Speech And Hearing Science Anatomy And Physiology Ch.1

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anatomy

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the study of the structures of organisms and the relations of their parts.

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descriptive anatomy or systemic anatomy

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the body is considered as being composed of a number of systems, each consisting of rather homogenous tissues which exhibit some peculiar functional unity.

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Regional or topographical anatomy

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Deals primarily with the structural relationships of the various parts of the body. Thus, we have head and neck anatomy, anatomy of the extremities, and so forth.

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Applied or practical anatomy

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concerned with the application of anatomy to a specialized field, such as SURGERY.

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Microscopic anatomy

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concerned with the details of structure as revealed through the microscope.

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cytology

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the study of the cells

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histology

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the study of the microscopic structures of tissue.

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Developmental anatomy

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specializes in the growth of the organism for the single cell to birth.

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Anthropological anatomy

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deals with the anatomic features of peoples and with the natural history of various races and ethnic groups.

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Artistic anatomy

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the study of external morphology of the living body for purposes of artistic representation.

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Comparitive anatomy

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is the study of the structure and the comparitive structures of all living organisms

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Biology

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the science that deals with the phenomenon of life and living organism in general

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Physiology

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a science dealing with the functions of living organisms or their parts.

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Morphology

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concerned with teir form and structure.

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Animal physiology

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deals with the functions of living animals as a whole. specialized branches exist within animial physiology.

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Applied physiology

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physiological knowledge is applied to problems in medicine and industry.

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Cellular physiology

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the physiology of life processes of individual cells or small groups of cells is studied.

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Experimental physiology

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experiments are carried out in a laboratory environment with animals or human subjects.

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Pathological or Morbid physiology

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study of functions that have been modified by disease processes.

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General Physiology

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the science if general laws of life and functional activity

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Special physiology

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the physiology of particular organs

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Vegetable physiology

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the physiology of plants

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Ventral

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away from the backbone and toward the front of the body

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Dorsal

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toward the backbone, or away from the front of the body

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anterior

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toward the front or away from the back.

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posterior

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toward the back, or away from the front,

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superficial

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toward the surface as distinct from superior.

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Superior

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upper, as distinct from superficial.

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Inferior

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lower, as distict from dep

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Cranial

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toward the head

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Caudal

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toward the tail, away from the head. Its use is usually restricted to the trunk.

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External

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Toward the inner surface. This term is also used to describe body cavities or the body wall, but is sometimes used interchangeably with superficial.

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Medial

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toward the axis or midline.

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Lateral

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away from the axis or midline

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Proximal

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toward the body or toward the root of a free extremity

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Distal

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away from the body or the root of a free extremity

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Central

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pertaining to or situated at the center.

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Frontal or Coronal

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a vertical plane that intersects the median sagittal place at right angles and is parallel to the forehead.

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Transverse Plane

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A horizontal plane that divides the body into upper and lower part.

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CELLS

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Protoplasm

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A thing formed or molded which posseses the peculiar property we have come to call life.

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Irritability

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the ability to be stimulated or affected by a change in the environment

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Spontaneous Movement

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The movement that originates from within the organism,

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Metabolism

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the use of food and oxygen to build or repair tissue, to produce heat and energy.

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Reproduction

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the ability to produce new protoplasm.

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Protoplasm

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basic material of cell composition.

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Nucleus

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the specialized protoplasm of a cell. 2. a group of nerve cells.