Lecture 1 flashcards
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anatomy
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studies structures
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physiology
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studies functions
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patho-
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“disease”
4
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Homeostasis
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“maintaining normal”
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Negative feedback
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“regulates homeostasis” (back to normal)
6
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Levels of organizations
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atoms, molecules, cells, tissues, organs, organ system, & organisms
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Anterior (ventral)
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“towards front”
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Posterior (dorsal)
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“towards back”
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Superior
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“towards top”
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Inferior
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“towards bottom”
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Medial
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“towards midline”
12
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Lateral
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“away from midline”
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proximal
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“towards the origin of arm/leg”
14
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Distal
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“away from origin of arm/leg”
15
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Superficial
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“towards the surface”
16
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Sagittal plane
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Left/right sections
17
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Midsagittal plane
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equal left/right sections
18
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transverse plane
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superior/inferior sections
19
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Frontal (coronal) plane
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anterior/posterior sections
20
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facial
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face
21
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cranial
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head
22
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buccal
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cheeks
23
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occipital
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back of the head
24
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oral
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mouth
25
orbital
eyes
26
deltoid
shoulder
27
axillary
armpit
28
brachial
arm
29
cubital
elbow
30
antebrachial
forearm
31
carpal
wrist
32
manual
hands
33
cervical
neck
34
pectoral
chest
35
scapular
shoulder blade
36
sternal
sternum
37
abdominal
belly
38
lumbar
lower back
39
femoral
thigh
40
gluteal
butt
41
patellar
knee (anterior)
42
popliteal
knee (posterior)
43
crural
shin (anterior)
44
sural
shin (posterior)
45
tarsal
ankle
46
pedal
feet
47
posterior (dorsal) cavities
cranial & spinal
48
Anterior (ventral) cavities
thoracic and abdominopelvic
49
diaphragm
separates thoracic from abdominopelvic
50
media
middle
51
mediastinum
cavity for heart
52
pleural
cavities for lungs
53
umbilical
belly button
54
epigastric
above the stomach
55
hypogastric
below the stomach
56
iliac
hip
57
hypochondriac
below the cartilage
