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Introduction to the Human Body

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How is anatomy related to physiology?   Structure is related to function ex) fingers are loosely jointed to allow movement  
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How is anatomy different from physiology?   anatomy studies relationships between internal and external body structures. physiology studies how a structure functions  
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What are 2 different types of anatomy?   gross anatomy (examining large structures) and microscopic anatomy (examining small structures with magnification)  
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What are 3 types of physiology?   Systemic (body systems), Cell (cell functions), and Pathophysiology (how disease affects the function of systems).  
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What are 2 invasive techniques to examine the body?   Surgery (exploratory) and Autopsy (postmortem examination/dissection of organs to determine cause of death)  
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What are 4 low tech examining techniques?   Inspection (observation ex. redness), Palpation (feel body surfaces ex.taking pulse) , Auscultation (listen to body sounds ex.detecting abnormal shortness in breath) , Percussion (tap body surface for resulting echo ex.detection of fluid in lungs)  
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What are the 4 types of X-Rays?   conventional radiography, computed tomography, Spiral CT Scan, and radiopaque ingestion  
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What is better, conventional radiography or commuted tomography (CT)   Computed tomography is preferred because it is 3D, and provides soft tissue detail like the kidneys.  
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How does radiopaque ingestion work?   When you swallow a radioactive material like barium, it lines the gastrointestinal tract.  
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How does DSA work?   Digital Subtraction Angiography (DSA) injects radiopaque material into the blood vessels to provide images  
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What are 3 other high tech medical imaging techniques?   Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI- high energy field differentiates normal and abnormal tissues), Sonography or Ultrasounds, and Positron Emission Tomography (PET scanning- substance emits gamma rays detected by cameras)  
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What are the 6 levels of body organization?   Chemical, cellular, tissue, organ, organ system, and organism  
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What are the 6 characteristics of the living human?   Metabolism, responsiveness, movement, growth, differentiation, and reproduction.  
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What are the 2 chemical processes in metabolism?   Catabolism (breakdown of complex molecules), and anabolism (build up of simple molecules)  
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Give an example of how humans have responsiveness   Being able to detect change in external temperatures/ Detecting a sound and facing it  
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What is differentiation?   changes in cell from an unspecialized state to a specialized state ex) stem cells to abc and wbc  
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What is homeostasis?   the use of self regulating processes by biological systems to maintain relatively constant environments  
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What 2 general mechanisms control homeostasis?   auto regulation, and extrinsic regulation  
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What is the difference between auto regulation and extrinsic regulation?   Autoregulation involve environmental changes causing organ systems to respond whereas extrinsic regulation involve the nervous and endocrine system using electrical or chemical systems  
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What role to feedback systems play?   they monitor controlled conditions ex) blood, body temperature, bp  
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What disrupts homeostasis?   stimulus (pl:stimuli)  
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What are the 3 main parts that make up a feedback system?   receptor (detect change/ send nerve or chemical signals to cc), control centre (sets range of values/ evaluates/ sends output to effectors), effectors (body structure produces response to enhance or oppose stimulus)  
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What is the difference between positive and negative feedback systems?   positive fbs chances original stimulus, negative fbs reverses original stimulus  
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How does negative feedback systems control thermoregulation?   stimulus causes rise in body temp, temp sensors sends impulses to hypothalamus, brain sends impulses to sweat glands and blood vessels (effectors), and vasodilation and sweating allows restoration of homeostasis  
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How does positive feedback systems benefit blood clotting?   severe cuts lead to chemicals released, more chemicals are released to accelerate the clotting, blood vessel is patched up and bleeding stops  
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Which feedback system is more common?   the negative is more common. the positive is only used in potentially dangerous or stressful processed where there is time sensitivity  
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Name 5 homeostatic imbalances   disorder, disease, symptoms, signs, and diagnosis  
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What are 2 different disease types?   local (limited region), and systemic (many parts/entire body)  
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What is the difference between symptoms and signs?   Symptoms are changes in body functions that can be observed ex) headache, nausea but Signs are observed and measurable ex) high bp, fever, rash  
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Explain the anatomical position and its importance   the subject is erect, facing observer, hands at sides, palms forward and feet flat on the floor. it allows precision and consistent anatomical references  
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Define 2 reclining positions   Prone (body lying face down), Supine (body lying face up)  
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face, head, eye, ear, nose, mouth   facial, cephalic, orbital, otic, nasal, oral  
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cranial region   skull  
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cervical region   neck  
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chest, abdomen, pelvis   thoracic, abdominal, pelvic  
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buttocks   gluteal region  
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arm   brachial region  
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hand   manual region  
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thigh, foot, ole   femoral, pedal plantar  
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up and down   superior and inferior  
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front and back   anterior and posterior  
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towards the head   cephalic/superior  
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towards the tail   caudal/inferior  
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that goes before   ventral/anterior  
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that which follow   dorsal/posterior  
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nearest and distant   proximal and distal  
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towards the midline/ away from the midline   medical and lateral  
