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human anatomy chapter 1 Flashcards

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anatomy

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branch concerned about the about the bodily structure

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physiology

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deals with normal functions of the body

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organelle

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organized or special structures in the cell

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cell

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smallest structural and functioning unit of an organism

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tissue

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material that makes up plants and animals

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organ

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part of an organism that is stored within and has a specific function

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organ system

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group of organs that work together

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organism

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animal, plant, or single celled life form

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metabolism

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chemical process that occurs in living organisms to maintain life

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negative-feedback mechanism

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chemical function that causes a decrease in function

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receptor

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organ that can react to external sources

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control center

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maintenance of relatively stable internal conditions

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homeostasis

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regulates internal environment

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effector

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becomes active do to a stimulus

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positive feedback mechanism

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enhances the stimulus

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anatomical position

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erect position of the body

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superior

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above something

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inferior

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below something

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anterior

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towards the front of the body

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posterior

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towards the back of the body

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sagittal plane

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different ways that the human body can be divided or cut up

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transverse plane

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horizontal plane that passes through the body

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frontal plane

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vertical plane that passes through the body

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oblique plane

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divides he body into anterior and posterior

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thoracic plane

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horizontal plane that divides the body into the superior and inferior mediastinum

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abdominal cavity

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hard and empty space

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