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39 Cards in this Set
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The study of the normal functioning of a living organism and its component parts, including all its chemical and physical processes.
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Physiology
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The study of structure
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Anatomy
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Collection of cells that carry out related functions
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Tissue
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The structural and functional units formed from tissue
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Organs
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Groups of organs integrating their functions
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Organ system
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Forms a protective boundary that separates the body's internal environment from the external environment
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Integumentary system
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Provides support and body movement
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Musculoskeletal system
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Exchanges gases
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Respiratory system
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Takes up nutrients and water and eliminates waste
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Digestive system
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Removes excess water and waste material
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Urinary system
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Produces egg or sperm
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Reproductive system
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Distributes materials by pumping blood thru vessels
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Circulatory system
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Coordinates body functions
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Nervous and Endocrine systems
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Cells positioned to protect internal environment from foreign invaders
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Immune system
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the "why" of the system or event
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function
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describing physiological processes by their purpose rather than their mechanism
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teleological approach
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the "how" of a system
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processes/mechanisms
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examining processes
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mechanistic approach
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the ability of the body to maintain a relatively constant internal environment
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homeostasis
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the internal fluid that surrounds the cells
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extracellular fluids (ECF)
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fluids within the cells
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intracellular fluids (ICF)
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the study of body functions in a disease state
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pathophysiology
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a metabolic disorder characterized by abnormally high blood glucose concentrations
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diabetes mellitus (DM)
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when normal function is disrupted and disease state results
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pathological condition
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presence of separate compartments
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compartmentation
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separate cells from one another and from ECF
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membrane
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tiny compartments within the cell formed by membranes
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organelles
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the transmission of information from one side of membrane to the other using membrane proteins
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signal transduction
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a pressure or concentration difference that drives the movement of materials
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gradient
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properties that cannot be predicted to exist based only on knowledge of the system's individual components
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emergent properties
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applies basic biomedical research findings to treatment and prevention of human diseases
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translational research
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adverse reaction that occurs because patients expects it to
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nocebo effect
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individual acts as both experimental subject and control
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crossover study
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estimate values between measured values
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interpolate
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study carried out for long periods of time
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longitudinal study
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recruits healthy subjects and watches for development of diseases
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prospective study
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survey population for prevalence of diseases or conditions
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cross-sectional study
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compares people with diseases to healthy control
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retrospective study
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statistical technology that combines data from multiple studies to look for trends
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meta-analysis
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