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30 Cards in this Set
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Anatomy
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Science of structure
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Physiology
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Science of function
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Pathology
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study of disease
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Pathophysiology
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study of how a disease works
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Homeostasis
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common balance
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System
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Organs that work together
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Epithelial
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thin linging tissue
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Positive feedback
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stimulation increases untils something happens - ex. childbirth
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Negative feedback
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Brings what we are moving up and then stops ex. heart rate
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System organization
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chemicals=molecules=cells=groups of cells=tissue=organs
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Thoracic cavity
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chest, pleural
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Abdominopelvic
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upper=abdominal lower=pelvic
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transverse plane
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divides the body into a superior (or upper) and an inferior (or lower) section
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Superior
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above or near the head, also known as cranial
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Inferior
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below also, toward the feet
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Coronal Plane
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divides the body into front and rear sections
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Anterior
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front side of the body, also known as ventral
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Posterior
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back side of the body, also known as the dorsal
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Medial
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toward the midline
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Lateral
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away from the midline
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Proximal
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closest part nearest the trunk or head
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Distal
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farthest end from the trunk or head
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Dorsal
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back side of the body, also known as the posterior
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Ventral
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front side of the body, also known as anterior.
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Midsagittal Plane
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the midline, i.e. it would pass through midline structures such as the navel or spine, and all other sagittal planes are parallel to it
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Sagittal Plane
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plane divides the body into left and right portions
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prone position
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the body lying face down
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supine
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the body is face up
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4 quadrants of the abdomen
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Right Upper Quadrant
Right Lower Quadrant Left Upper Quadrant Left Lower Quadrant |
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epigastric
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An abdominal pain or an abdominal viscus might be described as "epigastric
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