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34 Cards in this Set
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Superior |
Higher in the anatomical position |
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Inferior |
Lower in the anatomical position |
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Anterior |
Front side or closer to the front of the body |
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Posterior |
Back side or towards the back of the body |
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Medial |
Towards the centreline of the body |
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Intermediate |
Between medial and lateral |
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Lateral |
Away from the midline of the body |
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Proximal |
Closer to the body on a limb |
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Distal |
Further from the body on a limb |
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Superficial |
Closer to the surface of the body |
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Superficial |
Closer to the surface of the body |
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Deep |
Deeper in the body |
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Abdominopelvic 4 |
Right upper quadrant Left upper quadrant Right lower quadrant Left lower quadrant |
4 quadrants |
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Abdominopelvic 9 |
Right hypochondriac region Epigastric region Left hypochondriac region Right lumbar region Umbilical region Left lumbar region Right iliac region Hypogastric region Left iliac region |
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Homeostasis |
An equilibrium or balance managed by a physiological process |
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Homeostasis |
An equilibrium or balance managed by a physiological process |
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Six levels of body structure |
Chemical Cellular Tissue Organ Organ systems Organismal |
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Homeostasis |
An equilibrium or balance managed by a physiological process |
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Six levels of body structure |
Chemical Cellular Tissue Organ Organ systems Organismal |
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Homeostasis 5 steps |
Stimulus Receptor Input (afferent pathway) Output (efferent pathway) Response |
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Body direction planes |
Median, frontal, transverse. |
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Medial plane |
Slices the body down the midline |
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Frontal plane |
Splits anterior from posterior |
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Transverse |
Splits inferior from superior |
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Homeostasis |
An equilibrium or balance managed by a physiological process |
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Six levels of body structure |
Chemical Cellular Tissue Organ Organ systems Organismal |
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Homeostasis 5 steps |
Stimulus Receptor Input (afferent pathway) Output (efferent pathway) Response |
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Body direction planes |
Median, frontal, transverse. |
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Medial plane |
Slices the body down the midline |
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Frontal plane |
Splits anterior from posterior |
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Transverse |
Splits inferior from superior |
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Subdivisions of the body |
Axial (cranium, spine, ribs) Appendicular (everything else) |
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Afferent pathwat |
Input to the control centre |
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Efferent pathway |
Output from the control centre |
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