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Intro Vocabulary Flashcards

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What is Anatomy?

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The science that describes or investigates the FORM and STRUCTURE of an ORGANISM, or the science that examines the relationship between the STRUCTURE of the BODY parts and its function

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Developmental Anatomy

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The study of structural changes that occur between Conception and Adulthood.

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Gross Anatomy

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The study of the structure of the body without a microscope

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Surface Anatomy

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Study of external form of the body and its relation to deeper structure

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What is Physiology?

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The brand of biological science that studies the Functions of living organism and its parts

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Cell Physiology

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Examines the PROCESSES occurring in cell

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Caridovascular Physiology

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Associates with the PROCESSES of heart and blood vessels

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Neurophysiology

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Focuses on the nervous system

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Systemic Physiology

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Looks on the functions of the organ system

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Who generally examines the body?

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Anatomists

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Who generally experiments on the body?

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Physiologists

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What are the 6 Characteristics of life?

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Organization, Metabolism, Responsiveness, Growth, Development, and Reproduction

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What is Organization?

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The condition in which the parts of an organism have specific relationships to each other and the parts interact to perform specific functions

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What is Metabolism?

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The sum of chemical changes occurring in an organism, necessary for vital functions such as responsiveness, growth, development and reproduction.

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What is Anabolism?

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A metabolic processes in which reactions convert Small Molecules into Large Molecules

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What is Catabolism?

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A metabolic process in which Large molecules are converted to Small Molecules

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What is Responsiveness?

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The ability for an organism to sense changes in its external or internal environment and adjusts to those changes

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What is Growth?

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When cells increase in size or number, which produce an overall enlargement of all or part of an organism.

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What is Development?

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Changes an organism undergoes through time. It begins with fertilization and ends with death.

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What is Reproduction?

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A process by which organisms produce offspring, thus passing their genes onto their offspring.

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