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Term describing a small bone, usually in the middle ear
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Ossicle
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Three small bones of the middle ear
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Malleus, Incus and Stapes
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How muscles are often named
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Point of attachment, characteristics or body location
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The study of the structure of organisms and the relations of their parts
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Anatomy
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Anatomy specialization that considers body as being comprised by a number of systems
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Descriptive/Systemic Anatomy
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Study of anatomoy which deals with structural relationships of the parts of the body
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Regional/Topographical Anatomy
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Study of anatomy which is conderned with its application to a specialized field
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Applied/Practical Anatomoy
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Study of anatomy which is concerned with structure details revealed through microscopic study
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Microscopic Anatomy
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Study of anatomy that specilaizes in the study of the growth of an organixm from a single cell through birth
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Developmental Anatomy
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Study of anatomy that investigates the morphophysiology of the aged
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Geriatric Anatomy
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The study of anatomy that deals with the anatomical features of people of various races and groups
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Anthropological Anatomy
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Study of anatomy which focuses on the external morphology of the living body
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Aritistic Anatomy
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Study of anatomy which focuses on the comparitive study of the structures of all living organisms
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Comparative Anatomy
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The study of cells
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Cytology
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The study of tissues
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Histology
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The scientific study of life and living organisms
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Biology
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Sub-discipline of biology that deals with the functions of living organisms
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Physiology
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Sub-discipline of biology that deals with the form and structure of living organisms
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Morphology
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Study of functions of living animals as a whole
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Animal Physiology
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Study of physiology as it relates to problems in medicine and industry
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Applied Physiology
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Study of physiology of life processes of individual or small groups of cells
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Cellular Physicology
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Study of physiology in which experiments are carried out on animal or humal subjects
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Experimental Physiology
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Study of physiology that focuses of functions that have been modified by disease
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Pathologic/Morbid Physiology
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Study of physiology that foucse on a particular set of organs
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Special Physiology
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Study of physiology that focuses on the general laws of life and functional actitity
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General Physiology
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Study of the physiology of plants
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Vegetable Physiology
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Uniform anatomical nomenclature - 1895
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BNA - Basel Nomina Anatomica
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Facing front, arms down, palms forward
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Anatomical position
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Process by which embryo becomes curved into itself
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Flexion
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Away from the backbone. Toward the front of the body
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Ventral
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Toward the backbone. Away from the front of the body
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Dorsal
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Toward the front.
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Anterior
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Toward the back
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Posterior
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Toward the surface
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Superficial
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Away from the surface
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Deep
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Toward the top. Upper
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Superior
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Toward the bottom. Lower
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Inferior
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Toward the head. Also Rostral
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Cranial
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Toward the head. Also Cranial.
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Rostral
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Toward the tail. Away from the head.
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Caudal
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Toward the outer sufrace
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External
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Toward the inner surface
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Internal
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Toward the axis or midline
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Medial
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Away from teh axis or midline
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Lateral
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Toward the body
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Proximal
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Away from the body
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Distal
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Situated or pertaining to the center
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Central
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Toward the outer surface or part
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Periperal
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Vertical division of body or its structures into left and right sides
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Sagittal Plane
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Vertical division of the body or its structures into front and back sides
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Frontal/Coronal Plane
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Horizontal division of the body or its structures into upper and lower sections
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Transverse Plane
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Fundamental unit of structure and function in the body
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Cell
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Irritability, Growth, Spontaneous movement, Metabolism, Reproduction
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5 Features of Cell
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Number of cells in the body
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100 Trillion
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Nucleus and Cytoplasm
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Two components of Protoplasm
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70-85% water and 20% protein
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Breakdown of Cytoplasm
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Epithelial, Connective, Muscular, Nervous and Vascular
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5 Types of Tissue
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Arranged in mosaics, forming sheets
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Epithelial Tissue
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Covers surfaces of body, lines tubes leading to exterior of body, lines cavities of body
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Epithelial Tissue
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Forms the epidermis and membranes that are continuous with the skin
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Epithelial Tissue Proper
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Cellular shape varies - flat, rodlike or curveded
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Epithelial Tissue Cell Shape
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Cells can be single layer or several layers (stratified)
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Epithelial Tissue types
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Tissue that lines the walls of the blood and lymph vessels
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Endothelial Tissue
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Composed only of a single layer of flat cells
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Endothelial Tissue
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Lines the 4 cavities of the body (the 3 P's)
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Mesothelial Tissue
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Free surface of tissue is covered by single layer of flat cells - very slippery
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Mesothelial Tissue
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Connects or binds structures together
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Connective Tissue
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Epithelial Tissue Proper
Endothelial Tissue Mesothelial Tissue |
3 Types of Epithelial Tissue
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Loose
Dense Specialized |
3 Types of Connective Tissue
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Areolar
Adipose |
2 Types of Loose Tissue
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Tendons
Ligaments Fascia Reticular |
4 Types of Dense Connective Tissue
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Bone
Cartlige |
2 Types of Speicalized Connective Tissue
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Hyaline
Elastic Fibrocartlige |
3 Types of Cartilge
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Synarthroidal
Amphiarthroidal Diarthroidal |
3 Types of Joints
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10% of body weight.
Blood and lymphatic tissues |
Vascular Tissue
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Striated
Smooth Cardiac |
3 Types of Muscle Tissue
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Irritable & excitable.