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towards the body/ interior of the body   superior and deep  
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angio-   vessel  
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arthro-   joint  
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auto-   self  
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bio-   life  
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carcin-   cancer  
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entero-   intestine  
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erythro-   red  
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gastr-   stomach  
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glyco-   sugar  
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gyno-   woman  
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myo-   muscle  
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nephr-   kidneys  
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neuro-   nerve  
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ocul-   eye  
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odont-   tooth  
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cardi-   heart  
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cephal-   head  
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cerebro-   brain  
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chondr-   cartilage  
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cost-   rib  
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cranio-   skull  
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derm-   skin  
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hem/hemato-   blood  
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hepato-   liver  
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histo-   tissue  
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hydro-   water  
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hyster-   uterus  
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leuko-   white  
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lip/lipo-   fat  
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Oo-   egg  
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osteo-   bone  
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patho-   disease  
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phag-   to eat  
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pneum-   air  
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pulmo-   lung  
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therm-   heat  
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A-   without  
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Anti-   against  
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Bi-   two  
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Cyan-   blue  
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De-   from/away  
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Di-   twice  
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Dis-   apart/away from  
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Ecto-   outside  
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ef-/ex-   out of/away from  
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end-/endo-   within  
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epi-   upon  
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extra-   outside, beyond, in addition  
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hetero-   other  
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semi-/hemi-   one half  
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homeo-/homo-   same/similar  
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hyper-   above  
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hypo-   under  
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infra-   beneath  
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inter-   between  
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intra-   within  
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iso-   equal  
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macr-   large  
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melan-   black  
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micr-   small  
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mono-   single  
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oligo-   little/few  
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peri-   around  
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poly-   many  
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post-   after  
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pre-/pro-   before  
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sub-   below  
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super-   above/ beyond  
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supra-   on the upper side  
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trans-   through  
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-ac/-al   penetrating to  
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-asis, -asia, -osis   style/ condition  
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-ectomy/-tomy   excision  
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-gen/-genic   to produce  
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-ia   state/condition  
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-itis   inflammation  
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-logy   study of  
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-lysis   a loosening  
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-pathy   disease  
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-phil/-philic   love  
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-phobia   fear  
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-scope   to view  
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-septic   putrid  
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-trophy   nourishment  
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-uria   urine  
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What are the 3 planes and sections?   sagittal (midline), frontal (coronal), transverse (cross section)  
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What is the difference between midsagittal and parasagittal?   mid sagittal is two even left and right portion whereas parasagittal is uneven  
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What are the 2 main body cavities?   Dorsal and Ventral  
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What are the 2 subdivisions of the dorsal body cavity?   cranial (brain and cranial bones) and vertebral canal (vertebrae and spinal cord)  
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What organ divides the ventral body cavity?   diaphragm  
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What are the 2 parts of the ventral body cavity?   the thoracic cavity, and abdominopelivc cavity contain viscera  
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What is contained in the thoracic cavity?   left and right pleural cavities enclosing the lungs, mediastinum (heart, lungs blood vessels, trachea), pericardial cavity  
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What are the 2 parts of the abdominopelvic cavity?   superior abdominal cavity and inferior pelvic cavity  
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What viscera is contained in the superior abdominal cavity?   stomach, spleen, pancreas, liver, gall bladder, small intense, and majority of the large intestine  
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What viscera is contained in the inferior pelvic cavity?   urinary bladder, parts of the large intestine, female and male reproductive structures  
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What is three parts of a serous membrane?   parietal layer, visceral layer, ad serous fluid  
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