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A&P Chapter 4

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four types of tissue   connective, epithelial, muscle, nervous  
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connective tissue   supports and binds other body tissue and parts - liquid (blood), fatty (protective padding) fibrous (tendons & ligaments), cartilage (rings around trachea), solid (bone)  
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epithelial tissue   covers internal and external organs, lines vessels, body cavities, glands & organs  
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muscle tissue   produces movement via contraction & relaxation of muscle fibers  
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three types of muscle tissue   skeletal, smooth/visceral, cardiac  
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skeletal muscle tissue   attaches to bone & is responsible for movement voluntary & striated  
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smooth/visceral muscle tissue   found in the walls of hollow internal organs (i.e. inside stomach & intestines) involuntary and non-striated)  
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cardiac muscle tissue   found in the heart involuntary & striated  
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nervous tissue   transmits impulses, activates, coordinates & controls many of the body functions  
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Five body cavities   Thoracic, abdominal, pelvic, cranial, spinal  
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Thoracic cavity   contains lungs, heart, esophagus aorta, trachea  
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abdominal cavity   contains liver, gall bladder, spleen, stomach, pancreas, intestines, kidneys  
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pelvic cavity   contains urinary bladder & reproductive organs  
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cranial cavity   contains the brain  
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spinal cavity   contains nerves of the spinal cord  
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What does the dorsal cavity include?   Cranial and Spinal cavity (in back)  
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What is the ventral cavity made up of?   Thoracic, abdominal and pelvic cavity (in front)  
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What separates the thoracic cavity from the abdominal cavity?   the diaphragm  
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What is the pelvic cavity + the abdominal cavity called?   abdominopelvic cavity  
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What do a group of cells make up?   tissues  
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What do a group of tissues make up?   organs  
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What do a group of organs make up?   organ system  
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What does a group of organ systems make up?   an organism  
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Anterior   pertaining to front of the body - toward belly  
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Posterior   pertaining to the back of the body  
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Ventral   pertaining to the front - belly side  
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Dorsal   pertaining to the back  
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Medial   toward the mid-line of the body  
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lateral   toward side of the body - away from mid-line  
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superficial   pertaining to the surface of the body  
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deep   away from the surface - toward inside of body  
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superior   above/upward toward the head  
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inferior   below/downward toward tail or feet  
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cranial   pertaining to skull/cranial  
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caudal   pertaining to tail  
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distal   away from/farthest from the trunk of the body  
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proximal   toward/nearest to trunk of body  
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neoplasia   the new/abnormal development of cells that may be benign or malignant  
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anaplasia   a change in structure of cells, characterized by loss of differentiation & reversion to a more primitive form  
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aplasia   without formation  
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plantar   pertaining to the sole/bottom of foot  
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dorsum   back/posterior surface of a part - top of the foot  
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another word for coronal plane   frontal plane - divides body into front (anterior/ventral) to back (posterior/dorsal)  
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transverse plane   divides body into top (superior/cranial) and bottom (inferior/caudal)  
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midsagittal plane   body midline - divides body into equal right and left halves  
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medial   towards the midline  
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lateral   towards the side of the body, away from midline  
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cytogoly   study of cells  
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histology   study of tissues  
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membrane   thin layer of tissue that covers a surface (lines a cavity or separates) i.e. peritoneum  
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peritoneum   membrane that covers the entire abdominal wall containing viscera  
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viscera   internal organs  
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cell membrane   the outer layer or covering of a cell  
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how many divisions (segments) of the back? what are they?   five cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacrum, coccyx  
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cervical vertebrae   C1 - C7 - 7 vertabrae  
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thoracic vertebrae   T1-T12 - 12 vertabrae  
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lumbar vertebrae   L1-L5 - 5 vertabrae  
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sacrum   five fused bones  
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coccyx   tail bone - 4 fused bones  
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intervertebral disc   cartilage that rests between vertebrae acts like a cushion or shock absorber  
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