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Chapter 1 The Human Body
The Human Body
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Undergraduate 1
12/04/2010

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Anatomy
Definition
study of body structures and their relationships to each other
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Physiology
Definition
study of how the body functions
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Atom
Definition

 smallest unit of matter that shows all properties of the element it makes up

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Molecule
Definition
2 or more atoms joined together
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Cell
Definition
Basic structural unit and functional unit of the body
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Tissue
Definition
Groups of similar cells and their matrix that perform a common function
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organ
Definition
structure made up of 2 or more types of tissues, has specific functions and usually recognizable shape
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Organ System
Definition
Related organs with a common function
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Organism
Definition
One entire person
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Responsiveness
Definition
reaction to change
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Metabolism
Definition
all the chemical reactions taking place in the body
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Excretion
Definition
Getting rid of waste
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Nurtrients
Definition
chemical substance used for growth, maintenance, repair
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Homeostasis
Definition
maintenance of a fairly constant internal envornment
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Negative Feedback
Definition
Mechanism used by the body to maintain homeostasis
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superior
Definition
closer to the head of the body, upper body
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inferior
Definition
closer to the feet or lower body
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anterior
Definition
on or toward the front of the body
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posterior 
Definition
on or toward the rear of the body
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medial
Definition
on or toward the side of the body
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lateral
Definition
on or towards the side of the body
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proximal
Definition
closer to the point of attachment to the trunk of the body
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distal
Definition
farther from the point of attachment to the the trunk of the body
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superficial
Definition
on or close to the surface
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deep
Definition
away from the surface, more internal
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sagittal cut
Definition
divides into left and right portions
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frontal cut
Definition
divides into posterior and anterior
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transverse cut
Definition
divides into superior and anterior portions
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Dorsal
Definition

Cranial cavity

vertebral cavity

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Ventral
Definition

Thoracic cavity

AbdominoPelvic cavity

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