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Holden 2007 A&P Chapter 1

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Anatomy   Shape & Structure of organism's body and their relationships  
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Physiology   Function of body part, coordination to complete living organism  
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Anatomy short   pieces  
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Physiology short   how it works  
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Gross Anatomy   large and easily seen structures  
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Morphology   Study of shape  
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Cytology   Cells  
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Histology   Tissues and organs  
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Developmental anatomy   growth & development through lifetime  
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Embryology   formation of an organism  
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Comparative anatomy   Differences in the animal kingdom  
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Systematic anatomy   study of body systems  
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Dermatology   Integumentary system  
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Endocrinology   endocrine or hormone system  
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Neurology   nervous system  
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Anatomical position   standing erect, face forward, arms at side, palms forward  
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Anterior or ventral   front or in front of  
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Posterior or dorsal   back or in back of (dorsal fin)  
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Cranial   skull end of body  
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Caudal   inferior end of body  
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Superior   upper or above another  
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Inferior   lower or below another  
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Medial   toward the midline  
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Lateral   away from midline or toward the side of the body  
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Proximal   toward the point of attachment of the body  
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Distal   away from the point of attachment to the body  
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Superficial or external   on or near the surface  
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Deep or internal   refers to body cavities  
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Planes   imaginary dividing lines  
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Sections   cut through the body in the direction of a certain plain  
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Sagittal plane   divides the body into right and left parts  
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Coronal plane   vertical cut at right angles to sagittal plane dividing the body into anterior and posterior portions  
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Transverse or cross section   horizontal cut dividing the body into upper and lower parts  
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Dorsal cavity   contains brain (cranial cavity) and spine (spinal cavity)  
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Vertral cavity   divided into 2 parts by diaphragm  
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Thorasic cavity   mediseinum, peridicardial & pleural cavities  
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Mediastinum   central between lungs, from sternum to vertebrae of back  
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Pericardial cavity   heart  
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Pleural cavities   lungs  
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Abdominopelvic   abdominal and pelvic cavitys  
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Regions   splits abdominopelvic cavity into 9 regions  
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Epigastric region   below sternum  
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Right & left hypochondriac regions   below the ribs  
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Umbillical region   around the navel  
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Right & left lumbar regions   extend from anterior to posterior  
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Hypogastric region   pubic region  
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Left & right illiac regions   left and right inguinal (groin) areas  
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Orbital Cavity   eyes, eyeball muscles, optic nerves, lacriminal ducts  
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Nasal cavity   nose  
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Oral or buccal cavity   teeth and tongue  
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Life functions   highly organized and related activites which allow living organisms to live, grow and maintain themselves i.e. movement, ingestion, digestion, transport, respiration, synthesis  
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Tissues   groups of highly specialized cells for specific functions  
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Organs   larger structural units formed from tissues  
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Organ system   goups of organs working together to perform a specific funciton, respritory system, repro, etc.  
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Metabolism   activities of cells that result in growth, repair, energy release, use of food and secretions  
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Anabolism   building of complex materials from simpler ones  
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Catabolism   breaking down and changing of comples substances to simpler ones  
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Homeostasis   Balance  
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