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48 Cards in this Set
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What is anatomy?
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-The branch of scinece that deals with the structure of body parts, their forms, and how they are organized
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What is physiology?
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-concerns the functions of body parts, what they do and how they do it
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List the levels of organization up to a whole organism.
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-atoms
-molecules -macromolecules -organelles -cell -tissue -organs -organ systems -organisms |
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What are 10 characteristics of life?
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-movement
-responsiveness -growth -reproduction -respiration -digestion -absorption -circulation -assimilation -excretion |
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What are 5 requirements of organisms?
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-water
-food -oxygen -heat -pressure |
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Why is water important?
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-required for many metabolix precesses
-provides the environment in which most process take place -transports substances within the organism -important in regulating body temperature |
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What is oxygen important to an organism?
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-used to release energy from food substances which in turn drives metabolic processes
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Why is pressure important to organisms?
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-important in breathing
-heart action for blood pressue |
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What are the constituents of the axial skeleton?
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-cranial cavity
-vertebral canal -thoracic cavity -abdominopelvic cavity |
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What region separates the thoracic cavity into two compartments?
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-the mediastinum
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What are the membranes of the thoracic cavity known as?
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-pleural membranes
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What are the membranes of the pelvic cavity known as?
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-peritoneal membranes
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What are the two types of pleural/peritoneal membranes?
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-parietal
-visceral *peritoneum VS pleural |
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What are the 11 different body systems?
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-reproductive
-urinary -respiratory -digestive -lymphatic -cardiovascular -endocrine -nervous -muscular -skeletal -integumentary |
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What are the organs of the integumentary system?
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-skin
-various accessory organs (hair, nails, sweat glands, sebaceous glands) |
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What is the purpose of the organs in the integumentary system?
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-protect underlying tissues
-help regulate body temperature -house a variety of sensory receptors -synthesize certain products |
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What are teh organs of the skeletal system?
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-bones
-ligaments -cartilage |
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What is the purpose of the skeletal and muscular systems?
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-support
-move body parts -maintain posture -main source of body heat (muscles) |
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What are the organs of the muscular system?
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-muscles
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What are the organs of the nervous system?
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-brain
-spinal cord -nerves -sense organs |
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What are the organs of the endocrine system?
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-hypothalamus
-pituitary -thyroid -parathyroid -adrenal glands -pancreas -pineal gland -thymus -testes/ovaries |
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What are the organs of the cardiovascular system?
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-heart
-arteries -veins -capillaries -blood |
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What are the organs of the lymphatic system?
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-lymphatic vessels
-lymph fluid -lymph nodes -thymus -spleen |
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What are the organs of the digestive system?
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-mouth, tongue, teeth, salivary glands, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, liver, gallbladder, pancreas, small intestine, and large intestine
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What are the organs of the respiratory system?
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-nasal cavity
-pharynx -larynx -trachea -bronchi -lungs |
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What are the organs of the urinary system?
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-kidneys
-ureters -urinary bladder -urethra |
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What are the organs of the reproductive system?
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-scrotum, testes, epididymides, vasa deferentia, seminal vesicles, prostate gland, bulbourethral glands, penis, and urethra
-ovaries, uterine tubes, uterus, vagina, clitoris, vulva |
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What is the plane that divides a body into a back and front?
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-coronal plane (frontal)
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What is the median plane also known as?
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-sagittal plane
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What are the 9 abdominal regions?
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-epigastric
-left and right hypochondriac regions -umbilical region -left and right lumbar regions -hypogastric region -left and right iliac regions |
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What does following term mean?
acromial |
-the point of the shoulder
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What does following term mean?
antebrachial |
-the forearm
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What does following term mean?
antecubital |
-the space in front of teh elbow
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What does following term mean?
axillary |
-the armpit
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What does following term mean?
brachial |
-the arm
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What does following term mean?
celiac |
-the abdomen
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What does following term mean?
coxal |
-the hip
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What does following term mean?
crural |
-the leg
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What does following term mean?
cubital |
-the elbow
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What does following term mean?
frontal |
-the forehead
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What does following term mean?
gluteal |
-the buttocks
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What does following term mean?
inguinal |
-the depressed area of the abdominal wall near the thigh (groin)
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What does following term mean?
mental |
-the chin
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What does following term mean?
popliteal |
-the area behind the knee
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What does following term mean?
tarsal |
-the instep of the foot
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What does following term mean?
umbilical |
-the navel
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What is obstetrics?
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-the branch of medicine dealing with pregnancy and childbirth
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What is orthopedics?
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-the branch of medicine dealing with the muscular and skeletal systems and their problems
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