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Auscultation

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listening to natural sounds made by body

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Palpation

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feeling structure with fingertips

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percussion

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tapping on body and listening for signs of abnormalities

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medical imaging

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viewing inside body without surgery

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physiology

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uses methods of experimental sciences to determine how body functions

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homeostasis

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the ability to maintain internal stability

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negative feedback

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process in which body senses change and activates mechanism to negate it

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organism

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single, complete individual

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organ system

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group of organs that carry out basic function of organism

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organ

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structure composed of two or more tissue types that work together to carry out particular function

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tissue

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mass of similar cells and cell products that form a discrete region of organ and perform specific function

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cells

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smallest unit of an organism that carry out all the basic functions of life

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organelles

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microscopic structures that carry out cells individual functions

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molecules

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compose organelles

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peritoneum

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abdominopelvic cavity that’s lined by a two layered serous membrane

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-logy

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the study of

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gastro

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stomach

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entero-

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small intestine

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radiology

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non-invasive medical imaging technology that explores interior of body without surgery

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atom

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makes up molecule when two or more joined

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gross anatomy

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structure visible to the naked eye; either by surface observation or dissection

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histology

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observe tissue specimens under a microscope (microscopic anatomy)

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histopathogy

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microscopic examination of tissues for signs of disease

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surface anatomy

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external structure of body

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systemic anatomy

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the study of one organ system at a time

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regional anatomy

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the study of multiple organ systems at the same time

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cadaver

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dead human body that can be dissected

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comparative anatomy

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the study of more than one species in order to learn generalizations, evolutionary trends, and structure-function relationships

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vasodilation

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the widening of blood vessels

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vasoconstriction

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a narrowing of the blood vessels

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receptor

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structure that senses a change in the body

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integrating (control) center

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‘thermostat’ mechanism that processes the info and ‘makes a decision’ for response

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effector

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structures that carry out response that restore homeostasis

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macromolecule

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large molecules, can be broken down into molecules

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