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___ studies the struture of body parts and their relationships to one another.
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Anatomy
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___ concerns the function of the body-how the body parts work and carry out their life sustaining activities
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Physiology
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___ or ___ anatomy is the study of the body's structures visible to the naked eye
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Gross, macroscopic
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In ___ anatomy, all the structures in a particular region of the body are examined at the same time.
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regional
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In __ anatomy, the body struture is studied system by system
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systemic
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___ antomy is the study of structures as they relate to the overlying skin surface.
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surface
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___ anatomy deals with structures that cannot be seen by the naked eye.
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microscopic
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___ studies the cells of the body, while ___ studies the tissues.
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cytology, histology
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___ anatomy studies structural changes that occur in the body through its life span.
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Developmental
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___ studies the develomental changes that occue before birth.
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Embryology
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___ anatomy studies structural changes caused by disease.
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Pathological
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In ___ ___, the structure of biological molecules is investigated
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molecular biology
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The principal of complementarity of structure and function is defined as"
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what a structure can do depends on it's specific form
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The simplest level of the structural hierarchy is the ___ level.
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chemical
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___ are the smallest units of living things
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cells
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Directly above the chemical level of the structural hierarchy is the __ level.
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cellular
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Above the cellular level lies the ___ level
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tissue
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___ are groups of similar cells that have a common function
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tissues
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___ tissue covers the body surface lines it's cavities
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epithelium
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An ___ is a discrete structure composed of at least 2 tissue types that performs a specific function within the body.
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organ
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The ___ level lies above the tissue level in the hierarchy.
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organ
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The level above the organ is known as the ___ ___
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organ system
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Organs that work together to accomplish a common purpose make up an ___ ___
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organ system.
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There are __ organ systems in the body.
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11
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Name all the organ systems in the body.
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1. integumentary 2. skeletal 3. muscular 4. lymphatic 5. respiratory 6. digestive 7. nervous 8. endocrine 9. cardiovascular 10. urinary 11. reproductive
anagram=Curler Minds |
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___ is a broad term that describes all the chemical reactions that occur within bdy cells
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metabolism
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Breaking down substances into their simpler building blocks is called ___
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catabolism
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Synthesizing more complex structures from simpler substances is called ____
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anabolism
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Synthesizing more complex structures from simpler substances using nutrients and oxygen to produce ATP is called ___ ____
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cellular respiration
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___ is the process of removing wastes from the body.
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excretion
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What gas is a byproduct of cellular respiration?
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carbon-dioxide
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Reproduction can occur at what two levels?
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cellular or organismal
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___ is an increase in size of a body part or the organism
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growth
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For true growth to occur, ___ activities must occur at a faster rate than ___ activites.
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constructive, destructive
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Survival needs include what 5 things?
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nutrients, oxygen, water, appropriate temp and atmospheric pressure.
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Approximately __% of the air we breathe is oxygen.
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20%
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___ is described as the ability to maintain relatively stable internal conditions while the outside world changes continuously.
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homeostasis
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Describe the chain of the homeostatic control mechanism.
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receptor (detects stimuli)--> afferent pathway--> control center (determines set point, decides course of action)--> efferent pathway-->effector (output)-->either depresses stimulus(negative feedback) or enhances it (positive feedback)
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Most homeostatic control mechanisms are ___ ___ mechanisms
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negative feedback
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In negative feedback systems, the output ___ ___ the original stimulus or ___ its intensity
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shuts off, reduces
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Our internal thermostats is located in which organ?
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hypothalamus
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A rising level of ADH in the bloodstream triggers what?
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prompts the kidneys to absorb more water and return it to the bloodstream
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In __ __ systems, the result or response enhances the original stimulus so that the activity is accelerated.
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positive feedback
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Positive feedback systems usually control ___ events that do not require continous adjustments.
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infrequent
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Give two examples of homeostatic mechanisms using positive feedback.
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labor contractions and blood clotting.
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___ causes labor contractions to become both more frequent and more powerful.
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oxytocin
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____ is to head and trunk, as ____ is to legs and arms
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axial, appendicular
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Define superior
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toward the head end or upper part of a structure or body.
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Define inferior
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away from the head end or toward the lower part of a structure or body.
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Define ventral (anterior)
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toward or at the front of the body; in front of
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Define dorsal (posterior)
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Toward or at the back of the body; behind
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Define medial
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Toward or at the midline of the body; on the inner side of.
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Define intermediate
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between a more medial and lateral structure
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Define proximal
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closer to the origin of the body part or the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk
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Define distal
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farther from the origin of a body part or the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk
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Superficial (external)
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Toward or at the body surface
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Deep (internal)
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away from the body surface; more internal
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Regional Terms
Acromial |
point of shoulder
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Axillary |
armpit
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Antecubital |
front of elbow
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Antebrachial |
forearm
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Pollex |
thumb
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Palmer |
palm
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Crural |
leg
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Tarsal |
ankle
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Frontal |
forehead
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Mental |
chin
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Coxal |
hip
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Fibular or peroneal |
side of leg
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hallux |
Great toe
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Manus |
hand
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Olecranal |
back of elbow
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Popliteal |
back of knee
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Sural |
calf
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Body Planes
Sagittal |
vertical plane that divies the body into left and right halves
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Median plane (midsaggital) |
sagittal plane that lies directly on midline
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parasagittal |
sagittal plane offest from midline
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Frontal plane (coronal) |
vertical planes that divide body into anterior and posterior
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Transverse (horozontal) |
horizontal plane from right to left dividing the body into superior and inferior parts
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A transverse section is also called a |
cross section
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Oblique |
cuts made diagonally between the horizontal and vertical planes
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The dorsal body cavity is divided into what two body cavities?
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cranial and spinal
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The two main subdivisions of the ventral body cavity are the __ and __
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thoracic and abdominopelvic
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The thoracic cavity is further subdivided into ___ and ___
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lateral plueral cavities and the mediastinum
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The mediastinum contains the ___ cavity, which contains the heart
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pericardial
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Name the 3 organs housed in the abdominal cavity.
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stomach, intestines, spleen, liver
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The walls of the ventral body cavity and the outer surface of the organs it contains are covered by the ___ membrane.
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serous (serosa)
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The part of the membrane covering the cavity walls in the ventral body cavity is called the ____ ____
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parietal serosa
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The parietal serosa folds in on itself to form the ___ serosa, covering the organs in the ventral body cavity
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visceral.
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The potential space between serous membranes is filled by ___ ___.
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serous fluid
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Name the regions of the abdonimopelvic cavity starting at 12:00 when looking at a person in the anatomical position
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Epigastric, left hypochondriac, l lumbar, l iliac, hypogastric (pubic), right iliac, r lumbar, r hypochondriac, umbilical (middle), also, LUQ, LLQ, RLQ, RUQ
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