Chapter 1) The Human Body: An Orientation Flashcards
Define the term ANATOMY.
Study of the structure of living organisms.
Define The term PHYSIOLOGY.
The study of the function of living organisms.
What is GROSS ANATOMY?
The study of large body structures visible to the naked eye.
What is REGIONAL ANATOMY?
The study of all structures in a particular region of the body.
What is SYSTEMIC ANATOMY?
The study of the systems.
What is SURFACE ANATOMY?
The study of internal structures as they relate to the overlying skin surface.
What is MICROSCOPIC ANATOMY?
The study of structures too small to be seen with the naked eye.
What is DEVELOPMENTAL ANATOMY?
The study of the changes throughout the body.
What is EMBRYOLOGY?
The study of changes before birth.
Define the term RENAL PHYSIOLOGY.
The study of kidney function and urine production.
Define the term NEUROPHYSIOLOGY.
The study of the nervous system.
Define the term CARDIOVASCULAR PHYSIOLOGY.
The study of the blood vessels and the heart.
What is the Principle of Complementarity?
It states that what a structure can do depends on its specific form.
What is the Structural Organization?
Chemical Level, Cellular Level, Tissue Level, Organ Level, Organ System Level, and Organismal Level.
What is the Chemical Level?
In Structural Organization, it is the simplest level of organization where atoms combine to form molecules, and organelles form.
What is the Cellular Level?
In Structural Organization, it is where all the organelles ,that formed in the Chemical Level, combine to form cells.
What is the Tissue Level?
In Structural Organization, it is where similar cells with a common function combine and form tissues.
What is the Organ Level?
In Structural Organization, it is where two or more of tissues that performs a specific function for the body form together into a discrete structure.
What is the Organ System Level?
In Structural Organization, it is where organs work together to accomplish a common purpose.
What is the Organismal Level?
It is where all the other levels work together to keep a mundane alive.
What are the Necessary Life Functions?
Maintaining Boundaries, Movement, Responsiveness, Digestion, Metabolism, Excretion, Reproduction, and Growth.
