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What is Anatomy |
Study of the structure of the body |
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What is physiology? |
The study of function. |
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Is anatomy descriptive or experimental? |
Anatomy is descriptive |
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Is physiology descriptive or experimental? |
Physiology is experimental |
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Form follows __________? |
Form follows Function |
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_______ Follows Function |
Form follows Function |
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Describe the levels of Structural Organization that make up the human body |
Chemical, organelle, cell, tissue, organ, organ system, organism |
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What is the basic unit of life |
A cell is the basic unit of life |
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What is a tissue? |
A tissue is a group of similar cells that preform a specific function for the body |
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What is an organ? |
An organ is two or more tissues working together to preform a function for the body |
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What is an organ system? |
An organ system is two or more organs with related fuctions |
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What is an organism? |
An organism is one living individual |
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What is Homeostasis? |
Homeostasis is a relatively constant internal environment maintained by the body |
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What parts of th body help maintain homeostais? |
All organ systems help maintain homeostasis. |
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What will happen if homeostasis is not maintained? |
If homeostasis is not maintained by the body, you will die |
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What are the components of a feedback system? |
1. Reseptor/sensor 2. Control Center 3. Effector |
There are 3 parts and they start with an R, C, E |
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What do the receptors/sensors do in the feedback system? |
The receptors/sensors monitor and detect deviation from the normal |
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What is the roll of the control center/integrating Center? |
The controll center receives information from many sensors and causes the effects to respond |
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What is the job the the effector in the feedback system? |
The effector i.e. muscles and glands cause a change |
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What types of responses are there? |
Positive feedback and negative feedback |
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What is negative feedback? |
Actions of the effectors Counteract changes |
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Most feedback loops are_______? |
Most feedback loops are negative |
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What are the parts of the cephalic region? |
Frontal, orbital, nasal, oral, mental, cervical |
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The anatomical name for the forehead is _____? |
Frontal |
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The anatomical name for the eye is ______? |
Orbital |
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The anatomical name for the nose is ____? |
Nasal |
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The anatomical name for the mouth is ____? |
Oral |
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The anatomical name for the chin is____? |
Mental |
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The anatomical name for the neck is ___? |
Cervical |
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What is anatomical position? |
Body erect, feet flat on floor, palms forward, eyes forward |
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Right and Left always refer to _____ right&left side |
The subjects Right and Left |
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What is a plane of reference? |
An imaginary flat surface that devides the body into parts |
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What is a Section |
A flat surface resulting from cut |
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Sagittal cut makes_____ |
Right &Left halves |
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A midsagittal cut makes _____ R&L halves |
Equal |
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A parasaggital cut would make ______ halves |
Unequal halves |
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A Frontal/Coronal cut would be ________ |
Parrallel to the long axis. Front and back in humans, ventral and dorsal in animals. |
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A transverse/cross-sectional cut would be ______ |
Perpendicular to long axis. Superior/inferior in humans, anterior/posterior in animals. |
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Superior & inferior are _____ |
S:Upper end I: Lower end |
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Anterior and posterior are____ |
A: toward front P: toward back |
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Medial and Lateral are___ |
M: toward the midline L: Away from the midline |
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Proximal and distal are_____ |
P: Closer to the attachment to the Trunk D: Further from the attachment to the trunk. |
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Visceral and Parietal are___ |
V: Related to internal organs P: toward walls |
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Cranial and Caudal are____ |
Cranial: toward head Caudal: towards tail |
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Internal/deep and External/Superficial are____ |
I/D:away from surface E/S: towards the surface |
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Ipsilateral and Contralateral are____ |
I: same side of midline C: Opposite sides. Moved across midline. |
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