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Terminology

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Integumentary System   Provides protection, regulates temperature, reduces water loss, and produces vitamin D precursors.  
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Organism Level   Any single living thing.  
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Organ System Level   Group of organs functioning together to serve common function.  
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Organ Level   One or more tissues functioning together.  
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Tissue Level   Group of similar cells and materials surrounding them.  
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Cell Level   A cell and its organelles (mitochondria).  
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Chemical Level   Interaction of atoms or molecules (DNA,H2O)  
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Excercise Physiology   Changes in structure and function caused by exercise.  
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Pathology   Structural and functional changes caused by disease Ex:Structures of air sacs degrade our ability/function to jog 5 miles is change.  
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Cardiovascular   The heart and blood vessels.  
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Neurophysiology   Focus on the nervous system.  
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Cell Physiology   Process within the cells.  
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Histology   Study of tissue; The collection of cells.  
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Body positions   Supine: Lying face upwardProne: Lying face downward  
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Developement   Changes in an organism over time.Differentiation: Cells change from general to specific. One type of cell can lead to many different types of blood cells.Morphogenesis: Change in shape of tissue, organs, or organism.  
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Growth   Increase in size and or number of cells.  
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Anatomical Position   Body erect, face forward, feet together, palms face forward.  
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Microscopic   Structures seen with the microscope.  
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Cytology   Cellular anatomy; Parts making up a single cell.  
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Systemic   Studied system by system (circulatory).  
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Regional Anatomy   Studies area by ares (head, abdomen, arms).  
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Surface   External form and relation to deeper structures. (See or feel/palpated the sternum-heart is beneath it).  
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Response   Produced by the effector changing the variable back to set point.  
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Stimulus   Deviation from the set point, detected by the receptor.  
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Reproduction   Formation of new cells or new organisms.  
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Responsiveness   Ability to sense changes/stimuli and adjust if needed.  
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Metabolism   Life invloves chemical reactions.  
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Organization   State in which the parts are not randomly situated but organizred to maximize function, parts must interact.  
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Sagittal   Seperates Left and Right parts of the body.  
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Coronal   Divides body into posterior & anterior sections "PAC".  
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Transverse   Divides body into superior and inferior sections "SIT".  
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Oblique   "Odd" at angle other than 90 or 0 degree.  
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Longitudinal   Cut along the length of an organ.  
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Cross/Transverse   Cut at right angle to length of the organ.  
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Diaphram   A muscle that divides the body cavity into THERACTIC and ABDOMINOPELVIC cavities.  
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Mediastinum   Contains all structures of the thorack cavity except the lungs, it divides the lungs.  
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Serous Membranes   Cover the organs inside cavities but also lines the cavity themselves.  
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Pericardium   Refers to Heart.  
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Pleura   Refers to lungs.  
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Peritoneum   Refers to abdominopelvic cavity.  
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Matter   Anything that occupies space and has mass.  
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Mass   The amount of matter in an object.  
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Weight   The gravitational force acting on an object of a given mass.  
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Element   The simplest type of matter with unique chemical properties; composed of atoms of only one kind. (H or O)  
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Atom   Smallest particles of an element that has chemical characteristics of that element.  
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Neutrons   No electrical charge.  
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Protons   One positive charge.  
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Electrons   One negative charge,orbit nucleus.  
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Nucleus   Formed by protons and neutrons.  
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Atomic Number   Equals to number of protons (+) in each atom, which is equal to the number of electrons.  
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Mass Number   Number of protons (+) plus number of neutrons.  
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Isotopes   Two or more forms of same element with same number of protons and electrons but different number of neutrons.Ex: there are 3 types of hydrogen, denoted by using symbol of element preceded by mass number as 1H,2H,3H.  
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Atomic Mass   Average mass of naturally occurring isotopes.  
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Radioactive Isotopes   Forms of atoms that emit radioactivity such as gamma rays, which can than be measured. -Used clinically and in research.  
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Intramolecular bonding   Occurs when outermose electrons are either shared with or transferred to another atom.  
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Ionic Bonding   Atoms exchange electrons, one lost it and other gained it.  
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Covalent Bonding   Two or more atoms share electron pairs.  
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Ion   An atom loses or gains electrons and becomes charged. (+/-)  
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Cation   Positively charged ion.  
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Anion   Negatively charged ion.  
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What is the symbol for Phosphate?   PO  
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What is the symbol for Magnesium?   Mg  
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What is the symbol for Iodide?   I  
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What is the symbol for calcium?   Ca  
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Significance of Phosphate?   Part of bones and teeth, energy exchange, acid-base balance.  
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Significance of Magnesium?   Necessary for enzymes.  
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Significance of Iodide?   Present in thyroid hormones.  
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Significance of calcium?   Part of bones and teeth, blood clotting, muscle contraction, release os neurotransmitters.  
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Molecules   2 or more atoms chemically combined to form an independent unit.Ex: (H2)  
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Compound   A substance/molecule composed of 2 or more different types of atoms chemically combined.Ex: (H2O)  
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Intermolecular forces   Forces between molecules.  
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Ionic Bond   A complete transfer of electrons between two atoms results in seperate positively charged and negatively charged ions.  
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Polar Covalent Bond   An unequal sharing of electrons between two atoms results in a slight positive charge on one side of the molecule and slight negative charge on the other side of the molecule.  
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Hydrogen Bond   The attraction of oppositely charged ends of one polar molecule to another polar molecule holds molecules or parts of molecules together.  
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Solubility   Ability of one substance to dissolve in another.Ex: Sugar or salt dissolves in water.  
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Electrolyte   Solutions made by the dissociation of cations (+) and anions (-) in water.  
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Nonelectrolytes   Solutions made by molecules that dissolve in water, but do not dissociate; do not conduct eletricity.  
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Subdivision of the abdomen   Right hypochondriac regionRight lumbar regionRight iliac regionEpigastric regionUmbilical regionHypogastric regionLeft hypochondriac regionLeft lumbar regionLeft iliac region  
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Chemical Reactions   Atoms, ions, molecules or compounds interact to form or break chemical bonds.  
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Reactants   Substances that enter into a chemical reaction.  
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Products   Substances that result from the reaction.  
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