Modified composition in response to change. Essential to body function |
Nervous Tissue
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Hyaline
Elastic Fibrocartlige |
3 Types of Cartilge
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Synarthroidal
Amphiarthroidal Diarthroidal |
3 Types of Joints
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10% of body weight.
Blood and lymphatic tissues |
Vascular Tissue
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Striated
Smooth Cardiac |
3 Types of Muscle Tissue
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Irritable & excitable.
Modified composition in response to change. Essential to body function |
Nervous Tissue
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Made up of a single layer of flat cells
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Endothelial Tissue
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Lines the peritoneal, pleural are pericardial cavities.
aka: serious membrane |
Mesothelial Tissue
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Few cells and large amounts of intercellular substance
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Connective Tissues
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Non cellular component of connective tissue
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Matrix
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ON the basis of nonliving intercellular substances
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How Connective Tissues are classified
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Loose, Dense, Specialized
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3 Types of Connective Tissue
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Areolar and Adipose
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2 Types of Loose Connective Tissue
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High fat content loose connective tissue
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Adipose
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Forms the bed for the skin
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Areolar tissue
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Tendons, Ligaments, Fascia, Reticular
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4 Types of Dense Connective Tissue
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Dense connective tissue that is always associated with a bone.
Tough and non-elastic |
Tendons
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Broad tendonous sheets in the abdominal wall
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Aponeuroses
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Join bone to bone, bone to cartilge or cartilge to cartilge.
Elastic |
Ligaments
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All dense connective tissues not otherwise specified
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Fascia
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delicate supporting network for lymph nodes and liver
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Reticular Tissue
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Cartlige and Bone
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2 Types of Specialized Connective Tissue
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Hyaline, Elasic and Firbrous
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3 Types of Cartlige
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Provides covering for surfaces of joints & framework for lower respiratory system.
Poor blood supply. |
Hyaline
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Flexible cartlige found in ear, epiglottis and auditory tube
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Elastic Cartlge
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found in some joints and esp. in the vertebral disks
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Fiberous (Fibrocartlige)
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Characterized by a large number of inorganic salts in its matrix
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Bone
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Dense or Compact
and Spongy or Cancellous |
2 Types of Bone
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Composes outer shell of bone
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Compact (Dense) bone
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Composes inner portion of the bone
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Spongy (Cancellous) bone
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outer covering of bones that provides surface for tendons to attach to
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Periosteum
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Short, long, flat, irregular or accessory
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Bone classifications
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Bones associated with the spinal column
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Axial bones/skeleton
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bones of the upper and lower appendages
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Appendicular bones/skeleton
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Synarthroidal
Amphiarthroidal Diarthroidal |
Types of Joints - functionally defined
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Fibrous (synarthroidal)
Cartilaginous (amphiarthroidal) Synovial (diarthroidal) |
Types of joints - anatomically defined
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Immovable joints connected by thin layer of connective tissue
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Synarthroidal Joints
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Semi-movable joints connected by cartilage
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Amphiarthroidal Joints
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Synovial joint with varying degrees of free movement
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Diarthroidal Joints
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40% of body weight
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Muscle
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Striated
Smooth Cardiac |
3 Types of Muscle
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Long bands.
Controlled by PNS Attaches to the skeletal system |
Striated Muscle
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329
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Number of striated muscles in the body
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Procerous and Diaphram muscles
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Only unpaired striated muscles in the body
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Covers muscle fibers and separates them from eachother and joins with others to form a functional muscle
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Endomysium
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Ensheaths functional muscles
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Perimysium
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Ensheaths perimysium
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Epimysium
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Involuntary muscle innervated by the ANS (autonomic nervous system).
primitive |
Smooth Muscle (Visceral)
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Contraction accomplished without benefit of nerve fibers
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Ephatic Conduction
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Found only in heart
Involuntary Smooth but striated Intrinsically self-excitable |
Cardiac Muscle
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Study of Movement
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Kinesthesiology
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50-60%
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Amount that a muscle can contract
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When a muscle does not shorten during contraction
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Isometric
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When a muscle shortens with constant tension during contraction
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Isotonic
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The small amount of muscle contraction present when the muscle is at rest
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Muscle Tone
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Parallel
Radiating Pennate |
3 Classifications of Muscle
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2 Points of Attachemnt for a Muscle
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Origin and Insertion
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More proximal location with lesser movement
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Origin
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More distal location with more movement
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Insertion
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The bending of a part or the condition of being bent
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Flexion
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The Act of Straightening
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Extension
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Movement away from the body
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Abduction
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Movement toward the median of the body
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Adduction
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Rotation toward midpoint of body
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Medial Rotation
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Rotation away from midpoint of body
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Lateral Rotation
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Rotation or palm down and back
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Pronation
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Made up of highly specialized cells
Elongated Extrememly irritable |
Nervous Tissue
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Respond to changes by modifying electrochemical composition
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Nervous Tissue
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Electrochemical stimuli provided by the nervous system....
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Causes muscles to contract
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Latent, contraction, relaxation periods
(Refractory, sometimes) |
3 Phases of a motor unit of muscle contraction
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10% of body weight
fluid tissue of the blood and lymphatic systems |
Vascular Tissue
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convey food & oxygen
take on waste materials regulate heat defend against disease |
Vascular Tissues
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When 2 or more tissues combine for a common function
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Organ
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Respiration
Phonation Articulation Resonance Plus hearing & feedback mechanisms |
4 Phases of Speech
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Lungs
Trachea Larynx Nasal Cavities Oral Cavities |
Systems associated with speech production
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