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39 Cards in this Set
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Anatomy
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scientific discipline that investigates the body's structure
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physiology
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study of the process or function
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Gross anatomy
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structures seen without a microscope
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Microscopic
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seen with a microscope
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Regional
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studied area by area
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Systemic
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system by system
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Surface
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external firm and relation to deeper structures
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cytology
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cellular anatomy
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histology
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study of tissues
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Cell physiology
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examines processes in the cells
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Neurophysiology
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focuses on the nervous system
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Cardiovascular
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the heart and blood vessels
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Pathology
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structural and functional changes caused by disease
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Exercise Physiology
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changes caused by exercise
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Anterior
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forward
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Posterior
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toward the back
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Superior
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toward the head
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Inferior
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away from the head
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Medial
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close to midline
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Lateral
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away from midline
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Proximal
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extremities near trunk
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Distal
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extremities away from trunk
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Superficial
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near the surface
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Deep
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deep
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Median (plane)
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trough the midline
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Sagittal (plane)
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from head to toe but off center
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Frontal/Coronal (plane)
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divides the body into anterior and posterior
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Transverse/Cross (plane)
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Divides into top and bottom
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Homeostasis
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normal range around a set point
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Negative Feedback
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Deviation from the set point is made smaller
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Positive feedback
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changes made greater. child birth
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Neutrons
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No charge particle of the atom
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Proton
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Positive charge particle of the atom
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Electron
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Negative charge particle of the atom
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Ionic Bonding
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atoms exchange electrons
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Covalent Bonding
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Two or more atoms share electron pairs
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Ion
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charged atom
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Cation
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positively charged ion
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Anion
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Negatively charged ion
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