Vocab

Question 0

Auscultation

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listening to natural sounds made by body

Question 1

Palpation

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feeling structure with fingertips

Question 2

percussion

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tapping on body and listening for signs of abnormalities

Question 3

medical imaging

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viewing inside body without surgery

Question 4

physiology

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uses methods of experimental sciences to determine how body functions

Question 5

homeostasis

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the ability to maintain internal stability

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negative feedback

Answer 6

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

Question 7

organism

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single, complete individual

Question 8

organ system

Answer 8

group of organs that carry out basic function of organism

Question 9

organ

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

Question 10

tissue

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

Question 11

cells

Answer 11

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

Question 12

organelles

Answer 12

microscopic structures that carry out cells individual functions

Question 13

molecules

Answer 13

compose organelles

Question 14

peritoneum

Answer 14

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

Question 15

-logy

Answer 15

the study of

Question 16

gastro

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stomach

Question 17

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

Question 19

atom

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makes up molecule when two or more joined

Question 20

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

Question 23

surface anatomy

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external structure of body

Question 24

systemic anatomy

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the study of one organ system at a time

Question 25

regional anatomy

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the study of multiple organ systems at the same time

Question 26

cadaver

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dead human body that can be dissected

Question 27

comparative anatomy

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

Question 28

vasodilation

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the widening of blood vessels

Question 29

vasoconstriction

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a narrowing of the blood vessels

Question 30

receptor

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structure that senses a change in the body

Question 31

integrating (control) center

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

Question 32

effector

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structures that carry out response that restore homeostasis

Question 33

macromolecule

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large molecules, can be broken down into molecules