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Anatomy
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The study of the human body structures and their relationship to each other.
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Gross anatomy
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Visible to the naked eye
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Microscopic anatomy
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Need an aid to be seen
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Regional
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Study all the structures in a given body region
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Systemic
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Structures related by a common purpose
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Surface
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Study of the internal structure and how they relate to the outer lying skin
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Developmental
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Combines anatomy and physiology and how structures change throughout the lifespan
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Physiology
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the science of the functioning of living systems
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Homeostasis
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Steady state
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Negative feedback
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Response in an opposite direction (sweat)
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Positive feedback
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Response in the same direction (childbirth)
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Law of complimentarity
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Form fits function. Structures are designed to carry out specific functions
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Anatomical position
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Body erect, feet slightly apart, arms at the side, palms facing out.
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Superior/inferior
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Towards the head/Away from the head
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Posterior/Anterior
Dorsal/Ventral |
Front of the body/Back of the body
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Medial/Lateral
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Towards the midline/Away from the midline
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Proximal/Distal
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Closer to the point of attachment/Away from point of attachment
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Superficial/Deep
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Towards body surface/More internal
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Sagittal plane
Midsagittal Parasagittal |
Right and Left sections
Equal portions Unequal portions |
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Transverse/horizontal
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Cut into superior and inferior planes
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Coronal/Frontal
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Anterior/Posterior planes
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Atoms
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Smallest unit of an element
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Molecule
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two+ atoms bonded together, can be same of different elements
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Organelle
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Most are membrane bound, form a specific functions inside the ctyoplasm inside the cell
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Cell
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Smallest functional/structural unit that demonstrates the properties of life. Has a cell membrane w/ cytoplasm
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Tissue
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2+ Cells
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Organs
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2+ tissues
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Organ system
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2+ Organs
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Multicellular Organism
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11 body systems that maintain internal environment
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Integumentary
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Skin
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Skeletal
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Bones, ligaments, tendons
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Muscular
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Muscles attached to bones
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Lymphatic
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Spleen, Lymph nodes, thymus, red bone marrow
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Respiratory
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Lungs, trachea, larynx, pharynx, nasal cavity
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Digestive
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Oral, esophagus, liver, intetines, rectum, anus
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Nervous
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Brain, Spinal chord, nerves
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Endocrine
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Pituitary, thyroid, pancreas, ovaries, testies
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Cardiovascular
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Heart, blood vessels, blood
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Urinary
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Kidney, ureter, bladder, urethra
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Reproductive
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Penis, Vagina,prostate, ovaries
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Pleural cavity/ lining
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Lungs/Parital plura
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Mediastinum/ Lining
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Thymus, esophogus, Trachea/
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Pericardial/ Lining
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Heart/ Pericardium
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Abdominal/ Lining
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Liver, Stomach, Spleen, Intestines/Peritonium
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Characteristics of a living organism
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Maintain boundaries, Movement, Responsiveness, Metabolism, Digestion, Excretion, Reproduction
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Atomic Number
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Equal to the number of protons
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Atomic Mass
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Sum of the masses of it's protons and neutrons
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Ion
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Neutral partical
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Anion
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Negative partical
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Cation
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Positive Partical
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isotope
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are different types of atoms (nuclides) of the same chemical element, each having a different number of neutrons.
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Solvent
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The substance present in the greatest amount
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Solute
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Substance in the smaller amounts
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Solution
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Homogeneous mixture of components that may be gases, liquids, or solids
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Metabolism
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the set of chemical reactions that happen in living organisms to maintain life
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Anabolism
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synthesizing more complex cellular structures from simpler substance
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Catabolism
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Breaking down more substances into their simpler building blocks
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Ionic bond
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Present in sodium Chloride, Electrons transfer between atoms
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Covalent bond
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Forms within a water molecule, atoms share electrons
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Hydrogen bond
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Hydrogen atom in one molecule is attached to the oxygen atom of another molecule
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Polar Bond
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Unequal electron pair sharing
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Nonpolar Bond
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Electrically balanced
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Ph Scale
pH of Urine and Blood |
Based on the number of hydrogen ions in solution
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Lipid soluble
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The maximum concentration of a chemical that will dissolve in fatty substances. Lipid soluble substances are insoluble in water.
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Hydophobic
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Fear of water
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Water soluble
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capable of being dissolved in some solvent (usually water)
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Hydrophilic
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Water loving
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Macromolecules
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Biological polymers. Carbohydrates, Lipids, Proteins and nucleic acids
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Carbohydrates
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CnH2nOn, sugars or saccharides
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Monosaccharides
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single sugar: glucose, galactose, fructose, deoxyribose, ribose
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Disaccharides
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double sugars: maltose, lactose, sucrose
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Polysaccharides
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many sugars: glycogen, starch and cellulose
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Lipids
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C, H, and O, but not in a specific ratio. Triglycerides, Phospholipids and Sterols
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triglycerides
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glycerol and three fatty acids. Fats and oils
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Phospholipids
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make up our cell membranes: note the ends (polar head and nonpolar tail)
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Cholesterol
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is the Sterol backbone for many important products such as Bile, Vitamin D and the “steroid hormones” testosterone and estrogen
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Proteins
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C, H, O and N. Building blocks of proteins are called amino acids
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Structural Proteins
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give shape, support EX: collagen in skin and connective tissue
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Transport Proteins
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shuttle molecules EX: hemoglobin in RBCs; myoglobin in muscle cells shuttle oxygen
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Regulatory Proteins
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control what other cells do EX1: hormones such as insulin or thyroid hormone; EX2: neurotransmitters such as dopamine or catecholamines
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Primary
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the sequence of amino acids
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Secondary
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the chain of amino acids is pleated (accordian fold) or spiraled (helix)
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Tertiary
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the polypeptide assumes a third dimension as it forms a “globule”
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Quaternary
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the interaction (H-bonds) between two or more polypeptides
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How to denature a protein
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Heat and pH
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Describe the action of enzymes
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reduces energy of activation rate
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Basic structure are function of the cell membrane
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Structure: Phospholipid bilayer
Function: Regulates passage of materials from out the cell |
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Simple Diffusion
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Moves from high concentration to low through the phospholipid bilayer. Small non polar, uncharged, lipid soluable
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