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25 Cards in this Set
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Anatomy
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Science of structures
relationships revealed by dissection imaginng techniques |
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Physiology
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science of body functions
normal adult physiology in text some genetic variations described |
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Palpation
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to feel
Pulses and breathing rates |
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Auscultation
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To listen
body sounds with stetho scope fluid in lungs |
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Percussion
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Tap echo
air in intestines |
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Organization
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chemical
Callular Tissue Organs System Level Organismic Level |
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Chemical Level
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Atomic and Molecular level
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Cellular Level
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Smallest living unit of the body
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Tissue Level
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group of cells and materials surrounding them that work together on one task
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four types of tissue
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epithium
muscle connective tissues nerve |
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Organ level
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grouping of 2 or more tissue types into a recognizable structure with a specific function
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Organ System
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collection of related organs with a common function
sometimes an organ is part of more than one system |
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Organismic level
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one living individual
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Metabolism
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sum of all chemical processes
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Catabolism
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Breakdown of large molecules into small
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Anabolism
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building new structural components (proteins)
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Types of Respnsiveness
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Muscle contraction
electrical signals hormone glandular secretion |
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Auscultation
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To listen
body sounds with stetho scope fluid in lungs |
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Auscultation
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To listen
body sounds with stetho scope fluid in lungs |
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Hyperplasia
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Increase in number of cells or the materical found between cells
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Hypertrophy
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increase of size of cells or the material found between cells
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Hypertrophy
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increase of size of cells or the material found between cells
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Differentiation
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Specialization of cells for a specific function
Stem cells give rise to vells that specialize |
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Mitosis
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Divides and produces 2 cells
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Homeostatis
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Maintaining the internal environment within physiologic limits
(EX blood glucose level is kept w/ in narrow range 70-110/ 100 ml.) Walter Cannon |
