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Chapter 1 Introduction Flashcards

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Anatomy

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Study of structure of an organism and relationship to its parts.

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Physiology

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Study of the functions of living organisms and their parts.

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Cells

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Organizations of various chemicals

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Tissues

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Organizations of similar cells

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Organs

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Organizations of different kinds of tissues

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Systems

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Organizations of many different kinds of organs

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Anatomical

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Standing with arms at the sides and plans turned forward

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Supine

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Lying face upward

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Prone

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Person lies flat with the chest down on back up

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Superior

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Towards the head, upper

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Inferior

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Toward the feet, lower

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Anterior

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Front

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Posterior

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Back

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Medial

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Midline of the body

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Lateral

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Side of the body or away from the midline

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Proximal

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Toward or nearest the trunk or nearest the point of origin

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Distal

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Away from or farthest from the trunk or farthest from a structures point of origin

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Superficial

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Nearer the body surface

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Deep

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Farther away from the body surface

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Sagittarius plane

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Lengthwise plane that divides the body into right and left sections

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Midsagittal

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Sagittal plane that divides the body into two equals halves

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Frontal(coronal) plane

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Lengthwise plane plane that divides a structure into anterior and posterior portions

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Transverse plane

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Horizontal plane that divides a structure into upper and lower parts

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Ventral

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Towards the front of the belly

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Dorsal

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Towards the back

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Abdominoplevic cavity

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Divided into two parts

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Abdominal cavity

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Contains the liver, stomach, kidneys, and other organs.

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Pelvic cavity

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Contains the bladder, some reproductive organs, and rectum

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The dorsal cavity

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Is on the posterior(back side) of the body and contains the cranial cavity and spinal cavity

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What are the two dorsal cavities?

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Cranial and Spinal cavity

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Cranial cavity

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Space inside the skull that contains the brain

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Spinal cavity

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The space inside the spinal column

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What are the two ventral cavities

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Thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities

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Upper thoracic cavity

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Includes mediastinum and pleural cavities

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Lower thoracic cavity

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Includes the abdominal cavity and the pelvic cavity both form the abdominopelvic cavity

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Abdominal quadrants

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Divides the abdomen into four quadrants

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Abdominopelvic regions

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Upper, middle, lower regions

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Upper abdominopelvic region includes

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Right and left hypochondriac regions and the epigastric region

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Middle abdominopelvic region includes

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Right and left lumbar regions and the umbilical region

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Lower abdominopelvic region includes

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Right and left iliac region and the hypogastric region

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What are the two body regions

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Axial and appendicular regions

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Axial region

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Head, neck, and torso or trunk

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Appendicular region

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Upper and lower extremities

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Axial skeleton

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Makes up our central axis and consist of the following bones: skill, vertebrae, ribs and sternum

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Appendicular skeleton

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consists of the limbs and girdles(shoulder and pelvic)

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Body mechanisms

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Act as heaters, air pumps and the like, to maintain the relatively stable conditions

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Homeostasis

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Is the maintenance of the body’s internal environment

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Chemical level

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The smallest level of organization

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Cellular level

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Molecules combine to form cellular structures

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Tissue level

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Two or more cells working to carry out a specific function

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Organ level

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Two or more tissue types combine form a specific structure called organ

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Organ system level

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An organ system is composed of two or more organs working together to carry out a broad function

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Organism level

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Organ system function together to make up the human body

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Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)

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This fluid keeps the brain and the spinal cord floatable

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Diaphragm

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Is a muscle in the body that functions in respiration

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What are the two subdivision of the ventral body cavity

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Thoracic and abdominopelvic cavity

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Three smaller cavity within the thoracic cavity

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Pleural, mediastinum, and pericardial cavity

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Pleural cavity

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Left and right pleural cavity, each surround a lung and is located within serous membranes

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Mediastinum

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Located between the left and right pleural cavities

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Pericardial cavity

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Located within the mediastinum cavity, surrounds or around the heart

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Serous membranes

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Are thin continuous layers of tissue

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