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Anatomy |
Study of structure of human body and relationships among parts |
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Physiology |
Study of normal function of human body |
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6 levels of organization |
Organism Organ system Organ Tissue Cells Chemical |
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Anatomical position |
Stands erect with head and eyes directed forward. Upper limbs by the sides, palms facing forward. Lower limbs together with toes facing forward |
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Superior (cranial) vs inferior (caudal) |
Closer to head Closer to feet |
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Anterior (ventral) vs posterior (dorsal) |
Closer to the front Closer to the back |
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Medial vs lateral |
Closer to midline Farther from midline |
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Intermediate |
Between a more medial and more lateral structure |
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Proximal vs distal |
Closer to trunk Farther from trunk |
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Superficial vs deep |
Closer to surface Farther from surface |
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Partial vs visceral |
Body cavity Covers organs |
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Ipsilateral vs contralateral |
On same side of body On opposite side of body |
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Sections (what are they) |
Surface formed by cuts made in the various planes |
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Transverse plane |
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Frontal plane |
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Saggital plane |
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Different types of sections |
Cross Longitudinal Oblique |
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Cross section vs Longitudinal vs Oblique |
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Organ |
At least two tissue types |
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Organ system |
Collection of organs working together to perform common objective |
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Name 11 organ systems |
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Function of each organ system |
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2 major divisions of the body |
Axial (head neck trunk) Appendicular (extremities) |
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Nine abdominopelvic regions |
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Dorsal cavity |
Central nervous system Cranial cavity Vertebral cavity |
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Ventral cavity |
Thoracic cavity (mediastinum with peeicardial cavity) Pleural cavities |
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