Anatomy & Physiology I (PPC) Chapter 1
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| anatomy | study of body structure
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| dissection | to cut
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| physiology | study of function of living organisms
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| pathology | study of disease
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| disease | illness; abnormal stte in which part of all of the body does not function properly
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| cell | basic unit of life
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| tissue | group oif similar cells that perform a specialized function
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| organ | body part containing two or more tissues functioning together for specific purposes
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| system | group of organs functioning together for the same general purposes
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| metabolism | all the physical and chemical processes by which an organism is maintained
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| catabolism | metabolic breakdown of substance into simpler substances; includes the digestion of food and the oxidation of nutrient molecules for energy
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| anabolism | metabolic building of simple compound into more complex substances
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| adenosine triphosphate | ATP
energy obtained from breakdown of nutrients
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| homeostasis | state of balance within the body; maintenance of body conditions within set limits
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| extraceullular fluid | fluid outside the cell
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| intracellular fluid | fluid between cells
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| negative feedback | self regulating system in which the result of an action reverses that action; a method for keeping body condition within a nroam range and maintaining homeostasis
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| anatomic position | all descriptions assume the body is in this potion
the subject is standing upright with face front, arms at sides, palms forward, and feet parralel
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| superior | above
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| inferior | below
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| anterior | same as ventral in humans
front
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| ventral | same as anterior in humans
front
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| posterior | same as dorsal in humans
back
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| dorsal | same as posterior in humans
back
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| medial | nearer to an imaginary plane that passes through the midline of the body, dividing it into left and right
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| lateral | opposite of medial
further from the midline, toward the side
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| proximal | nearer to the origini of a structure
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| distal | farther from a point
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| frontal plane | from ears forward
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| sagittal plane | right and left portions
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| midsagittal plane | cut exactly down the middle of the body serpating it into equal right and left halves
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| transverse plane | divides body into superior and inferior
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| mediastinum | space between the lungs
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| prefix | a word part that comes before the root and modifies the meaning
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| root | a basic part; an attached or embedded part
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| suffix | a word part that follows a root and modifies its meaning
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