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Anatomy |
the study of the STRUCTURE of body parts |
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Physiology
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the study of the FUNCTION of the body at many levels |
Also deals with principles of physics and chemistry |
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Gross
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regional, systematic, surface
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topics of anatomy
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Microscopic
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cytology & histology
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topic of anatomy
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Developmental |
embryology |
topic of anatomy |
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Subdivisions |
based on organ systems (molecular to systematic) |
physiology |
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Principle of Complementarity |
Anatomy and physio are inseparable; function always reflects structure |
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Simplest Level of Structural Orgnanization |
Chemical level |
cells, organelles, atoms, molecules |
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2nd level of structural organization |
Cellular level |
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3rd level of structural organization |
Tissue level (4 types) : epithelium, muscle, connective, nervous |
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4th level of structural organization |
Organ level (composed of different types of tissue) |
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5th level of structural organization |
Organ system level |
Consists of different organs that work closely together |
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6th level of structural organization |
Organizational level |
represents the sum total of all structural levels working together to keep us alive |
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Maintaining Boundaries |
keeping the internal environment distinct from the external |
A necessary life function |
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Movement |
activities promoted by the muscular system (running, swimming, blood) |
a necessary life function |
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Responsiveness |
or excitability; the ability to sense changes in the environment and then respond to them |
a necessary life function |
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Digestion |
the breaking down of the ingested foodstuffs to simple molecules that can be absorbed into the blood |
a necessary life function |
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Metabolism |
all chemical reactions within body cells (breaking down substances to its simplest building block |
a necessary life function |
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Excretion |
process of removing wastes from the body |
a necessary life function |
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Reproduction |
making a new person |
a necessary life function |
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Growth |
an increase in size of a body part or the organism as a whole |
a necessary life function |
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Survival Needs |
Nutrients, Oxygen, Water, Normal body temp, appropriate Atmospheric pressure |
5 needs |
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Homestastis |
maintenance of a relatively stable internal environment ( within limits) despite continuous outside changes |
dynamic state of equilibrium |
