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23 Cards in this Set
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What are six of the important life processes?
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1. Metabolism
2. Responsiveness 3. Movement 4. Growth 5. Differentiation 6. Reproduction |
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homeostasis
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a condition in which the body's internal environment remains within certain physiological limits
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List and define the levels of structural organization.
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1. Chemical (all atoms and molecules in the body)
2. Cellular (basic structural and functional units of an organism) 3. Tissue (group of cells that work together to perform a particular function) 4. Organ (structures that are composed of two or more tissues, with a specific function and recognizable shape) 5. System (several related organs that have a common function) 6. Organism (one living individual) |
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Name the eleven systems of the body.
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Integumentary, Skeletal, Muscular, Nervous, Endocrine, Cardiovascular, Lymphatic/Immune, Respiratory, Digestive, Urinary, and Reproductive
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intracellular fluid
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fluid within cells
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extracellular fluid
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fluid outside body cells
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interstitial fluid
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ECF that fills the narrow spaces between cells of tissues
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What are the three basic components of a feedback loop?
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control center, receptor, and effector
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symptom
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subjective changes in body function that are not apparent to an observer (Ex. headache, nausea)
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sign
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objective changes that a clinician can observe and measure (Ex. fever, swelling)
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superior
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toward the head or upper part of the structure
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inferior
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away from the head or toward the lower part of the structure
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anterior (ventral)
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nearer to or at the front of the body
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posterior (dorsal)
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nearer to or at the back of the body
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medial
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nearer to the midline of the body or a structure
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lateral
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farther from the midline of the body or structure
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intermediate
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between two structures
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ipsilateral
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on the same side of the body
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contralateral
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on the opposite side of the body
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proximal
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nearer to the attachment of a limb to the trunk; nearer to the point of origin
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distal
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farther from the attachment of a limb to the trunk; farther from the point of origin
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superficial
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toward or on the surface of the body
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deep
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away from the surface of the body
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