where?

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The hypothalamus

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10
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An example of negative feedback

A

body temperature

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11
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An example of positive feedback

A

child birth

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12
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1st level of organization

A

atom

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13
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2nd level of organization

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molecule

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14
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3rd level of organization

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macromolecule

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15
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4th level of organization

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organelle

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16
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5th level of organization

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cell

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17
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6th level of organization

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tissue

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18
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7th level of organization

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organ system

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19
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8th level of organization

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organism

20
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What cavity includes the head, neck, and trunk?

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Axial Portion

21
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The dorsal cavity contains what two cavities?

A

Cranial and spinal (vertebral canal) cavities

22
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The cranial cavity house what?

A

the brain

23
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The ventral cavity contains what smaller cavities?

A

Thoracic, abdominopelvic, abdominal, and pelvic cavity

24
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The thoracic/chest cavity contains what

A

lungs, heart, esophagus, trachea, and thymus gland

25
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What separates the thorax into two compartments that contain the left and right lungs?

A

Mediastinum

26
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The abdominal cavity contains what?

A

the stomach, liver, spleen, gallbladder, small and large intestine

27
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What does the pelvic cavity contain?

A

the terminal ends of the large intestine, urinary bladder, and internal reproductive organs.

28
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What is the appendicular portion?

A

the upper and lower limbs

29
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What are the four head cavities?

A

Oral, Nasal, Orbital, and Middle Ear

30
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What does the oral cavity contain?

A

Teeth and tongue

31
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A body part that is above another body part

A

Superior

32
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A body part that is below another body part

A

Inferior

33
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A body part towards the front of the body

A

anterior

34
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Body part that is towards the back of the body

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Posterior/Dorsal

35
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A body part that is close to the midline

A

Medial

36
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A body part that is toward the side, away from the midline

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Lateral

37
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paired structures, one on each side

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Bilateral

38
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Structures on the same side

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Ipsilateral

39
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structures on the opposite side (ex. right arm and left leg)

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Contralateral

40
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a body part that is closer to a point of attachment to the trunk than another body part

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Proximal

41
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a body part that is farther away from a point of attachment to the trunk than another body part

A

Distal

42
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A body part situated near the surface

A

Superficial

43
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A body part that is internal

A

deep

44
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A horizontal cut that divides the body into superior and inferior portions.

A

Transverse

45
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A cut along the spine that divides the body into equal right and left parts

A

Midsagittal

46
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Unequal left and right parts

A

parasagittal

47
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Frontal cut that divides the body into anterior and posterior portions

A

Coronal

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