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Terms
Lab Quiz 1 & 2
Term | Definition |
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Anatomy | Scientific discipline that investigates the body’s structure. |
Psysiology | scientific discipline that investigates the body’s structure. |
Gross | structures examined without a microscope. |
Regional | studied area by area. |
Systemic | studied system by system. |
Surface | external form and relation to deeper structures as x-ray in anatomic imaging. |
Cytology | cellular anatomy. |
Histology | study of tissues. |
X-ray | electromagnetic radiation moves through body and is exposed on photographic plate; creates radiograph. |
Ultrasound | sound waves pass into body and bounce back to receiver; visualized as a sonogram. |
Computed Tomography | computer-analyzed x-ray images. |
Digital Subtraction angiography | 3-D radiographic image of an organ. |
Magnetic Resonance Imaging | radio waves directed to patient while under electromagnetic field; radio waves collected and analyzed by computer. |
Position Emission Tomography | radioactively labeled glucose usage by a tissue is detected; provides info on metabolic state. |
Cell Physiology | examines processes in cells |
Systemic Physiology | functions of organ systems. |
Neurophysiology | focuses on the nervous system. |
Cardiovascular Physiology | the heart and blood vessels. |
Pathology | structural and functional changes caused by disease. |
Exercise Pathology | changes in structure and function caused by exercise. |
Chemical Level | interaction of atoms. |
Cell level | structural and functional unit of living organisms. |
Tissue level | group of similar cells and the materials surrounding them. |
Organ level | one or more tissues functioning together. |
Organ system level | group of organs functioning together. |
Organism level | any living thing. |