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The Study, CH 1 Flashcards

1
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Study of the structural basis of body function

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Anatomy

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2
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Study of the functional relevance of human structure

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Physiology

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Structures that are visible to the naked eye; study using surface observation or dissection

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Gross anatomy

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Tissue specimens are thinly sliced and stained, observed under a microscope

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Histology

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Microscopic examination of tissues for disease

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Histopathology

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External structure of the body; important in conducting physical exam

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Surface anatomy

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Study of one organ system at a time

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Systemic anatomy

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Study of multiple organ systems at the same time in a specific region of body

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Regional anatomy

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9
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Functional reasons behind organ structure

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Functional morphology

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10
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Comparison of more than one species

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Comparative anatomy

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Simplest method of examining the body

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Inspection

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Cutting and separation of tissue to reveal relationships

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Dissection

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13
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Feeling structures with fingertips; palpating swollen lymph node or taking a pulse

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Palpation

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14
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Listening to sounds made by the body; example heart and lung sounds

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Auscultation

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Tapping on the body, listening for signs of abnormalities; example pockets of fluid or air

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Percussion

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16
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Allows viewing inside the body without surgery

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Medical imaging

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17
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Form of high-energy radiation

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Radiography

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18
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Emits low-intensity x-rays; produces image of a “slice” of body; image much sharper than conventional x-ray; identifying tumors, aneurysms, cerebral hemorrhages, kidney stones

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Computed Tomography (CT Scan)

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19
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Better visualizing soft tissues; tissue responds to radio waves

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Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

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20
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Visualizes moment-to-moment changes in physiology

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Functional MRI (fMRI)

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21
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An injection of radioactively labeled glucose; highlights the most active areas of body; example show extent of damage in heart, diagnose cancer, example of nuclear medicine

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Positron emission tomography (PET Scan)

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Receives signals reflected back from internal organs; avoids harmful effects of x-ray; inexpensive and portable; does not produce very sharp image

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Sonography

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Sonographic exam of beating heart

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Echocardiography

24
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How different species have solved problems; example water balance, respiration, and reproduction; basis for development of most new medications and procedures

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Comparative physiology

25
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Expend energy to maintain order; disease and death result from breakdown in order

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Organization

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Living things are compartmentalized into cells

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Cells

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Sum of all internal chemical change in organism; Living things take in molecules from environment and chemically change them; constant turnover of molecules in body

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Metabolism

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Change in form or function over the lifetime of organism

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Development

29
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Cells and tissues with no specialized function transform into cells committed to a particular task

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Differentiation

30
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an increase in size

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Growth

31
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Ability of organisms to sense and react to stimuli; occurs at all levels, from cell to entire body

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Excitability

32
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Internal stability despite a changing external environment; example stable temperature, blood pressure, body weight

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Homeostasis

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Organisms are able to produce copies of themselves; pass their genes to offspring

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Reproduction

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Genetic change in the population over time, seen only in population as a whole not in individuals

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Evolution

35
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Internal stability; example body temperature, blood pressure, body weight, electrolyte balance and pH balance

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Homeostasis

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Study of unstable conditions that result when homeostatic controls go awry

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Pathophysiology

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Mechanism that maintains homeostasis; change sensed by body activates mechanisms that reverse it; does not produce absolute constancy; maintains physiological values within narrow range; values fluctuate slightly around set point; example blood pressure regulation

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Negative feedback

38
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Structure that senses change in body; example temperature in skin

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Receptor

39
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Processes information, makes response decision; example cardiac center in brain

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Integrating (control) center

40
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Structures that carry out response to restore homeostasis; example the heart

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Effectors

41
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Self-amplifying cycle where change in the body leads to a greater change in same direction, sometimes is a normal way of producing rapid change; example childbirth; more often is a harmful process, can bring values away from normal set point; example very high fever

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Positive feedback

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Single, complete individual

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Organism

42
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Group of organs that carry out basic function

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Organ system

43
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Composed of two or more tissue types that work together to carry out particular function; example heart kidneys, skin, muscles, bones

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Organ

44
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Group of similar cells and cell products that perform a specific function

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Tissue

45
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Smallest units that carry out the functions of life; contains nucleus and other organelles

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Cells

46
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Microscopic structures that carry out cell’s individual functions; composed of molecules, which are made of atoms

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Organelles

47
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Passes through the midline of the body, diving it into equal right and left halves

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Median (Midsagittal) plane

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Dives the body into unequal right and left portions

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Parasagittal plane

49
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Extends vertically, perpendicular to sagittal plane; dives body into anterior (front) and posterior (back) portions

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Frontal (coronal) plane

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Perpendicular to body’s long axis; divides body into superior (upper) and inferior (lower) portions

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Transverse (Horizontal) plane

51
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Everything but the limbs; consists of head, neck, and trunk

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Axial region

52
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above diaphragm

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Thoracic region

Human Anatomy (6 decks)

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