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APHY Week 1 VOCAB

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Anatomy   the study of structure, mostly names and terminology  
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Physiology   the function  
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Gross Anatomy   things big enough to see with the naked eye  
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Microscopic Anatomy   things too small to see without a magnifying device  
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Gross Surface Anatomy   what it looks like before you cut  
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Gross Regional Anatomy   ALL parts in a certain area  
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Gross Systemic Anatomy   ALL bones and ALL glands, pretending that there isn't anything else in the same area  
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Cytology (Microscopic Anatomy)   the study of individual cells  
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Histology (Micrroscopic Anatomy)   the study of tissue  
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Tissues   groups of cells with a similar structure and a common general function  
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Principal of Complementarity of Structure and Function   (Form Follows Function) things look the way they do because of the function they must perform  
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Boundary Maintenance   1. keeps inside separate from outside 2. regulates what moves across the boarder  
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Digestion   taking larger substances and breaking them down into smaller, useful building blocks  
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Excretion   actively removing waste material from inside to outside (think boundaries)  
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Growth   getting bigger AND follows a patter  
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Metabolis   1. Boundary Maintenance + Digestion +Excretion + Growth 2. Often used when discussing a particular item or category  
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Movement   ACTIVE (not passive) motion with a function or purpose  
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Reproduction   Offspring  
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Irritability (Responsiveness)   responsiveness to an external stimulus but the response has function for the organism  
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Homeostasis   actively maintaining internal conditions within very narrow limits, despite large changes in external conditions  
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Negative Feedback Loop (almost universal)   the action (effect) reduces the stimulus (affect)  
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Positive Feedback Loop (rare)   1. the action (effect) increases the stimulus (affect) 2. tends to break homeostasis and often requires a control mechanism external to the loop  
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Diffusion   random movement of particles from regions of high concentration to regions of low concentration  
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