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| This is a study of large body structures visible to the naked eye. (ex heart, lungs kidneys) |
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| Gross or Macroscopic anatomy |
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| This is when all the structures (muscles, bones, blood vessels, nerves etc.) in a particular region of the body, such as abdomen or leg are examined at the same time. |
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| This is when body structures are studied system by system. (ex cardiovascular system) |
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| Gross anatomy is broken down into what sub groups. |
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| Regional anatomy, systemic anatomy and surface anatomy |
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| this is a study of internal structures as they relate to the overlying skin surface. (ex. identifying a bulging muscle on someone) |
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| This deals with structures to small to see with the naked eye. |
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| What are the subdivisions of microanatomy. |
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| This is the study of the cells of the body |
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| This is the study of tissues. |
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| The study of stuctural changes that occur in the body throughout the life span. |
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| This is a subdivision of Developmental anatomy. developmental changes before birth. |
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| The study of the structure of body parts and their relationships to one another is. |
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| The study of the function of the body and how body parts work is. |
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| what a structure can do depends on its specific form. what concept? |
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| Principle of complementarity of structure and function |
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| The smallest units of living things. |
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| What are the diffrent levels of structure organisation? |
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| chemical level, cellular level, tissue level, organ level, organ system level and organism level. |
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| Groups of similar cells that hagve a common function are called what. |
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| A discrete structure composed of at least two tissue types (four is more common) that perform a specific function. |
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| Organs that work together to accomplish a common purpose is called what. |
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| This is the highest level of organization. this represents th sum total of all structural levels working together. |
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| The ability to sense changes in the enviroment and then respond to them is called what. And what systme is most involved. |
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| Responsivness or irratability/ the nervous system. |
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| This is the breaking down of food into simple molecules. |
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| A broad term that includes all chemical reactions in the body. |
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| the process of removing waste from the body. |
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| (system) Picks up fluid leaked from blood vessels and returns it back to blood. Houses white blood cells. |
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| (system) Keeps blood supplied with O2 and removes CO2. |
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| (system) Breaks down food into absorbable units. |
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| (system) Eliminates nitrogenous wastes from the body. Regulates water, electrolytes and acid-base balance of the blood. |
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| (system) Forms the external body covering. Protects deeper tissues from injury. Also houses sweat and oil glands |
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| (system) Protects and supports body organs. also provides a framework for muscles. blood cells are also made here |
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| (system) Allows manipulation of the enviroment, locomotion and facial expression. also maintains posture and produces heat. |
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| (system) The fast acting control system of the body. |
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| (system) Glands that secrete hormones that regulate processes such as growth, reproduction and nutrient use. |
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| (system) Blood vessels transport blood, which carries carbon dioxide, nutrients, wastes, etc. The heart is also part of this system. |
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| The ability to maintain relativly stable internal conditions even though the outside word is changing all the time. |
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| When speaking about homeostatic control information flows from the recetor to the control center along what. |
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| When speaking about homeostatic control information travels from the control center to the effector by means of the. |
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| Most homeostatic control mechanisms are. |
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| What is negative feedback mechanisms. |
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| In these systems the output shuts off the original effect of the stimulus or reduces its intensity. (causes the variable to change in a direction opposite to that of the initial change) |
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| A responce inhances the original stimulus so that the response is accelerated. |
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| Positive feedback mechanism |
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| This makes up the main axis of the body. includes head neck and trunk. |
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| This consists of the limbs or apendiges. that are connected to the axial part. |
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| This is a vertical plane that devides the body into right and left. |
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| Aplane that lies directly on the miline is called what. and wha are all other planes that of set the midline. |
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median plane or midsagittal plane.
Parasagittal planes |
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| This is a verticle plane that devides the body into anterior and posterior. |
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| This plane runs horizontal from left to right, deviding the body into superior and inferior. |
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| this body cavity protects the fragile nervous system organs and has 2 subdivisions. |
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Dorsal body cavity.
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Cranial cavity
spinal cavity |
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| This is the larger of the two body cavities. has two subivisions. thoracic and abdominopelvic. it houses body organs collectivly called viscera. |
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| This lines the walls of the ventral cavity. |
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| This covres the organs in the ventral cavity. |
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