Human Anatomy Flashcards

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Inferior or caudal

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Away from head; lower bottom, below

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Superior or Carnial

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Toward the head; upper , top , above

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Anterior or central

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Front

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Posterior or dorsal

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Back

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Proximal

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Toward it nearest to trunk ( chest and abdomen) , or point of origin of a part

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Distal

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Away from trunk it point of origin of a part

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Lateral

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Away from midline of body; towards the side

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Frontal plane ( coronal plane )

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Vertical plane running from side to side ; divides the body or any of its parts into anterior ( front ) and posterior ( back )

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Lateral plane ( Sagittal plane )

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A vertical plane running from side to side; divides the body or any of its parts into right and left sides

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Transverse plane ( axial plane )

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A horizontal plans ; divides the body or any parts of its superior ( upper ) and inferior ( lower )

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Thoracic cavity

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Thorax , thoracic, or chest cavity contains the heart , lungs , trachea , esophagus, large blood vessels and nerves

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Abdominal ad pelvic cavity

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The lower part of the central cavity can be further divided into two portions abdominal and pelivic

Abdominal contains the gastrointestinal tract , kidneys, and adrenal glands

Pelvic contains urgenital system as well as rectum

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Dorsal cavity

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Contains organs from the vertebral canal and carnival cavity

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Why is it important for organs and organ systems in th body to work Togther ?

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Thermoregulation , maintains internal organs

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How do organs and organ systems communicate with one anther?

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Chemical messages and nerve impulses

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What is homeostasis ?

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Regulation and maintenance of the internal environment

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Name four parts of the control system

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Sensors , control center , nervous and endocrine systems , targets

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What is negative feedback?

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Looks the counteract of any change that moves conditions above or below a set point

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What is positive feed back ?

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Louis increase change away from set point

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What are sensors ?

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Father information about internal and external environments

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What is the Control Centre ?

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Receives information from the sensors , compares it with set points , or ideal values , and responds by sending messages through a communication centres

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What is the nervous and endocrine centre

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Act as communication centres or idea values and respond by sending messages through an communication system. Nerve impulses or hormones are messages sent to targets throughout the body

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What are targets ?

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Organs , tissues , or cells that respond to messages