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48 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
Superior |
Above |
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Inferior |
Below |
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Anterior/Ventral |
Front |
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Posterior/Dorsal |
Back
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Medial |
Toward Midline |
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Lateral |
Away From Midline |
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Proximal |
Towards the trunk |
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Distal |
Away from the trunk |
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Intermediate |
Compares three locations |
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Superficial |
Shallow "Paper cut" |
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Deep |
Deep |
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Ipsilateral |
Features same sides of the mid line (Same Side ex. Right leg and right arms) |
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Contralateral |
Features the opposite side of the mid line (Right leg and left arm) |
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Sagittal Plane |
Vertical (Left and Right Side) |
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Midsagittal |
Directly down the middle |
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Parasagittal |
Off centered |
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Transverse Plan |
Top half and bottom half |
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Frontal/Coronal Plane |
Vertical Cut (Front and Back) |
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Oblique Plane |
Diagonal Cut |
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Anatomical Position |
Eyes to the Front Feet flat - toes forward Palms up |
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Homeostasis |
The ability of the body to seek and maintain a condition of equilibrium or stability within its internal enviroment when dealind with esternal changes
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Positive Feedback |
The initial stimuli causes an increasing reaction from the organism, it is a cascading reaction
Each reaction from the organism is stronger then the last Ex. Guys doing pregnancy belt video |
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Negative Feedback |
Small Adjustments to make things equal Ex. Thermostat |
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Health |
The optimal state of physical, mental, and social well-being (not merely the absence of disease or infirmity).
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Levels of Organization |
Atom (Can get Smaller) Molecules Cells Tissue Organ Organ System Organism (Can get Bigger) |
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11 Organ Systems |
Integumentary
Circulatory/Cardiovascular Nervous Digestive Respiratory Reproductive EndocrineImmune/Lymphatic Skeletal Muscular Urinary |
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Integumentary |
skin, sweat & oil glands, nails, hair
acts as a barrier to protect the body |
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Circulatory/Cardiovascular |
Heart and blood vessels
Transporting materials throughout the body |
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Nervous |
Brain, Spinal Cord, sensory organs, and all nerves
Control the body and communicate among its parts |
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Digestive |
Mouth, esopagus, Stomach, Small Intestine, Pancreas, Liver, Gall Bladder, Colon, Rectum, Anus
Turns food into energy |
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Respritory |
Organs in your body that help you breath
Delivers oxygen to all parts of the body |
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Reproductive |
Uterus, Cervix, Fallopian Tubes
To make sure the human species survives |
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Endocrine |
Glands that produce and secrete hormones
Regulate body growth, metabolism, and sexually development |
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Immune |
Network of cells, tissues and organs
Attacks organisms that invade the body |
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Skeletal |
Bones
Forms solid framework that supports and protects the body’s organs |
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Muscular |
Tendons, blood vessels
Responsible for the movement of the human body |
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Urinary |
kidney, bladder, uterus, urethra
Removes liquid waste from blood |
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7 Criteria of Life |
Made of cells Able to reproduce Different levels of organization Metabolism Grow and Develope React to Enviroment Homeostasis |
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Anatomy |
The study of the structure of the body
Identification of parts What is it? Means to cut up |
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Physiology |
The study of the function
What does it do? Physis - nature Logy - The study of |
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Pathology |
Path - Suffering/Disease What Makes you sick? |
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Gross Anatomy |
Large Scale Seen by the naked eye |
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Microscopic Anatomy |
Small Stuff |
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Cytology |
Cell Anatomy |
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Histology |
Tissue Anatomy |
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Regional Anatomy |
Parts/Areas of the body |
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Systems Anatomy |
The 11 Body Systems |
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Science is... |
Science is the organized body of knowledge based on the observation of stuff around us using our five senses and previous experiences.
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