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Stack #49527
Major Themes of Anatomy - Ch 1
| TERM | DEFINITION |
|---|---|
| Palpation | Using touch as an examining tool |
| Auscultation | Using instruments to listen |
| Percussion | Detects changes in air and fluid cavities |
| Radiography | high energy radiation penetrates soft tissue |
| Sonography | high frequency sound waves bounce back image |
| CT | uses slices of xrays to create a 3D image |
| PET | uses injected radioisotope, gamma rays give color image |
| MRI | magnetic field excites hydrogen which a computer analyzes |
| Scientific Method | Process which outlines a series of steps used to ak questions |
| Double Blind and Placebos | Eliminate Bias in experiments |
| Fact | an observaion that can be independently observed and tested |
| LAW | generalization about predictablity of matter resulting from repeated observations and much scientific evidence |
| Theory | explanatory statements derived from facts and laws |
| Darwin | Theory of Natural Selection; NOT a theory of evolution |
| Levels of Organization | Atoms,Molecules,Macromolecules,Organelles,Cells,Tissues,Organs,Organ Systems,Organisms |
| Metabolism | sum of all chem and physical rx that occur in the body |
| Catabolism | breakdown reactions |
| Anabolism | rxs that build larger molecules |
| Homeostasis | body's ability to maintain stable internal environment |
| Negative Feedback | self regulating slow down and shut off system, self corrective |
| Positive Feedback | Self amplifying system speeds up and enhances processes |
| Death | irreversable cessation of brain, heart, and lung fx |
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