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Unit 1: Body Plan and Organization Flashcards

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Is the scientific study of STRUCTURES and the relationship of structures to each other (FORM)

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anatomy

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is the scientific study of how body structures and systems function to perform life processes (FUNCTION)

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Physiology

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What are the six levels of Structural Organization from smallest to largest?

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Chemical
Cellular
Tissue
Organ
System
Organism
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includes all elements (atoms) and molecules essential for maintaining life.

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Chemical level

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what are the four most common elements in the body?

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Carbon
Hydrogen 
Oxygen
Nitrgoen
(CHON)
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groups of similar cells found together performing a specific function.

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tissue level

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what are the four primary tissues?

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epithelial
connective
muscle
nervous

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structures composed of two or more different tissues having specific functions and recognizable shapes.

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Organ level

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groups of organs which work together for a common function

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system level

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is a group of organ systems which function together to meet the needs of the individual

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Organism

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is the total of all chemical processes that occur in the body

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Metabolism

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uses energy to SYNTHESIZE or manufacture new cells

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Anabolism

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is the BREAKDOWN of tissues or chemicals to produce energy

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Catabolism

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means towards the back

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posterior

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means to the front

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anterior

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means towards the middle

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medial

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means towards the side

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lateral

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means closest tot he trunk or main party of the body

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proximal

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means away from the trunk or the main party of the body

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distal

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means towards the surface

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superficial

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means away from the surface

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deep

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means upper or above

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superior

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means under or below

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inferior

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24
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moving a body party away from the midline

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abduction

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moving a body part toward the midline

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adduction

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moving a body party in a circular motion

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circumduction

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lowering a body part

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depression

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28
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bending the foot upward by flexing the foot at the ankle

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dorsiflexion

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raising a body part

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turning the foot so the sole is outward

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increasing the joint angle to straighten body parts

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decreasing the joint angle to bring two body parts close together

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excessive extension of body parts at a joint; moving a body part beyond normal anatomical position

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Hyperextension

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turning the foot so the sole of the foot is inward

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bending the foot downward by extending the foot at the angkle

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Plantar flexion

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turning the hand with the palm down or turning the foot so the medial margin is lowered

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pronation (prone)

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moving a body part forward

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protraction

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moving a body part backward

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retraction

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turning the hand with the palm upward or turning the foot so the medial margin is raised

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supination (supine)

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vertical plane; divides the body or an organ into right and left sections

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Sagittal Plane

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vertical plane; divides the body or an organ into EQUAL right and left halves

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Midsagittal Plane

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horizontal plane dividing the body or an organ into upper and lower sections

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Transverse (Horizontal) Plane

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vertical plane dividing the body or an organ into front and back sections

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Frontal (Coronal) Plane

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located on the posterior/dorsal surface of the body and surrounds the brain and spinal cord

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dorsal cavity

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the cavity that is formed by the vertebrae of the spine and surrounds spinal cord

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Spinal (vertebral) cavity

46
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the bones of the skull crate this cavity to protect the brain

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Cranial Cavity

47
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What are the two cavities that make up the dorsal cavity

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Spinal

Cranial

48
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located in the anterior surface of the body and contains the thoracic cavity and the abdominopelvic cavity.

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Ventral Cavity

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portion of the ventral cavity superior to the diaphragm

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Thoracic cavity

50
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are the spaces surrounding each lung

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Pleural cavity

51
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broad, middle tissue mass of the thoracic cavity dividing the lungs into two cavities

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Mediastinum

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What is located in the Mediastinum?

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aorta, esophagus, trachea, thymus, pericardial, and other great blood vessels

53
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is the space in which the heart is located

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pericardial cavity

54
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portion of the ventral cavity inferior to the diaphragm

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abdominopelvic cavity

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superior portion of the abdominopelvic cavity. extends from the diaphragm to the superior margin of the pelvic girdle

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Abdominal Cavity

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surrounded by the pelvic bones

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pelvic cavity

57
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what are the four quadrants?

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RUQ
RLQ
LUQ
LLQ

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what is contained in the RUQ

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liver
right kidney
gallbladder

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what is contained in the LUQ

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spleen
stomach
left kidney

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What is contained in the RLQ

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cecum
appendix
right ovary

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what is contained in the LLQ

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left ovary

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is the body’s ability to maintain a stable internal environment despite changes that occur internally or externally

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homeostasis

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an imbalance in the body’s internal environment. Anything that disrupts homeostasis

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any stress that changes a controlled condition

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monitors changes in the controlled condition and sends information (input) to the control center

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an area in the body that receives information about the status of a controlled condition

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control center

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receives information from the control center and produces a response

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the action of the effector

69
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reaction of the body (output0 counteracts the stress (input) in order to restore homeostasis. Reverse the effect of the change

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negative feedback mechanism

70
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what are examples of Negative Feedback mechanisms

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blood glucose
blood pressure
body temperature
MANY others

71
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reaction of the body is stimulated or intesified by the input. the response enhances the stimulus

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Positive feedback mechanism

72
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What are examples of Positive Feedback mechanisms?

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Breastfeeding
Labor
Blood clotting

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