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Unit 1 Vocabulary

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Definition
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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