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Fundamentals of Anatomy Physiology Chapter 1 - The Human Body

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ANATOMY   STUDY OF THE STRUCTURE OR MORPHOLOGY OF THE BODY AND HOW THE BODY IS ORGANIZED  
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PHYSIOLOGY   STUDY OF THE FUNCTIONS OF BODY PARTS, WHAT THEY DO AND HOW THEY DO IT  
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PATHOLOGY   STUDY OF THE DISEASES OF THE BODY  
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LEONARDO DA VINCI   THE FIRST TO CORRECTLY ILLUSTRATE THE HUMAN SKELETON WITH ALL OF ITS BONES  
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ANDREAS VESALIUS   WROTE A BOOK ON THE HUMAN BODY  
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WILLIAM HARVEY   DISCOVERED HOW BLOOD CIRCULATES THROUGH THE BODY  
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SUPERIOR   UPPERMOST OR ABOVE  
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INFERIOR   LOWERMOST OR BELOW  
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ANTERIOR   TOWARD THE FRONT  
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VENTRAL   BELLY SIDE  
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POSTERIOR   TOWARD THE BACK  
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DORSAL   BACK SIDE  
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CEPHALAD OR CRANIAL   TOWARD THE HEAD  
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CAUDAL   ANOTHER TERM FOR INFERIOR  
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MEDIAL   NEAREST THE MIDLINE OF THE BODY  
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LATERAL   TOWARD THE SIDE OR AWAY FROM THE MIDLINE OF THE BODY  
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PROXIMAL   NEAREST THE POINT OF ATTACHMENT OR ORIGIN  
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DISTAL   AWAY FROM THE POINT OF ATTACHMENT OR ORIGIN  
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MIDISAGITTAL PLANE   PLANE THE VERTICALLY DIVIDES THE BODY THROUGHT HE MIDLINE INTO TWO EQUAL LEFT AND RIGHT PORTIONS OR HALVES  
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SAGITTAL PLANE   ANY PLANE PARALLEL TO THE MIDSAGITTAL OR MEDIAN PLANE VERTICALLY DIVINDING THE BODY INTO UNEQUAL RIGHT AND LEFT PORTIONS  
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HORIZONTAL OR TRANSVERSE PLANE   ANY PLANE DIVIDING THE BOSY INTO SUPERIOR AND INDERIOR PORTIONS  
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FRONTAL OR CORONAL PLANE   PLANE THAT DIVIDES THE AND TERIOR AND POSTERIOR PORTIONS OF THE BODY  
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VISCERA   THE ORGAN OF ANY CAVITY  
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TWO MAJOR CAVITIES   DORSAL CAVITY AND VENTRAL CAVITY  
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DORSAL CAVITY   MAJOR CAVITY THAT CONTAINS ORGANS OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM THAT COORDINATE THE BODY'S FUNCTIONS. DIVIDED INTO THE CRANIAL AND SPINAL CAVITIES  
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CRANIAL CAVITY   CAVITY THAT CONTAINS THE BRAIN  
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SPINAL CAVITY   CAVITY THAT CONTAINS THE SPINAL CORD  
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VENTRAL CAVITY   MAJOR CAVITY THAT CONTAINS ORGANS THAT ARE INVOLVED IN MAINTAINING HOMEOSTASIS OR A CONSTANTE INTERNAL ENVIROMENT. DIVIDED INTO THORACIC AND ABDOMINOPELVIC CAVITIES  
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THORACIC CAVITY   CAVITY THAT IS SURROUNDED BY THE RIB CAGE. CONTAINS THE HEART AND THE LUNGS  
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PERICARDIAL CAVITY   CAVITY LOCATED IN THE THORACIC CAVITY THAT CONTAINS THE HEART  
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PLEURAL CAVITIES   CAVITY LOCATED IN THE THORACIC CAVITY THAT CONTAINS EACH LUNGS  
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MEDIASTINUM   SPACE FOUND BETWEEN THE TWO PLEURAL CAVITIES. IT CONTAINS THE HEART, THYMUS GLAND, LYMPH AND BLOOD VESSELS, TRACHEA, ESOPHAGUS, AND NERVES  
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DIAPHRAGM   SEPARATES THE THORACIC CAVITY FROM THE ABDOMINOPELVIC CAVITY  
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ABDOMINOPELVIC CAVITY   CAVITY THAT CONTAINS THE KIDNEYS, STOMACH, LIVER AND GALLBLADDER, SMALL AND LARGE INTESTINES, SPLEEN, PANCREAS, AND THE OVARIES AND UTERUS IN WOMEN  
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PARIETAL   REFERS TO THE WALLS OF A CAVITY  
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VISCERAL   REFERS TO THE COVERING ON AN ORGAN  
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PROTOPLASM   THE LIQUID PART OF A CELL  
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CELL   THE SMALLEST UNIT OF LIFE. THE BASIC UNIT OF BIOLOGIC ORGANIZATION  
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DIVERSE TISSUES OF THE BODY CATEGORIES   EPITHELIAL, CONNECTIVE, MUSCLE, NERVOUS  
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EPITHELIAL TISSUE   TISSUE THAT COVERS SURFACES AND PROTECTS, FORMS GLANDS, AND LINES CAVITIES OF THE BODY  
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CONNECTIVE TISSUE   TISSUE THAT BINDS TOGETHER AND SUPPORTS OTHER TISSUES AND ORGANS  
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MUSCLE TISSUE   TISSUE THAT IS CHARACTERIZED BY ELONGATED CELLS THAT GENERATE MOVEMENT BY SHORTENING OR CONTRACTING IN A FORCIBLE MANNER.  
