Unit 1 Vocabulary
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Anatomy | The study of internal and external and the physical relationships among body parts.
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Physiology | The study of how living organisms perform their vital functions.
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Homeostasis | The existence of a stable internal environment.
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Autoregulation | Ability of an organ to maintain a constant blood flow despite changes in insertion.
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Extrinsic Regulation | Homeostatic regulation which results from the activities of the nervous or endocrine system.
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Receptor | Monitors the value of a variable (blood pressure)
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Control Center | Establishes set point around which variable is maintained
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Effector | Can change the value of a varibale
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Negative Feedback | Helps maintain homeostasis and maintains variation within normal range.
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Positive Feedback | Is not homeostasis. When deviation from normal value, the system responds by making the deviation even greater.
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Anatomical Position | A person standing erect with feet forward, arms hanging at sides, & palms of hands facing forward.
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Cranial | Of or relating to the skull or cranium
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Posterior | In back lateral, away from midline
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Anterior | In front of
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Caudal | tail
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Dorsal | In back lateral, away from midline
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Ventral | In front of
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Superior | Above
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Proximal | Closer to trunk
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Medial | Closer to midline
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Lateral | Away from midline
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Distal | Away from trunk
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Inferior | Below
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Frontal Plane | or Coronal Plane: Vertically from right to left & divides body into anterior and posterior parts
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Transverse Plane | or Horizontal Plane: Parallel to the surface of the ground & divides the body into superior & inferior parts.
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Sagital Plane | Vertically through body, separating it into left & right sides/parts
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