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chapter 1: language of a&p Flashcards

1
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anatomy

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the structure

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physiology

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the function

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levels of organization

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atoms-molecules-macromolecules-organelles-cells-tissue-organ level-organ system-organism

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metabolism

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the sum all of chemical processes in the body

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catabolism

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breaking down molecules

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anabolism

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building larger molecules

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responsiveness

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ability to detect & respond to change

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movement

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motion of the body

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growth

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increase the body size

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differentiation

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development of a cell from unspecialized to specialized

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reproduction

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replacement of new cells, or production of new individual

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radiological anatomy

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  • radiography (x-ray)
  • sonography (ultrasound)
  • computed tomography (CT)
  • magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
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13
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integumentary system

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external body covering
- hair, nails, skin

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skeletal system

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  • framework for muscles
  • protects & supports organs
  • blood cells formed here
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reproductive system

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  • generate offspring
  • produce sex hormones
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muscular system

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  • movement, posture, facial expression
  • produces heat
  • slow acting
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17
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nervous system

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  • fast acting control system
  • responds to stimuli to maintain homeostasis
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endocrine system

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  • slow acting control system
  • responds to stimuli to maintain homeostasis
  • secrets hormones
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cardiovascular system

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  • heart pumps blood
  • blood vessels transport blood
    - carries oxygen, CO2, nutrients, and wastes
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lymphatic system

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-filters tissue and blood of debris
- houses immune cells that attack foreign substances

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respiratory system

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supplies us with oxygen and removes carbon dioxide

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digestive system

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breaks down and absorbs nutrients

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urinary system

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  • eliminate waste from blood
  • regular blood content
    - water, ions, acids, bases
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regional anatomy
- regions

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location within the body

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regional anatomy
- axial

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head, neck, and trunk (thorax and abdomen)

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regional anatomy
- appendicular

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upper and lower limbs

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head

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cephalic

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neck

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cervical

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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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wrist

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palm

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palmar

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thigh

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femoral

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leg

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crural

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ankle

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tarsal

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foot

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pedal

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chest

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thoracic

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abdomen

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abdominal

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pelvis

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pelvic

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forehead

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frontal

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eye

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orbital

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ear

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otic

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cheek

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buccal

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nose

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nasal

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mouth

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oral

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chin

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mental

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breast

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mammary

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naval

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umbilical

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hip

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coxal

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groin

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inguinal

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shoulder

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acromial

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shoulder blade

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scapular

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spinal column

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vertebral

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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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hollow behind knee

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popliteal

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calf

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sural

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back

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dorsal

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heel

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calcaneal

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internal body cavities
- posterior aspect (dorsal body cavity)

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back of the body, a continuous cavity that houses the CNS

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internal body cavity
- cranial activity

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  • two major (closed) body cavities
  • houses the brain
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internal body cavity
- vertebral cavity / canal

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  • two major (closed) body cavities
  • encloses the spinal cord
65
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body cavities
- ventral body cavity

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front of the body, houses the viscera and physically subdivided by diaphragm

66
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body cavities
- thoracic cavity

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houses the lungs and heart

67
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body cavities
- abdominopelvic cavity

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can further be divided but has no physical membrane

68
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body cavities
- abdominal cavity

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houses the digestive organs

69
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body cavities
- pelvic cavity

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houses reproductive organs

70
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parietal

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outer layer of serous membrane

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visceral

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covers the external surface of organs

72
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serous fluid

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reduces friction

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pericardium

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heart

74
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pleural

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lungs

75
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peritoneum

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abdominopelvic organs

76
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mesothelioma

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cancer derived from the cells that make up the pleura

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negative feedback

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  • controls most body processes
  • effector opposes stimules
  • reverses direction of change
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positive feedback

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  • less common
  • effector reinforces stimulus
  • amplifies direction of change

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