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TYPES OF MUSCLE TISSUE   SKELETAL OR VOLUNTARY, SMOOTH OR INVOLUNTARY, AND CARDIAC MUSCLE  
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SKELETAL OR VOLUNTARY MUSCLE   MUSCLE THAT PULLS ON BONES AND CAUSES BOFY MOVEMENTS  
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SMOOTH OR INVOLUNTARY MUSCLE   MUSCLE IS FOUND IN THE INTESTINES WHERE IT PUSHES FOOD ALONG THE DIGESTIVE TRACT  
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CARDIAC MUSCLE   MUSCLE FOUND ONLY IN THE HEART  
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SYSTEMS   INTEGUMENTARY, SKELETAL, MUSCULAR, NERVOUS, ENDOCRINE, CARDIOVASCULAR, LYMPHATIC, RESPIRATORY, DIGESTIVE, URINARY, AND REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM  
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INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM   SYSTEM THAT INSULATES, PROTECTS, AND REGULATES THE BODY. EPIDERMIS AND DERMIS. SKIN, HAIR, NAILS, SEBACEOUS GLANDS, AND SWEAT GLANDS  
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SKELETAL SYSTEM   SYSTEM THAT PROTECTS THE SOFT AND VITAL PATS OF THE BODY AND PROVIDES SUPPORT FOR BODY TISSUES. BONES, CARTILLAGES, AND MEMBRANOUS STRUCTURES.  
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MUSCULAR SYSTEM   SYSTEM THAT PULLS ON BONES TO ALLOW MOVEMENT; PUSHES FOOD AND BLOOD. MUSCLES, FASCIAE, TENDON SHEATHS, AND BURSAE  
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NERVOUS SYSTEM   SYSTEM THAT CONTROLLS, CORRELATES, AND REGULATES THE OTHER SYSTEMS OF THE BODY. BRAIN, SPINAL CORD, CRANIAL NERVES, PERIPHERAL VERVES, AND SENSORY AND MOTOR STRUCTURES  
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ENDOCRINES SYSTEM   SYSTEM THAT PRODUCES HORMONES THAT CHEMICALLY REGULATE THE BODY'S FUNCTIONS. MASTES GLANDS, PITUITARY GLANDS, THYROID, ADRENAL GLANDS, OVARIES, AND TESTES  
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CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM   SYSTEM THAT PUMPS AND DISTRIBUTES BLOOD TO AND FROM THE CELLS OF THE BODY. HEART, ARTERIES, VEINS, AND CAPILLARIES  
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LYMPHATIC SYSTEM   SYSTEM THAT DRAIN TISSUE SPACES OF EXCESS INTERSTITIAL FLUIDS AND ABSORBS FATS FROM THE INTESTINE AND CARRY THEN TO THE BLOOD. LYMPH NODES, THE THYMUS GLAND, THE SPEEN, AND THE LYMP VESSELS  
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RESPIRATORY SYSTEM   SYSTEM THAT BRINGS OXYGEN TO AND ELIMINATES CARBON DIOXIDE FRON THE BLOOD. NASAL CAVITIES, PHARYNX, LARYNX, TRACHEA, BRONCHI, AND LUNGS  
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DIGESTIVE SYSTEM   SYSTEM THAT CONVERT FOOD INTO SIMPLER SUBSTANCES TO THE CELLS AND ELIMINATES WASTES. MOUTH, ESOPHAGUS, STOMACH, SMALL AND LARGE INTESTINES, RECTUM, AND ANUS.  
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URINARY SYSTEM   SYSTEM THAT REGULATES THE BLOOD, FORMS AND ELIMINATES THE URINE, AND DO THE MANTAINANCE OF HOMEOSTASIS  
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REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM   SYSTEM THAT MANTAINANCE OF SEXUAL CHARACTERISTICS AND PERPERTUATION OF SPECIES. OVARIES, UTERINE TUBES, UTERUS, VAGINA, TESTES, VAS DEFERENS, SEMINAL VESICLES, PROSTATE GLAND, PENIS, AND THE URETHRA  
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HOMEOSTASIS   THE MAINTENANCE OF THE INTERNAL ENVIROMENT OF THE BODY. ESSSENCIAL TO SURVIVAL. BLOOD SUGAR LEVELS, BODY TEMPERATURE, HEART RATE, AND THE FLUID ENVIRONMENT.  
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CLAUDE BERNARD   FIRST TO DISCUSS THE SIGNIFICANCE OF HOMEOSTASIS TO THE SURVIVAL OF AN ORGANISM  
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