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2274 Lec1

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Categories of Anatomy   Gross Anatomy, Microscopic Anatomy, Functional Anatomy  
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Superior   Towards head  
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Inferior   Towards feet  
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Proximal   Towards core  
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Distal   Away from core  
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Medial   Towards the center line  
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Lateral   Away from the center line  
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Coronal plane   Divides the body into anterior and posterior parts  
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Transverse plane   Divides the body into superior and inferior parts  
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Midsagittal plane   Divides the body into equal right and left parts  
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Axial region   head, neck, and trunk  
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Appendicular region   upper and lower limbs  
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Body Cavities   Cranial cavity, Thoracic cavity, Abdominal cavity, pelvic cavity, spinal cavity  
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parietal peritoneum   Outer membrane  
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visceral peritoneum   inner membrane (around organs)  
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Thoracic cavity   mediastinum, pleura cavity, pericardial cavity  
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Integumentary system   Protect tissues, regulate body temperature, house sensory receptors  
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Skeletal system   provide support, provide attachments for muscles, produce blood cells, store inorganic salts  
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Muscular system   movement, maintain posture, produce body heat  
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Nervous system   receive and interpret sensory information, trigger, muscles and glands  
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Endocrine system   control metabolic activities  
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Cardiovascular system   shuttle blood through vessels and transport substances throughout the body  
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Lymphatic system   return interstitial fluid to blood, carry certain absorbed food molecules, defend the body against infection  
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Respiratory system   intake and output of air exchange gases between air and blood  
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Digestive system   digests food and chemicals, expels waste products  
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Urinary system   remove waste from blood, maintain water and electrolyte balance, store and transport urine  
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Male reproductive system   produce and maintain sperm cells, transfer sperm cells into female reproductive tract  
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Female reproductive system   produce and maintain eggs cells, receive sperm cells, support development of an embryo, function in the birth process  
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Homeostasis   The tendency of an organism to maintain a stable internal environment even though the external environment changes continuously  
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Components of a Physiological system   Stimulus-receptors-control center(set point)-effectors (muscles or glands)-Responce (change is corrected)  
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Control Pathway: Setpoints   Oscillation around the setpoint  
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Control Pathways: Feedback Loops   Initial stimulus-response-stimulus-response loop shuts off  
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Negative feedback: homeostatic   Prevents sudden, severe changes in the body, Counteracts bodily disruption, most common type of feedback loop  
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Positive feedback: not homeostatic   Increases (amplifies) the actions of the body, produces more instability in the body, positive feedback mechanisms are short-lived, controls only infrequent events that do not require continuous adjustments, cycle does not terminate by itself  
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