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Parietal membrane |
Membrane that lines a cavity wall |
Cavity |
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Visceral membrane |
Membrane that covers an organ |
Organ |
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4 types of tissues |
Epithelial, muscle, nerve, connective |
CMEN |
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Organ Systems |
Muscular, urinary, respiratory, digestive, endocrine, reproductive, integumentary, nervous, skeletal, lymphatic, cardiovascular |
Murder in SLC |
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Chemical structure |
Smallest unit of matter (non-living) |
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Organism |
Highest level of life |
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Macroscopic |
Large structures/features visible with unaided eye |
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Microscopic |
Need magnification; cytology and histology |
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Levels of organization |
Chemical, cells, tissues, organs, organ systems, organisms |
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Axillary |
Armpit |
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Brachial |
Upper arm |
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Buccal |
Cheek |
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Calcaneal |
Heel |
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Carpal |
Wrist |
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Cephalic |
Head |
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Cervical |
Neck |
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Cranial |
Skull |
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Crural |
Shin |
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Epi |
Upon |
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Femoral |
Thigh |
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Frontal |
Forehead |
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Gluteal |
Buttocks |
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Iliac |
Hips |
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Inguinal |
Groin |
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Mammary |
Breasts |
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Mental |
Chin |
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Parietal |
Top of head |
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Peritoneal |
Abdominal cavity |
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Pubic |
Pubis |
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Popliteal |
Back of knee |
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Sacral |
Base of spine |
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Sural |
Calf |
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Tarsal |
Ankle |
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Parietal |
Pertaining to the wall of a cavity |
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Visceral |
Pertaining to organs within cavity |
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Frontal section |
Bisecting in back/front |
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Midsagittal section |
Bisecting in halves symmetrically |
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Parasagittal section |
Bisecting in unequal left/right plains |
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Transverse section |
Bisect in top and bottom halves |
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Regions of abdomen |
Right/left hypochondriac, epigastric; Right/left lumbar, umbilical Right/left inguinal, hypogastric |
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Anatomy |
Study of structure of the body |
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Physiology |
Study of function of the body |
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Pathophysiology |
Study of how disease affects functions of body |
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Serous membrane |
Lining of body cavities |
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Homeostasis |
Body's ability to maintain a stable internal environment |
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Positive feedback |
Exaggerates initial stimulus instead of reversing it. Change continues. |
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Negative feedback |
Reverses an initial stimulus until body reaches normal range again. |
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Pleura |
Serous membrane in pleural cavities |
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Pericardium |
Serous membrane in pericardial cavity |
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Peritoneum |
Serous membrane in abdominal cavity |
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Set point |
Range of a desired value (fluctuates) |
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Cranial cavity (location/subcavities/organs/membranes) |
Formed by skull (dorsal/none/brain/meninges) |
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Spinal cavity (location/subcavities/organs/membranes) |
Formed by spinal column (dorsal/none/spine/meninges) |
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Thoracic cavity (location/subcavities/organs/membranes) |
Ventral/pleural cavity x2, pericardial cavity/lungs, heart/visceral&parietal pleura + pericardium; Mediastinum = tissue separating pleural cavities |
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Homeostatic regulation |
Adjustment of physiological systems to maintain homeostasis |
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Autoregulation |
Automatic response of organs/tissues to maintain homeostasis |
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Extrinsic regulation |
Requires help from nervous/endocrine system to maintain homeostasis |
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Nervous system and homeostasis |
Rapid, short term, specific response |
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Endocrine system and homeostasis |
Chemical messengers affect organs/tissues over longer periods of time; affect growth and development |
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Receptor |
Whatever is sensitive to particular stimulus |
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Control center |
Integration center that receives and processes info sent from receptor, sends out commands |
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Effector |
Cell or organ that responds to control center command |
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