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Terms
Lab Quiz 1 & 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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. |