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85 Cards in this Set
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Anatomy |
Study of the structure and shape of the body and it’s parts |
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Physiology |
Study of how the body and its parts work or function |
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Gross anatomy |
•Large structures • Easily observable |
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Microscopic anatomy |
• very small structures • can only be seen w/ a microscope |
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Levels of Structural Organization |
Atoms & Molecules to Cells to Tissues to Organs to Organ systems to Organisms |
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Integumentary system |
• Forms external body covering • Protects deeper tissues from injury • Helps regulate body temperature • Location of cutaneous nerve receptors |
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Skeletal System |
• Protects and supports body organs • provides muscle attachments for movement • site of blood fell formations • stores mineral |
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Skeletal System |
• Protects and supports body organs • provides muscle attachments for movement • site of blood fell formations • stores mineral |
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Muscular system |
• Produces movement • maintains posture • produces heat |
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Nervous system |
• fast acting system • responds to internal and external changes • activates muscles and glands |
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Nervous system |
• fast acting system • responds to internal and external changes • activates muscles and glands |
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Cardiovascular system |
• transports materials in body via blood pumped by heart |
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Lymphatic system |
• Returns fluids to blood vessels • cleans da blood • involved in immunity |
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Respiratory system |
Keeps blood supplied with oxygen and removes carbon dioxide |
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Digestive system |
• Breaks down food • eliminates indigestible stuff • allows for nutrient absorption into blood |
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Digestive system |
• Breaks down food • eliminates indigestible stuff • allows for nutrient absorption into blood |
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Urinary system |
Eliminates nitrogenous wastes and maintains acid-base and regulate water and electrolytes |
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Digestive system |
• Breaks down food • eliminates indigestible stuff • allows for nutrient absorption into blood |
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Urinary system |
Eliminates nitrogenous wastes and maintains acid-base and regulate water and electrolytes |
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Reproductive system |
Only system humans can live without and produces offspring and endocrine and reproductive share organs |
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Digestive system |
• Breaks down food • eliminates indigestible stuff • allows for nutrient absorption into blood |
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Urinary system |
Eliminates nitrogenous wastes and maintains acid-base and regulate water and electrolytes |
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Reproductive system |
Only system humans can live without and produces offspring and endocrine and reproductive share organs |
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Necessary life functions |
Movement, digestion, responsiveness, metabolism, excretion, reproduction, and growth |
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Digestive system |
• Breaks down food • eliminates indigestible stuff • allows for nutrient absorption into blood |
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Urinary system |
Eliminates nitrogenous wastes and maintains acid-base and regulate water and electrolytes |
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Reproductive system |
Only system humans can live without and produces offspring and endocrine and reproductive share organs |
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Necessary life functions |
Movement, digestion, responsiveness, metabolism, excretion, reproduction, and growth |
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Movement |
Locomotion and movement of substances |
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Responsiveness |
Ability to sense changes and react |
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Digestion |
Breaks down and absorbs nutrients |
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Digestion |
Breaks down and absorbs nutrients |
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Metabolism |
Chemical reactions in the body |
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Digestion |
Breaks down and absorbs nutrients |
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Metabolism |
Chemical reactions in the body |
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Excretion |
Eliminates waste from metabolic reactions |
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Reproduction |
Produces babies |
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Reproduction |
Produces babies |
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Growth |
Increase cell size and number |
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Reproduction |
Produces babies |
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Growth |
Increase cell size and number |
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Survival needs |
Nutrients, oxygen, stable temperatures, and water and atmospheric pressure |
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Nutrients |
We need it to make life possible with energy and cell building |
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Nutrients |
We need it to make life possible with energy and cell building |
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Oxygen |
Needed for chemical reactions |
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Water |
Provides for metabolic reactions |
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Stable body temperatures |
Stable body temperatures |
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Atmospheric pressure |
Must be appropriate |
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Homeostasis |
Maintains a stable internal environment |
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How does the body communicate |
Hormonal and neural systems |
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How does the body communicate |
Hormonal and neural systems |
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Control center |
Determines set point |
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How does the body communicate |
Hormonal and neural systems |
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Control center |
Determines set point |
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Effector |
Provides a means for response to the stimuli |
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How does the body communicate |
Hormonal and neural systems |
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Control center |
Determines set point |
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Effector |
Provides a means for response to the stimuli |
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Homeostasis is?? |
Necessary to maintain life functions |
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How does the body communicate |
Hormonal and neural systems |
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Control center |
Determines set point |
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Effector |
Provides a means for response to the stimuli |
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Homeostasis is?? |
Necessary to maintain life functions |
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Feedback mechanisms |
Positive and negative |
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How does the body communicate |
Hormonal and neural systems |
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Control center |
Determines set point |
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Effector |
Provides a means for response to the stimuli |
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Homeostasis is?? |
Necessary to maintain life functions |
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Feedback mechanisms |
Positive and negative |
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Negative feedback |
Includes most homeostatic control mechanisms |
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How does the body communicate |
Hormonal and neural systems |
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Control center |
Determines set point |
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Effector |
Provides a means for response to the stimuli |
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Homeostasis is?? |
Necessary to maintain life functions |
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Feedback mechanisms |
Positive and negative |
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Negative feedback |
Includes most homeostatic control mechanisms |
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Positive feedback |
Increases da original stimulus to push it |
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How does the body communicate |
Hormonal and neural systems |
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Control center |
Determines set point |
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Effector |
Provides a means for response to the stimuli |
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Homeostasis is?? |
Necessary to maintain life functions |
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Feedback mechanisms |
Positive and negative |
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Negative feedback |
Includes most homeostatic control mechanisms |
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Positive feedback |
Increases da original stimulus to push it |
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Maintains boundaries is?? |
A necessary life function |
