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21 Cards in this Set
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Anatomy |
Studies the structure of body parts and their relationship to one another |
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Physiology |
Concerns the function of the body, how they carry out their life-sustaining activities |
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Gross/Macro anatomy |
Study of large parts of the body visible to the naked eye |
Heart, lungs, kidneys |
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Regional anatomy |
All the structures in a particular region of the body |
Muscles, bones, nerves |
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Systemic anatomy |
Body structure is studied system by system |
Cardiovascular, nervous, endocrine |
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Histology |
Study of tissues |
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Renal physiology |
Concerns kidney function and urine production |
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Neurophysiology |
Explains the workings of the nervous system |
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Cardiovascular physiology |
Examines the operation of the heart and the blood vessels |
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Tissues |
Epithelium, muscle, connective tissue, nervous tissue |
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Necessary life functions |
Maintaining boundaries, movement, responsiveness, digestion, metabolism, excretion, reproduction, growth |
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Maintaining boundaries |
Keeping internal and external environments distinct from one another |
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Metabolism |
Includes all chemical reactions that occur within body cells, depends on the digestive and respiratory system to make nutrients and oxygen available to blood |
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Survival needs |
Nutrients, oxygen, water, appropriate temp and atmospheric pressure |
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Homeostatis |
Ability to maintain a relatively stable internal conditions even though the outside world changes continuously |
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Receptor |
Some type of sensor that monitors the environment and responds to changes by sending info to control center |
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Control center |
Determines the level at which a variable is to be maintained |
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Effector |
Provides means for control centers responds to the stimulus |
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Negative feedback |
The output shuts off the original effect of the stimulus or reduces it intensity |
Thermostat senses drop in temp, raises temp to bring it back to stable temp |
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Positive feedback |
The result or response enhances the original stimulus so that the response is accelerated |
Body temp rises, sweating begins, sweat evaporates |
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Anatomical position |
Body is standing up straight with feet slightly apart and hands at side of body |
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