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Chapter 1 Notes

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What is anatomy?   the study of the structures of body parts, their forms, and organization  
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What is physiology?   the study of the functions of body parts, what they do, and how they do it  
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Structure equals   function  
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List the levels of organization.   subatomic particles, atoms, molecules, macromolecules, organelles, cells, tissue, organs, organ systems, and organism  
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What is metabolism?   all chemical reactions in an organism that support life  
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What are the characteristics of life?   movement, responsiveness, growth, reproduction, respiration, digestion, absorption, circulation, assimilation, and excretion.  
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Whar are the requirements of all organisms to maintain life?   water, food, oxygen, heat, and pressure  
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What is homeostasis?   the body's maintenance of a stable internal environment  
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How does the body maintain homeostasis?   homeostatic mechanisms  
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What are the parts of a homeostatic mechanism?   receptor, control center, and effector  
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What is a negative feedback mechanism?   when your body moves conditions back towards the set point and then stop  
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Give an example of a negative feedback.   when your body moves away from 98.6 F, your body gets it back to that temperature, then the feedback stops  
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What is a positive feedback mechanism?   when your body moves conditions away from the set point  
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Give an example of a positive feedback   child labor, and blood clotting  
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What is the axial body cavity and what does it contain?   its the cavity that contains other cavities in your head, neck, and trunk  
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What is the appendicular cavity and what does it contain   its the cavity that contains your upper and lower limbs  
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What type of membrane lines the walls of body cavities?   serous membranes  
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parietal   outside of membrane  
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visceral   against organ  
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List the 12 body systems.   integumentary, skeletal, muscular, nervous, endocrine, cardiovascular, lymphatic, digestive, respiratory, urinary, excretion, and reproductive  
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What is the correct anatomical position?   standing erect, facing forward, upper limbs at side, palms forward  
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superior   above  
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inferior   below  
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anterior   toward front  
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posterior   toward back  
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medial   towards midline  
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lateral   toward the side  
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bilateral   both sides  
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ipsilateral   same side  
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contralateral   opposite side  
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proximal   closer to point of attachment  
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distal   further from point of attachment  
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superficial   near surface  
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deep   more internal  
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sagittal disection   divides into left and right  
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transverse dissection   divides into superior and inferior  
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frontal dissection   divides into anterior and posterior  
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abdominal   between thorax and pelvis  
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acromial   point of the shoulder  
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antebrachial   forearm  
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antecubital   space in front of elbow  
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axillary   armpit  
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brachial   arm  
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buccal   cheek  
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carpal   wrist  
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celiac   abdomen  
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cephalic   head  
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cervical   neck  
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costal   ribs  
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coxal   hip  
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crural   leg  
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cubital   elbow  
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digital   finger or toe  
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dorsum   back  
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femoral   thigh  
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frontal   forehead  
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genital   reproductive organs  
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gluteal   buttocks  
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inguinal   depressed area of abdominal wall near the thigh  
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lumbar   lower back  
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mammary   breast  
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mental   chin  
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nasal   nose  
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occipital   lower back of head  
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oral   mouth  
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orbital   eye  
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otic   ear  
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palmar   palm of hand  
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patellar   front of knee  
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pectoral   chest  
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pedal   foot  
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pelvic   pelvis  
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perineal   between anus and genitals  
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plantar   sole of foot  
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popliteal   back of knee  
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sacral   posterior region between hip bones  
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sternal   middle of thorax  
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sural   calf of leg  
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tarsal   ankle  
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umbilical   navel  
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vertebral   spinal column  
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