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28 Cards in this Set
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the study of the structures of the body
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Anatomy
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the study of the functions of the body
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Physiology
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the study of disease
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pathology
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the study of disease and the way it effects the body
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pathophysiology
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imaginary lines that divide the body
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body planes
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leaves the body with right and left parts
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sagittal
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leaves the body with anterior(ventral) and posterior (dorsal) parts
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Frontal (coronal)
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leaves the body with superior (upper) and inferior (lower) parts
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Transverse (horizontal)
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movement of a substance across the membrane without cellular energy
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passive transport
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gas/solutes move from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration
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diffusion
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fluid from area of lower concentration to higher concentration
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osmosis
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substance crosses the membrane via an outside force
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filtration
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substances are transported across the cell membrane with the use of energy
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active transport
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cell eating (cell bringing in something solid inside)
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phagocytosis
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pinocytosis
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cell-drinking
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the sum total of chemical processes
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metabolism
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building up of complex proteins from amino acids
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anabolism (ribosomes)
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breaking down of glucose with the presence of O2 to produce energy
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catabolism (mitochondria)
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groups of cells that work together to perform specific functions
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Tissues
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tissue that lines and covers and forms glands. (examples: endocrine and exocrine glands)
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epithelial
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tissue that binds and supports; liquid to dense (bone) (examples: blood, bone, cartilage, adipose)
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connective
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three ties; contracts and relaxes to produce movement; named by location, appearance and action
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Muscular
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voluntary muscle; bones
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skeletal (striated)
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involuntary muscle; internal organs, vessels, passageways
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visceral (smooth)
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involuntary muscle; striated in appearence
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Cardiac
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conducts electrical impulses
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Nervous
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nerve cells that transmits electrical impulses
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Neuron
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supporting tissue of the nervous system (about 10x more then neurons)
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neuroglia
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