Vocabulary from A&P Chapter 1
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| Anatomy | show 🗑
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| show | the study of how living organisms perform their vital functions
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| show | the study of structures usually visible to the unaided eye
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| show | the study of structures that cannot be seen without magnification
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| show | the study of the internal structure of individual cells
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| show | the examination of tissues
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| show | a group of cells working together to perform one or more specific functions
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| Organ | show 🗑
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| Organ system | show 🗑
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| 12 organ systems of the body | show 🗑
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| show | composed of the skin, hair, sweat glands, and nails; protects against environmental hazards, helps regulate body temperature, and provides sensory information
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| Skeletal system | show 🗑
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| Muscular system | show 🗑
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| Nervous system | show 🗑
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| show | composed of pituitary gland, thyroid gland, pancreas, adrenal glands, gonads, endocrine tissue in other systems
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| show | directs long-term changes in the activities of other organ systems, adjusts metabolic activity and energy use by the body, controls many structural and functional changes during development
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| Cardiovascular system | show 🗑
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| Lymphatic system | show 🗑
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| show | composed of the nasal cavities, sinuses, larynx, trachea, bronchi, lungs, and alveoli; delivers air to alveoli, provides oxygen and removes carbon dioxide to/from bloodstream, and produces sounds for communication
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| Digestive system | show 🗑
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| show | composed of the kidneys, ureters, urinary bladder, and urethra; excretes waste products from the blood, controls water balance, stores urine, and regulates blood ion concentrations and pH
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| show | composed of the testes, epididymides, ductus deferens, seminal vesicles, prostate gland, penis, and scrotum; produces male sex cells, suspending fluids, and hormones, and permits sexual intercourse
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| show | composed of the ovaries, uterine tubes, uterus, vagina, labia, clitoris, and mammary glands; produces female sex cells and hormones, supports embryo from conception to delivery, provides milk to nourish the infant, and permits sexual intercourse
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| show | composed of the eyes, ears, and nose; provides hearing, sight, and sense of smell
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| show | processes within and between cells
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| Special physiology | show 🗑
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| Systemic physiology | show 🗑
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| Pathological physiology | show 🗑
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| Homeostasis | show 🗑
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| Autoregulation | show 🗑
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| show | responses controlled by the nervous and endocrine systems
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| Receptor | show 🗑
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| show | tissue that processes the signal and responds to it
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| show | tissue that carries out instructions
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| Negative feedback | show 🗑
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| show | a feedback loop in which the response of the effector increases the change of the stimulus; the body is moved away from homeostasis, and normal range is lost; used to speed up processes
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| Systems integration | show 🗑
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| Homeostatic regulation of body temperature | show 🗑
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| Homeostatic regulation of nutrient concentration | show 🗑
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| show | carried out by the respiratory system (absorption of oxygen and elimination of carbon dioxide) and the cardiovascular system (internal transport of oxygen and carbon dioxide)
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| Homeostatic regulation of body fluid volume | show 🗑
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| Homeostatic regulation of waste product concentration | show 🗑
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| Homeostatic regulation of blood pressure | show 🗑
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| Anatomical position | show 🗑
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| Supine | show 🗑
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| show | lying down face down
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| show | references to palpable structures
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| show | consist of body regions, abdominopelvic quadrants, and abdominopelvic regions
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| show | head
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| Cranium/cranial | show 🗑
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| Facies/facial | show 🗑
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| Frons/frontal | show 🗑
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| show | eye
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| Auris/otic | show 🗑
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| show | nose
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| show | cheek
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| Oris/oral | show 🗑
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| show | chin
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| show | neck
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| show | thorax, mamma, abdomen, and umbilicus
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| show | chest
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| show | armpit
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| show | breast
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| show | stomach
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| Umbilicus/umbilical | show 🗑
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| Brachium/brachial | show 🗑
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| Antecubitis/antecubital | show 🗑
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| Antebrachium/antebrachial | show 🗑
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| show | wrist
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| show | palm
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| Pollex | show 🗑
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| Digit/digital | show 🗑
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| Phalanx/phalangeal | show 🗑
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| show | hand
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| show | groin
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| show | anterior pelvis
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| Femur/femoral | show 🗑
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| Patella/patellar | show 🗑
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| Crus/crural | show 🗑
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| Tarsus/tarsal | show 🗑
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| Pes/pedal | show 🗑
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| Hallux | show 🗑
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| Acromion/acromial | show 🗑
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| Dorsum/dorsal | show 🗑
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| show | back of elbow
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| show | loin
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| Gluteus/gluteal | show 🗑
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| show | back of the knee
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| show | calf
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| Calcaneus/calcaneal | show 🗑
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| show | foot
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| Body regions | show 🗑
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| show | right upper quadrant, right lower quadrant, left upper quadrant, left lower quadrant
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| show | Upper right abdominopelvic region
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| Epigastric region | show 🗑
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| show | Upper left abdominopelvic region
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| show | Central right abdominopelvic region
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| Umbilical region | show 🗑
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| show | Central left abdominopelvic region
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| show | Lower right abdominopelvic region
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| show | Lower medial abdominopelvic region
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| Left inguinal region | show 🗑
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| show | front/before
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| show | belly
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| Posterior | show 🗑
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| Dorsal | show 🗑
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| Cranial/cephalic | show 🗑
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| show | at a higher level
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| Caudal | show 🗑
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| Inferior | show 🗑
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| show | toward the midsagittal plane
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| show | away from the midsagittal plane
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| Proximal | show 🗑
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| Distal | show 🗑
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| show | closer to the surface
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| show | further from the surface
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| show | a section that separates the anterior and posterior of the body; coronal refers to sections passing through the skull
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| Sagittal | show 🗑
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| show | a section that evenly divides the left and right portions of the body
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| show | a section that unevenly divides the left and right portions of the body
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| Transverse | show 🗑
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| Cross section | show 🗑
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| show | protect organs from accidental shocks and permit changes in size or shape of internal organs
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| Coelom | show 🗑
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| Ventral body cavity | show 🗑
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| Diaphragm | show 🗑
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| Thoracic cavity | show 🗑
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| Abdominopelvic cavity | show 🗑
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| show | left or right thoracic cavity containing the lung
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| show | medial thoracic cavity containing the trachea, esophagus, major vessels, and pericardium
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| show | medial thoracic cavity containing the heart
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| Peritoneal cavity | show 🗑
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| Abdominal cavity | show 🗑
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| Pelvic cavity | show 🗑
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| Serous membrane | show 🗑
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| show | serous membrane that lines a body cavity
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| show | serous membrane that covers an organ
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| show | area posterior to the peritoneum and anterior to the muscular body wall; contains pancreas, kidneys, ureters, and part of the digestive tract
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