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Anatomy and Physicology

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Human Anatomy   the study and structure of the human body and its parts.  
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Gross Human Anatomy   large structure of the human body, can be seen through dissection.  
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Microscopic Anatomy   small structures that can only be seen through a microscope.  
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Human Physiology   the scientific study of the function or process of the human body.  
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Reproductive System   creates new life  
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Urinary System   eliminates waste  
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Nervous System   coordinates body activites  
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Muscular System   produces movement  
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Respiratory System   exchange gases  
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Skeletal System   protects organs  
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Lympathic System   returns tissue to the blood  
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Integumentary System   covers and protects the body(skin)  
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Digestive System   absorbs nutrients in to the blood  
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Endocrine System   regulates metabolic activities and secretes hormones  
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Cardiovascular System   transports material, fight disease (heart and blood)  
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Homeostasis   the constant internal environment that must be maintained for the cells of the body.  
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Anatomic Position   face forward, arms st the sides, palms and toes forward  
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Superior   a part above another part  
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Anterior   toward the front  
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Medial   toward or near the midline of the body  
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Inferior   a part is below another part  
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Posterior   toward the back  
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Lateral   toward, or near, the side, away from the midline  
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Proximal   closer to a point of attachment  
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Distal   farther away from the point of attachment  
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Superficial   located on or near the surface(outermost layer)  
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Deep   a part is away from the surface  
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Visceral   pertains to internal organs or the covering of organs  
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Parietal   the walls of the body cavity  
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Sagittal Plane (Longitudinal Section)   divides the body into right and left portions  
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Midsagittal Plane   divides the body into right and left halves  
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Transverse Plane   divides the body into superior and inferior  
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Frontal Plane   divides the body into anterior and posterior  
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Epidermis   the skin  
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What are the two main body cavities?   dorsal and ventral cavity  
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The cranial and spinal cavity make up what cavity?   dorsal cavity  
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The cranial cavity contains?   the brain  
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The spinal cavity contains?   the spinal cord  
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The ventral cavity subdivides into what two cavities?   thoracic and abdominopelvic cavity  
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The thoracic cavity is superior to what cavity?   abdominopelvic cavity  
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What does the thoracic cavity contain?   heart, lungs, esophagus, and trachea  
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The neck, head, and trunk make up what region?   axial region  
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What portion consist the limbs?   appendicular  
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Cell structure and Function (Plasma membrane)   controls what goes in the cell  
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Cell structure and Function (Cytoplasm)   gel-like fluid in the cell  
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Cell structure and Function (Nucleus)   controls the cell and contains DNA  
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Cell structure and Function (Mitochondria)   turns energy into nutrients  
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Cell structure and Function (ribosomes)   synthesize protein  
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Cell structure and Function (cilia)   wavelike motion to move substances across cell  
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Cell structure and Function (Flagella)   whiplike motion to move the cell  
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Diffusion   movement of substances from a region of high concentration to a region of low concentration  
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Nucleous   form ribosomes  
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Endoplasmic reticulum   transports material through the cytoplasm  
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Phagocytosis   the engulfing and destruction of foriegn particles such as bacteria  
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Pinocytosis   the formation of vesicles to transfer fluid droplets into cell: cell drinking  
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Osmosis   diffusion of water through a selectively peremable membrane  
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Passive transport   the process that moves substances across or through a membrane and does not require cellular energy  
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negative Feedback   a response mechanism of the body in which a stimulus initiates reactions that reduces the stimulus  
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Interphase   the period between active cell division  
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Anatomic Postition   face, forward, arms at the sides, palms and toes forward.  
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Superficial   located on or near the surface (outermost)  
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Medial   toward the midline of the body  
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Distal   farther away from the point of attachment  
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Anterior   toward the front  
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Proximal   closer to a point of attachment  
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Posterior   toward the back  
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Visceral   pertains to internal organs or the covering of organs  
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Chromosomes   located in the nucleus of the cell, there is 46 in the normal human cell  
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genes   regions in the chromosomes, determines hereditary characteristics  
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DNA   is a genetic material that regulates the activities of the cell  
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The level of Organization(Chemical Level)   atom interaction  
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The Level of Organization (cell)   basic living unit of all living things  
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The level of Organization (tissue)   group of similar cells working together to complete a specific function  
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The level of Organization (organ)   two or more kinds of tissue working together to perform a specific body function  
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The level of organization (body system)   organs working together to perform a complex body function  
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contracting tissue that produces movement   muscle tissue  
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