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26 Cards in this Set
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Anatomy |
Study of the structure of an organism and relationship to its parts |
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Dissection |
"Cutting Up" |
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Physiology |
Study of the functions of living organisms and their parts |
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Superior |
toward the head, upper, above |
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Inferior |
toward the feet, lower, below |
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Anterior |
front, in front of |
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Posterior |
back, in back of |
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Medial |
toward the mid-line of the body |
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Lateral |
toward the side, or away from the mid-line |
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Proximal |
toward or nearest the truck
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Distal |
away from or furthest from the trunk |
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Superficial |
near the body surface |
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Deep |
farther away from the body surface |
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Supine |
lying face upward |
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Prone |
lying face downward |
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Sagittal Plane |
lengthwise plane that divides the body into right and left sections |
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Midsagittal Plane |
sagittal plane that divides the body into two equal halves |
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Frontal (Coronal) Plane |
lengthwise plane that divides a structure into anterior and posterior portions |
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Transverse Plane |
horizontal plane that divides a structure into upper and lower parts |
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Abdominopelvic Quadrants |
-Right Upper Quadrant
-Right Lower Quadrant -Left Upper Quadrant -Left Lower Quadrant |
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Abdominopelvic Regions |
-Upper: Right and Left Hypochondriac regions and the Epigastric region
-Middle: Right and Left Lumbar regions and the umbilical region -Lower: Right and Left iliac regions and the hypogastric region |
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Axial Region |
Head, Neck and Torso(Trunk) |
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Appendicular Region |
upper and lower extremities |
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Negative Feedback Loop |
opposes change in controlled condition |
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Positive Feedback Loop |
amplifies occurring change |
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Homeostatis |
relative uniformity of the normal body's internal temperature |
