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Early Students of anatomy and physiology were most concerned with?   treating illnesses and injury  
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Anatomy   the structure of the body and its parts (what are things called)  
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Physiology   studies the function of parts and asks how do they work?  
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Anatomy and Physiology are closely interrelated because?   the function role of a part depends on how it is constructed  
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Anatomists rely on?   observation and dissection  
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physiologists rely on?   experiments  
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More common to discover new ______information, but _____ are being made as well.   1 Philological 2 Anabolic  
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What are the 9 levels of organization from smallest to largest?   1 Atom 2 Molecule 3 Macromolecules 4 Organelle 5 Cell 6 Tissue 7 Organ 8 Organ System 9 Organism  
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Two or more atoms comprise a?   Molecule  
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Atoms are?   simplest level  
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Macromolecules are?   large, biologically important molecules inside the body  
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Organelles are?   aggregates of macromolecules used to carry out a specific function in the cell  
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Cells are?   the basic living unit  
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Tissue   a group of cells functioning together  
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groups of tissues form?   organs  
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groups of organs function together as?   organ systems  
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organ systems functioning together make up?   an organism  
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10 Characteristics of life?   1 Movement 2 Responsiveness 3 Growth 4 Reproduction 5 Respiration 6 Digestion 7 Absorption 8 Circulation 9 Assimilation 10 Excretion  
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Movement can be?   internal or gross  
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Responsiveness   reaction to internal or external change  
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Growth   increase in size without change in shape  
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Respiration   use of oxygen, removal of co2  
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Digestion   breakdown of food into simpler forms  
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Absorption   movement of substances through membranes and into fluids  
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circulation   movement within body fluids  
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Assimilation   changing nutrients into chemically different forms  
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Excretion   removal of metabolic waste  
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What are the requirement of organisms to maintain life?   water food oxygen heat and pressure  
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Homeostasis   maintenance of a stable internal environment  
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what are the 3 control systems of homeostasis?   Receptors, set point, effectors  
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Receptors   provide information about certain conditions in the internal environment  
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Set Point   what a particular value, temp, should be  
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effectors   cause a response that alters the internal environment  
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Negative feed back   takes the temp toward the set point  
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positive feedback   takes a temp away from the set point  
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The appendicular portion of the body?   the upper and lower limbs  
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the axial portion of the body?   head neck and trunk  
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organs within the dorsal and ventral cavity are called?   viscera  
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Dorsal cavity can be divided into what 2 cavity's?   Cranial cavity and vertebral canal  
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the ventral cavity is made up of?   Thoracic cavity, abdominalpelvic cavity  
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Thoracic cavity is divided by the?   mediastinum  
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abdominopelvic cavity divided into?   abdominal and pelvic cavity  
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Diaphragm   thin muscle that separates the the thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities  
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cavities within the head?   oral cavity, nasal cavity, orbital cavity, and middle ear cavity  
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thoracic cavity is lined with?   pleural membranes  
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parietal membrane   lines the cavities  
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visceral pleura   covers the lungs  
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a thin layer of _____ separates the parietal and visceral membrane?   serous  
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The heart is surrounded by?   pericardial membranes  
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The ____ makes up and outer sac around the heart?   parietal pericardium  
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Covers the heart   visceral pericardium  
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Peritoneal membranes   line the abdominopelvic cavity  
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Lines the wall of the abdominopelvic cavity?   parietal peritoneum  
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covers organs?   visceral peritoneum  
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Integumentary system is?   body covering ( hair nails, skin) senses change outside the body, helps regulate body temp  
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Skeletal system   made up of bones and ligaments. supports protects and provides frame work, stores inorganic salts, and houses blood-forming tissues  
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muscular system   consist of the muscle that provide body movement posture and heat  
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nervous system   brain, spinal cord, nerve and sense organs sends incoming info from receptors to impulses and muscle glands  
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endocrine system   all glands that secrete hormones, helps integrate metabolic functions  
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Cardiovascular system   made up of heart blood vessels, distributes oxygen and nutrients throughout the body while removing wastes from the cells  
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lymphatic system   system consisting of lymphatic vessels, lymph nodes thymus and spleen drains excess tissues fluid and includes cells of immunity  
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digestive system   mouth, esophagus, stomach intestines and accessory organs , receives breaks down and absorbs nutrients  
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respiratory system   exchanges gasses between blood and air, made up of the lungs and passageways  
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urinary system   kidneys, ureters bladder and urethra, removes waste from blood and helps maintain water and electrolyte balance  
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reproductive system   produces new ogranisms  
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male reproducitve system   testes accessory organs and vessels that conduct sperm to the penis  
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female reproductive system   ovaries vagina uterine tubes uterus and external genitalia  
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sagittal section   divides body into left and right positions  
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transverse section   divides body into superior and inferior, "cross section"  
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coronal section   divides the body into anterior and posterior sections  
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abdomen divides into 4 main sections   right and left upper quadrants, and right and left lower quadrants  
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