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Anatomy and physiqology
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Medical
12th Grade
01/11/2011

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Term
Cavity that holds the Liver
Definition
Abdominal cavity
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Anatomy
Definition
study of the structures and shapes of the body & its parts and their relationships to one another
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Feedback
Definition

 mechanism that works like a pendulum, it initiates an action to reverse or reduce the oringinal  stimulus

 

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Midsagittal
Definition

plane that divides  you into right and left halves

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Examples of Postive feedback
Definition
birth of baby & blood clotting
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levels of organization
Definition

1)chemical level

2) Cellular level

3) Tissue level

4) organ level

5) organ system level

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Gray Matter
Definition
mostly unmyelinated fibers
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White matter
Definition
Myelinated fiber
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Neurons
Definition
cells that transmit messages throught the body
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Functions of the Nervous System
Definition
controlling and communicating system of the body
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CNS parts
Definition
Brain and spinal cord
Term
PNS parts
Definition
nerves going to the CNS
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Frontal plane
Definition

 

Cuts you into front and back halves

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