Lecture 1 Flashcards

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1
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What are the characteristics of life?

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1.Growth
2.Reproduction
3.Responsiveness
4.Movement
5.Metabolism

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What are the 4 components of metabolism

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  1. Respirtation
    2.Digestion
    3.Circulation
    4.Excretion
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What are the 5 factors that maintain life?

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1.Water
2.Oxygen and carbon dioxide
3.Food
4.Heat
5.Pressure

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What are the 3 components of Homeostatic Mechanisms and what happens in each of them?

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1.Receptors(A change occurs in the internal environment)
2.Set point(The change is compared to the set point)
3.Effectors(The change is corrected

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5
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What is the difference between positive and negative feedback?

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1.Positive feedback moves conditions away from set point
2. Negative feedback moves conditions back to set point

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Superior

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above another part

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anterior

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front

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Inferior

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below another part

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posterior

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back

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medial

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closer to midline

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lateral

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toward the outside, away from midline

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Bilateral

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paired structures with 1 on each side

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Ipsilateral

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structures on same side of body

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14
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contralateral

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structures on opposite sides of the body

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proximal

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closer(i.e wrist is proximal to my arm) this term is only used for arms and legs

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distal

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further(i.e wrist is distal to my arm

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17
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superficial or peripheral

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near surface/outward

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18
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deep

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more internal

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19
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Sagital section

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  1. Divides body in half
  2. A section lateral to the midline is parasagittal
20
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Transverse section

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Divides body into superior+inferior portion

21
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Frontal section

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Divides body into anterior+posterior portions

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Cross Section

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Cut across structure

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Oblique section

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Diagonal cut (across

24
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Epigustric

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Upper Middle

25
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Right+Left hypochondriac

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The sides of epigastric

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Umbillical

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Middle

27
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Right and Left lateral

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The sides of umbilical

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Pubic

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Lower middle

29
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Right and left inguina

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The sides of pubic

30
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What is Anatomy?

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Study of structure of the body

31
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What is physiology?

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Study of the function of body parts

32
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Tissues

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Groups of cells working together

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Organs

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Groups of tissues with specialized functions

34
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The body is divided into two body parts?

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1.Axial
2.Appendicular

35
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Integumentary system

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Skin, Nails, Hair, sweat and sebaceous glands

36
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Muscular system

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Requires movement and heat

37
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Nervous system

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cells communicate via neurotransmitters

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Endocrine system

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Hormones alter metabolism of specific target cells

39
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Urinary system

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Removed waste from blood

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Organ system

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Groups of organs functioning together

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Organisms

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Organisms working together

42
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Cardiovascular system

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Spreads O2, nutrients and hormones while removing waste from cell

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Lymphatic system

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Drains excess tissue fluid and returns it to blood

44
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Respiratory system

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Exchanges O2 and CO2

45
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Skeletal system

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Has tissue that produces blood cells

46
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Digestive system

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Receives, breaks down and absorbs nutrients

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