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| studies the structure of body parts and their relationship to one another |
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| studies the function of the body; how body parts work and carry out their life-sustaining activities |
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| Gross Anatomy (Macroscopic) |
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| study of large body structures visible to the naked eye |
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| studies structures too small to be seen with the naked eye |
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| traces structural changes that occur in the body throughout the life span |
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-subdivision of developmental anatomy
-concerns developmental changes that occur before birth |
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Levels of Structural Organization
(lowest to highest) |
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| 1. chemical level, 2. cellular level, 3. tissue level, 4. organ level, 5. organ system level, 6. organismal level |
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| structure composed of atleast two tissue types that perform a specific function for the body |
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| organs that work together to accomplish a common purpose |
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| groups of similar cells that have a common function |
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| anatomy and physiology are inseparable because function always reflects structure |
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| ability to maintain relatively stable internal conditions even though the outside world changes continuously; dynamic state of equilibrium |
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| Receptor -> Control Center -> Effector |
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| Negative Feedback Mechanism |
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| the output shuts off the original effect of the stimulus or reduces its intensity |
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| Positive Feedback Mechanism |
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| the result or response enhances the original stimulus so that the response is accelerated; EX. labor contractions |
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| occurs when the usual negative feedback mechanisms are overwhelmed and destructive positive feedback mechanisms take over; EX. heart failure |
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| standard body position; body is erect with feet slightly apart |
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| makes up the main axis of our body; head, neck, trunk |
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| consists of the appendages, or limbs, which are attached to the body's axis |
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| a vertical plane that divides the body into right and left parts |
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| vertically divides the body into anterior and posterior parts |
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| runs horizontally, dividing the body into superior and inferior parts |
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| protects the fragile nervous system organs |
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| houses internal visceral organs |
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| the walls of the ventral body cavity and the outer surfaces of the organs it contains are covered by a thin, double membrane |
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| thin layer of lubricating fluid; allows the organs to slide without friction across the cavity walls and one another as they carry out their routine functions |
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