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40 Cards in this Set
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anatomy
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the study of the structure of the human body
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physiology
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the study of function
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functional morphology
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the functional reasons behinf the structure of organs
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gross anatomy
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the study of structure visible to the naked eye
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surface anatomy
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the external structure of the body
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systematic anatomy
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the study of one organ system at a time and is the approach taken by most intro texts.
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regional anatomy
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the study of multiple organ systems at once in a given region of the body; the head of chest
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microscopic anatomy
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taken tissue specimens, thinly sliced and stained to observe under a microscope
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histopathology
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the microscopic examination of tissues for signs of disease.
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cytology
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the study of the structure and function of individual cells
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ultrastructure
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the fine detail down to the molecular level that is revealed by the electron microscope
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comparative anatomy
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the study of more than one species in order to learn generalizations and evolutionary trends.
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inspection
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looking at the body's appearance
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palpation
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feeling a structure with the hands
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auscultation
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listening to the natural sounds made by the body; the heart and lungs
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percussion
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tapping on the body and feeling for abnormal resistance and listening to the emitted sound for signs of abnormalities; pockets of fluid or air
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dissection
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careful cutting and separation of tissues to reveal their relationships
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cadaver
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dead human body
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exploratory surgery
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opening the body and taking a look inside to see what was wrong and what could be done about it
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medical imaging
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methods of viewing the inside of the body without surgery
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radiology
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branch of medicine concerned with imaging
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radiography
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the process of photographing internal structures with X-rays
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angiography
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examination of blood vessels
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sonography
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hand-held device held firmly against the skin and produces high ultrasound waves and recieves the signals reflected back from the internal organs
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echocardiography
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sonographic examination of the beating heart
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computed tomography (CT)
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a ring-shaped machine in which a person is moved through that emits low-intensity X-rays on one side
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magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
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can see clearly through the skull and vertebral column to produce images of the nervous tissue
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fMRI
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visualizes moment to moment changes in tissue function
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positron emission tomography (PET)
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used to assess the metabolic state of a tissue and to distinguish which tissues are most active at a given moment
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nuclear medicine
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the use of radioisotopes to treat disease or to form diagnostic images of the body
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organism
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single, complete individual
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organ system
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group of organs that carry out a basic function of the organism; circulation, respiration, or digestion
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organ
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structure composed of two of more tissue types that work together to carry out a particular function
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tissue
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a mass of similar cells and cell products that forms a discrete region of an organ and performs a specific function
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cells
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the smallest units of an organism that carry out all the basic functions of life and nothing smaller than a cell is considered alive
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cytology
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that study of cells and organelles
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organelles
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microscopic structures in a cell that carry out its individual functions
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molecules
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have organelles and other cellular components and composed of at least two atoms
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atoms
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composed of subatomic particles
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subatomic particles
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protons, neutrons and electrons
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