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A&P I
A&P I Lab - Body Terminology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Anatomy | study of the structure of an organism |
| biology | study of life |
| physiology | study of the function of the living organism |
| endomorphs | have large waistlines and are apple-shaped or fattest in the abdomen |
| mesomorphs | pear-shaped bodies, broad shouldered, narrow waist |
| ectomorphs | thin, lean, fragile, long fingers, toes and neck |
| superior | toward the head; also means upper and above |
| inferior | toward the feet; lower or below |
| anterior | front; or in front of |
| posterior | back; or in back of |
| ventral | toward the belly |
| dorsal | toward the back |
| medial | toward the midline of the body |
| lateral | toward the side of the body or away from the midline |
| proximal | toward or nearest the trunk of the body or nearest the point of origin of one's body parts |
| distal | away from or farthest from the trunk or point of origin of a body part |
| superficial | nearer the surface |
| deep | furthest away from the surface |
| cadavers | preserved human bodies used for scientific study |
| radiography | or xray photography is the oldest and still most widely used method of noninvasive imaging of the internal body structure. In this method, energy in the x band of the radiation spectrum is beamed through the body to photographic film. |
| CT Scan (Computer Tomograph) | newer variation of traditional xray. In this method, a device with an xray source on one side of the body and an xray detector on the other side and is rotated around the central axis of the subjects body. |
| MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) | type of scanning that uses a magnetic field to induce tissues to emit radio frequency waves. An RF detector coil senses the waves and sends the information to a computer that constructs sectional images similar to those produced in CT scanning. |
| Ultrasonography (Ultrasound) | high frequency ultrasonic waves are reflected off internal tissues to produce an image called a sonogram. |
| pathology | the study of diseases |
| syndrome | collection of different signs and symptoms that occur together |
| acute | when signs and symptoms suddenly appear, persist for a short time then disappear |
| chronic | disease that develop slowly and last for a long time perhaps for life |
| sub acute | disease with characteristics somewhere between acute and chronic |
| communicable diseases | those that can be transmitted from one person to another |
| endemic | disease that is native to a local region |
| epidemic | disease spreads to many individuals at the same time |
| pandemic | epidemic that affect large geographic regions, perhaps even worldwide |
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