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Anatomy Ch 1 Test

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Positive Feedback   response enhances or exaggerates original stimulus (amplifying effect)  
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Positive Feedback Ex   enhancment of labor contactions by oxytocin  
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Negative Feedback   response reduces or shuts off original stimulus (changes in opposite direction of initial change)  
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Negative Feedback Ex   regulation of body temp and blood glucose  
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musclular system   movement, heat, posture (muscles)  
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endocrine system   hormones (glands)  
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lymphatic system   defense, WBC, fights illness  
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cardiovascular system   heart/blood, movement of blood, O2+CO2  
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reproductive system   babies  
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integumentary system   skin, protection  
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skeletal system   structure, protection, blood pressure (bones)  
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nervous system   senses, brain control center (brain)  
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digestive system   nutrition, waste (stomach)  
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respiratory system   breathing, O2 in & CO2 out (lungs)  
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excretory system   waste - urine  
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anterior/ventral   front of body  
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posterior/dorsal   back of body  
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superior   towards the top of the head  
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inferior   towards the feet  
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medial   toward the midline  
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lateral   toward the outside/further from midline  
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proximal   closer to the attachment of body  
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distal   further away from attachment of the body  
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intermediate   centered/middle  
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superficial   towards/at the surface of body  
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deep   away from surface of body  
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anatomical postition   -standing position -feet forward -arms at side w/ palms up  
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gross anatomy   anatomy that deals with structures visible to the naked eye  
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microscopic anatomy   anatomy that relies on use of microscopes to examine body  
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developmental anatomy   anatomy of structural changes from fertilization-maturity  
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levels of structural organization   -chemical -cellular -tissue -organ -organ system -organism  
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survival needs   -nutrients -oxygen -water -normal body temp  
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necessary life functions   -maintaining boundries between internal & external environments -movement of body parts -responsiveness -digestion -metabolism -excretion -reproduction -growth  
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homeostasis   maintence of relatively stable internal conditions despite continuous changes in environment; dynamic state of equilibrium  
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planes of body   -sagittal plane (right & left) -frontal plane (anterior & posterior) -transverse (horizontal) plane (superior & inferior)  
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paricarduim   heart  
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pleurae   lungs  
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peritoneum   abdominopelvic cavity  
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serous membrane/serosa   thin, double-layered membranes  
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paietal serosa   lines internal body cavity walls  
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visceral serosa   covers internal organs  
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