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15 Cards in this Set
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Anatomy
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The study of the structure of body parts and their relationships to one another.
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Physiology
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The study of the function of the body's structural machinery.
It considers the operation of specific organ systems. |
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Gross Anatomy
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All structures in one part of the body (such as the abdomen of the leg).
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Systemic Physiology
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The systems of the body working together.
An overview of the systems throughout the entire body. (See Gross Anatomy) |
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Surface Physiology
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Study of the internal structures as they relate to the overlying skin.
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Cytology
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Study of the cell.
(Microscopic Anatomy) |
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Histology
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Study of the tissue.
(Microscopic Anatomy) |
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Embryology
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Study of the developmental changes in the body before birth.
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Nerophysiology
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Study of the workings of the nervous system.
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Principle of Complementarity
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States that the "Function will always reflect the Structure."
What a structure can do depends on its specific form. |
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Levels of Structural Organization
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(SmallestBiggest)
*Chemical *Cellular *Tissue *Organ *Organ System *Organismal |
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Necessary Life Functions
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*Boundaries within body
*Movement *Responsiveness (Senses) *Digestion *Metabolism (Chemical Reactions) *Excretion *Reproduction *Growth |
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Homeostasis
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The ability to maintain a relatively stable internal environment in an ever-changing outside world.
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Homeostasis Cycle
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(1) Stimulus: Produces change in variable.
(2) Change detected by receptor. (3) Input info sent along afferent pathway to the control center. (4) Output: Information sent along efferent pathway to effector. (5) Response of effector feeds back to influence magnitude of stimulus and returns variable to Homeostasis. |
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Negative Feedback
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The output shuts off the original stimulus in a system.
(e.g. Regulation of blood glucose levels) |
