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Chapter 1: Major Themes of Anatomy and Histology Flashcards

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structure

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structure

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physiology

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function

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looking

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inspection

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feeling

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palpation

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listening

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auscultation

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tapping

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percussion

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cutting and separating human body tissues to reveal tissue relationships

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cadaver dissection

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study of multiple species to learn about form, function, and evolution

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comparative anatomy

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former common method of diagnosing disorders

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exploratory surgery

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techniques allow for viewing the inside of the body without surgery

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medical imaging

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branch of medicine concerned with imaging

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radiology

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study of structures that can be seen with the naked eye

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gross anatomy

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examination of tissues with microscope

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histology

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microscopic examination of tissues for signs of disease

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histopathology

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study of structure and function of cells

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cytology

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viewing details with an electron microscope

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ultrastructure

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study of function

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physiology

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study of different species to learn about body functions

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comparative physiology

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process of making numerous observations until one becomes confident in drawing generalizations and predictions

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inductive method

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proof in science is determined by

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reliable observations, repeatedly confirmed, not falsified by any credible observation

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all truth is

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tentative

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investigator formulates hypothesis

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hypothetico-deductive method

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a good hypothesis is

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consistent with what is already known and is capable of being tested and possibly falsified

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if we claim something is scientifically true, we must be able to specify what evidence it would take to prove it wrong

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falsifiability

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number of subjects in a study

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sample size

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group that resembles treatment group but does not receive treatment; to judge if treatment has effect

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control group

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effects of subjects state of mind on her or his physiology

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psychosomatic effects

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avoided with double blind study

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experimenter bias

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what is a placebo

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fake/sugar pill

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provides statement of probability that treatment was effect

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statistical testing

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critical evaluation by other experts in field

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peer review

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information that can be independently verified

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scientific fact

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generalization about the predictable ways matter and energy behave

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law of nature

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explanatory statement or set of statements derived from facts, laws, and confirmed hypotheses

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theory

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change in genetic composition of population of organisms

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evolution

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principle theory of how evolution works; some individuals within a species have hereditary advantages over their competitors- enables them to produce more offspring, making such characteristics more common in successive generations

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natural selection

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forces that promote reproductive success of some individuals more than others

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selection pressures

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inherited features of anatomy and physiology that evolved in response to pressures and that enable an organism to succeed

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adaptations

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hierarchy of complexity

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atoms<molecules<organelles<cells<tissues<organs<organ systems<organism

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theory that a large complex system can be understood by studying its simpler components

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reductionism

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theory that emergent properties of the whole organism cannot be predicted from the properties of the separate parts

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holism

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when are people determined to be dead

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when a person has no brain waves for 24 hours, no reflexes, respiration or heartbeat other than what is provided by artificial life support

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living things that exhibit a higher level of organization than nonliving things

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organization

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living matter is always compartmentalized into one or more cells

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cellular composition

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sum of all internal chemical change: anabolism (synthesis) and catabolism (digestion)

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metabolism

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ability to sense and react to stimuli (irritability or excitability)

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responsiveness

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movement of organism and/or of substances

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characteristics of life

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maintaining relatively stable internal conditions despite external changes

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homeostasis

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differentiation and growth

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development

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producing copies of themselves; passing genes to offspring

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reproduction

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changes in genes from one generation to the next

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evolution of a population

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ability to detect change, activate mechanisms that oppose it, and thereby maintain relatively stable internal conditions

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homeostasis

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internal state of body

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dynamic equilibrium

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feedback loop; senses change and reverses it

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negative feedback

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if too warm

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blood vessels dilate in the skin and sweating begins

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if too cold

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vessels constrict and shivering begins

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component of feedback loop: structure that senses change in body

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receptor

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component of feedback loop: control center that processes the sensory information “makes a decision” and directs the response

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integrating control center

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component of a feedback loop: cell or organ that carries out the final corrective action to restore homeostasis

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effector

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feedback loop: self amplifying cycle

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positive feedback loop

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difference in chemical concentration, charge, temperature, or pressure between two points

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gradient

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imaging technique: electromagnetic waves of very short length; amount of absorption depends on density of matter; best for visualizing bones and abnormal dense structure; blurry 2D

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X ray

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imaging technique: takes successive X rays around a persons full circumference; computer translates recorded information into a detailed picture of the body section; good images of soft tissue, bone, and blood vessels

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computed (axial) tomography (CT/CAT)

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imaging technique: injected contrast medium highlights blood vessel structure; digital subtraction angiography (DSA)

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angiography

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imaging technique: forms images by detecting radioactive isotopes injected into the body; indicates regions of cellular activity; can detect cancer before CT or MRI

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positron emission tomography (PET) scan

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imaging technique: body is probed with pulses of high frequency sound waves that echo off the body’s tissues; relatively inexpensive and safer; imaging technique used to determine the age of a developing fetus

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sonography

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imaging techniques: produces high quality images of soft tissues; distinguishes body tissues based on relative water content; uses strong magnetic fields and radio waves to detect hydrogen; functional____ can detect blood oxygen

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magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

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