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definition of anatomy |
study of the structure of an organism and the relationship of its parts |
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definition of physiology |
study of functions of living organisms and their parts |
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7 levels of body organization from least complex to most complex |
chemical, cellular, tissue, organs, organ system, body as a whole |
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What are cells |
the smallest living unit of structure in our body |
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What are organs |
teams of different tissues that work together to perform a special function |
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What is a system |
complex team of various organs composed to perform a complex function |
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What does your body do as a whole |
unification of all the systems that work together to ensure healthy survival |
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Superior |
toward the head (upper/above) |
not used in arms or legs!! |
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Inferior |
towards the feet |
not used in the arms or legs!! |
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Anterior |
Front/Infront of |
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Posterior |
Back/In back of |
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Medial |
Towards midline of the body |
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Lateral |
Towards the side or away from the midline of the body |
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Distal |
Away from or farthest out form the nearest trunk of the body |
used for arms and legs!! |
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Proximal |
Towards or closer to the nearest trunk of the body |
used for arms and legs!! |
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Superficial |
Something being more toward the skin or surface of the body |
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Deep |
Something found deeper into the body towards your core |
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What are rights and lefts with respect to |
the individuals body in question, not your view |
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Supline |
The body lying face up with palms up |
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Suplination |
palms up |
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Pronation |
palms down |
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Prone |
The body lying face down with palms up toward ceiling |
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Anatomical |
The body standing straight up with palms forward at sides of body |
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Two other words for down the mid-line |
mid saggital and median |
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Two other names for horizontal |
transverse and cross section |
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Other word for frontal |
coronal |
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What is parasaggital |
cut down mid line that not centered |
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What are the dorsal cavities and what do they house |
cranial- houses the brain spinal- houses the spinal column and cord |
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What are the ventral cavities and what do they house |
two pleural cavities- houses the lungs mediastinum- houses the heart, thymus gland, and trachea |
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what is homeostasis |
keeps things in balance to maintain a dynamic state of equilibrium |
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What’s the order of the homeostatic feedback loop |
receptors, control center, effectors |
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What do receptors do |
monitor and senses conditions and imbalances |
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What does the control center do |
receives information from receptors to coordinate a body response |
usually occurs in the brain |
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What do effectors do |
organs, glands, hormones, etc that take action and fix situations |
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What is a negative feedback loop |
the body negating a situation back to where it needs to be |
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Examples of negative feedback loops |
increasing or decreasing your blood sugar, thermoregulation |
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What are positive feedback loops |
an imbalance in the body that we take over the top |
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Examples of positive feedback loops |
child birth and how instead of negating the situation we amplify by releasing more oxytocin to stretch uterine muscles |
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