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Anatomy |
study of structure and morphology (form) of human body |
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physiology |
study of body function |
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Hierarchy levels |
atoms cells tissue organ organ system organism |
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tissue |
group of cells that preform a COMMON function |
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organ |
discrete structure made of at least two tissue types |
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organ system |
group of organs working together for common purpose
ex. heart and blood vessels kidneys ureters, bladder
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organism |
in terms of anatomy- a group of organ systems working in unison |
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axial region |
main axis of body -not a line, but the whole trunk |
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appendicular region |
the limbs |
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Body Planes (3) |
Frontal (coronal) plane
Median (midsagittal) plane
Transverse Plane |
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Frontal plane |
coronal vertical plane that divides body into ANTERIOR and POSTERIOR parts |
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Median plane |
midsagittal plane
type of sagittal plane that lies vertically in midline |
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Transverse plane |
horizontal plane that divides body into SUPERIOR and INFERIOR parts
transverses through body |
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Body cavities |
dorsal and ventral body cavities |
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Dorsal body cavity |
cranial -brain and vertebral-spinal cord cavities |
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Ventral body cavitiy |
thoracic- heart and lungs abdominal -digestive viscera pelvic- urinary bladder, reproductive organs, rectum cavities |
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what separates the thoracic and abdominal cavities? |
diaphragm |
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overall body plan? |
tube within a tube |
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Inner tube |
extends from mouth to anus - including the respiratory and digestive organs |
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outer tube |
is axial skeleton and associated axial muscles that make up the OUTER BODY WALL and nervous structures |
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another word for superior |
cranial |
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directional terms always are in reference |
to another portion |
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medial |
towards or at midline
on the inner side |
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proximal/distal |
closer/farther to origin of body part or point of attachment of limb to body trunk
origin= head |
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superfical /deep |
close or far from body surface |
