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29 Cards in this Set
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Anatomy |
Studies the structure of body parts. |
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Physiology |
Concerns the function of the body. |
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Gross or Macroscopic Anatomy |
Study of large body structures visible to the naked eye. (Heart, Lungs, and Kidneys) |
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Regional Anatomy |
All the structures (Muscles, Bones, Blood Vessels, Nerves, Ect.) in a particular region of the body. |
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Systemic Anatomy |
Body structure is studied system by system. |
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Microscopic Anatomy |
Deals with structures too small to be seen with the naked eye. |
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Developmental Anatomy |
Traces structural changes that occur in the body throughout the life span. |
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Embryology |
A subdivision of developmental anatomy, concerns developmental changes that occur before birth. |
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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 blood vessels. |
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Chemical Level |
Atoms combine to form molecules. |
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Cellular Level |
Cells are made up of molecules. |
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Tissue Level |
Tissues consist of similar types of cells. |
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Organ Level |
Organs are made up of different types of tissues. |
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Organ System Level |
Organs that work together to accomplish a common purpose. |
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Organismal Level |
The sum total of all structural levels working together to keep us alive. |
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Movement |
Activities promoted by muscular system. |
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Contractility
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Muscle cells ability to move by shortening.
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Responsiveness (or) Irritability
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Ability to sense changes in the enviorment and then respond to them.
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Digestion
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Breaking down of ingested foodstuffs to simple molecules that can be absorbed into the blood.
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Metabolism
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Broad term that includes all chemical reactions that occur within body cells.
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Excretion
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Process of removing wastes from the body.
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Reproduction
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Occurs at the cellular and the organismal level.
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Growth
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Increase in size of a body part or the organism.
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Survival Needs?
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Nutrients, Oxygen, Water.
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Normal Body Temperature
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98.6°F
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Atmospheric Pressure
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Force that air exerts on the surface of the body.
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Homeostasis
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A state of body equilibrium or stable internal enviorment of the body.
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