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| The study of Structure of body parts and their relationship to one another |
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| The study of Function of body parts and how they work to carry out life-sustaining activities |
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| Gross/Macroscopic Anatomy |
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| A specific area of Anatomy where you study large, visible body parts and their relationships to one another |
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| A specific area of Anatomy where you study body parts that are too small to be seen by the naked eye |
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| A specific area of Microscopic Anatomy where you study cells |
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| A specific area of Microscopic Anatomy where you study tissues |
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| A specific area of Anatomy where you study the anatomical/physiological development of body parts and their relationship to one another |
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| A specific area of Anatomy where you study the developments of body parts of an organism before birth |
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| The maintenance of a stable internal environment |
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| A part of the homeostatic mechanism that will detect and provide information to the Hypothalamus via stimuli |
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| Control Center of Homeostasis/Hypothalamus |
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| A part of the brain and the homeostatic mechanisms that will receive stimuli from the Receptors so that it can decide whether or not to increase, decrease, or stop the stimuli being sent to the Effectors |
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| The muscles or glands that are receiving stimuli from the Hypothalamus that will increase, decrease, or stop a stimulus depending on what the Hypothalamus has stated |
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| Negative Feedback Mechanisms |
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| A type of reaction the body will undergo to maintain Homeostasis by reducing or stopping a certain stimulus |
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| Positive Feedback Mechanisms |
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| A type of reaction the body will undergo to maintain Homeostasis by increasing a certain stimulus |
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| All of the chemical reactions that occurs in a body's cells |
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| Axial Portion of the Human Body |
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| The portion of the body that contains the head, neck, and trunk |
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| Appendicular Portion of the Human Body |
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| The portion of the body that contains the upper and lower limbs |
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| A part of the Axial Portion that consists of the Cranial Cavity and the Vertebral Canal/Spinal Cavity |
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| A part of the Axial Portion and Dorsal Cavity that houses the brain |
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| A part of the Axial Portion that consists of the Thoracic Cavity and Abdominopelvic Cavity; also known as Spinal Cavity |
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| A part of the Axial Portion that consists of the Thoracic Cavity and the Abdominopelvic Cavity; also known as the Vertebral Canal |
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| A part of the Axial Portion that consists of the Thoracic Cavity and the Abdominopelvic Cavity; also known as the Viscera |
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| A part of the Axial Portion that consists of the Thoracic Cavity and the Abdominopelvic Cavity: Also known as the Ventral Cavity |
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| A part of the Ventral Cavity that houses the Lungs and Thoracic Viscera |
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| A part of The Ventral Cavity that contains the Abdominal and Pelvic Cavities |
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| A part of the Thoracic Cavity each that surrounds a lung |
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| A region between the Thoracic Cavity that contains the Pericardial Cavity, Esophagus, Trachea, and Thymus Gland |
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| A part of the Thoracic Cavity that houses the heart |
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| A part of the Abdominopelvic Cavity that contains the Stomach, Intestines, Spleen, and liver |
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| A part of the Abdominopelvic Cavity that contains the Urinary Bladder, Reproductive Organs, and Rectum |
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| The thin double-layered membranes that covers the surfaces in the Ventral Body Cavity and the organs within it; Also known as the Serosa |
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| The thin double-layered membranes that covers the surfaces in the Ventral Body Cavity and the organs within it; Also known as the Serous Membrane |
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| A part of the Serous Membrane or Serosa that lines the internal walls of the Ventral Cavity |
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| A part of the Serous Membrane or Serosa that covers the organs within the Ventral Body Cavity |
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| A fluid that is secreted by both the Parietal and Visceral Membranes so that the two layers will not touch each other |
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