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Hole's Essentials of Human Anatomy & Physiology 12e Chapter 1

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What is anatomy?   The branch of science that deals with the structure of body parts  
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What is physiology?   The branch of science dealing with the function of body parts  
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What is the hierarchy of organization?   atoms, molecules, macromolecules, organelles, cells, tissues, organs, organ systems, organisms  
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What is the basis of life?   Cells  
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What are the 2 parts of metabolism?   anabolic and catabolic  
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What is homeostasis?   maintenance of a stable internal environment - 'cruise control'  
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What portion contains all but the arms and legs?   Axial portion  
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What portion contains the arms and legs?   Appendicular portion  
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What cavities are in the axial portion?   cranial cavity, vertebral cavity, thoracic cavity, abdominopelvic cavity  
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What separates the thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities?   diaphram  
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What is the name of the tissue that covers organs?   visceral tissue  
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What is the name of the tissue that covers the cavity wall?   parietal tissue  
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What is in the cranial cavity?   brain  
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What is in the vertebral cavity?   spinal cord  
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What is in the thoracic cavity?   heart, lungs, media-sternum  
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What is in the abdominal cavity?   viscera of digestion and spleen  
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What is in the pelvic cavity?   the end of the large intestine, urinary bladder, internal reproductive organs  
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What is the name of the membrane in the thoracic cavity?   pleural membrane  
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What is the name of the membrane in the abdominal cavity?   peritoneal membrane  
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What is the name of the membrane that covers the heart?   pericardial membrane  
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What is the name of the position indicating toward the head?   superior  
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What is the name of the position indicating toward the feet?   inferior  
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What is the name of the position indicating toward the front?   anterior  
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What is the name of the position indicating toward the back?   posterior  
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What is the name of the position indicating toward the middle?   median  
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What is the name of the position indicating toward the outside?   lateral  
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What is the name of the position indicating toward the 'trunk'?   proximal  
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What is the name of the position indicating away from the "trunk"?   distal  
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What is the name of the position indicating toward the center/inside of the body?   deep  
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What is the name of the position indicating toward the exterior/outside of the body?   superficial  
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