Introduction to the Human Body

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Human anatomy is the scientific study of the body’s

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Structure

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Father of the Modern Anatomy

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Andreas Vesalius

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Branch of anatomy that studies structural changes of an individual from fertilization to maturity

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Developmental Anatomy

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Branch of anatomy that relies on the use of microscope

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Microscopic Anatomy

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Wheres anatomy is about structure, physiology is about

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Function

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_____ are made up of subatomic particles such as proton, electons and neutrons

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Atoms

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Type of body tiesues that forms the covering on all internal and external surfaces of your body,Lines body cavities and hollow organs and is the major tissue in glands

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Epithelial Tissue

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An____ is an anatomically distinct structure of the body composed of two or more tissue types.

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Organs

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_____ is the process whereby smaller, simpler molecules are combined into larger, more comples substances

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Anabolism

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______ is the process by which your body converts what you eat and drink into energy

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Metabolism

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______ is an ability of an organisms to adjust to changes in its internal and external environments.

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Response

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______ is a substance in foods and beverages that it essential to human survival

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Nutrients

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______ is the steady state of the bodys systems that living organisms maintain

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Homeostatis

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Mechanisms that intensifies a changes in the bodys physiological condition in response to a stimulus

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Positive Feedback

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is achieved by a complex and highly coordinated mechanical interactions between bones, muscles ligaments and joints within the muscoloskeletal system under the control of the nervous sytem

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movement

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group of organs that work together to carry out a particular function

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organ system

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Also known as the Powerhouse of the Cell

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mitochondria

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process by which unspecialized cells become specialized in structure and function

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Differentation

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process by which worn-out cells are replaced

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Renewal

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study of the structures that contribute to specific body regions

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regional anatomy

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describes a position in a limb that is nearer to the point of attachment or the trunk of the body.

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PROXIMAL

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describes the side or direction toward the side of the body.

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LATERAL

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describes a position closer to the surface of the body.

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SUPERFICIAL

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Face down is also known as

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PRONE

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two-dimensional, vertical plane that divides the body or organ into anterior and posterior portions

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FRONTAL PLANE

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medical imaging technique in which radiopharmaceuticals are traced to reveal metabolic and physiological functions in tissues

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Positron Emission Tomography

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a membrane that covers organs and reduces friction; also referred to as serosa

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Serous Membrane

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two-dimensional, vertical plane that divides the body or organ into right and left sides

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SAGITTAL PLANE

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The normal body Temperature is between ___________ to 37.5 degrees celcius

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36.5

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describes the middle or direction toward the middle of the body

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MEDIAL

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GIVE 6 FUNCTION OF HUMAN LIFE

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RESPONSIVENESS
METABOLISM
ORGANIZATION
GROWTH
MOVEMENT
REPRODUCTION