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Chapter one

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What is Anatomy   Study of the structure of the body  
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What is Physiology   Study of body functions  
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What is Pathophysiology   Study of disorders of functions  
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Levels of organization   Simple, basic to complex  
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what are chemicals   atoms and compounds  
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Smallest non living unit   Chemical  
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2 types?   organic and inorganic  
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what does organic contain?   Carbon and H12  
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what does inorganic contain?   Everything else  
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smallest living unit?   cells  
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What are tissues?   group of cells with similar structure and function  
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what does epithelial tissue do?   covers or lines body surfaces  
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what types are there of tissue?   squamous, cuboidal, stratified, simple  
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Connective tissue does what?   Connect and support parts of the body  
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Contraction for motility, glad secretion   Muscle tissue  
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generate and transmit electrochemical impulses   Nerve tissue  
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group of tissues that work together to perform a specific function   Organs  
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group of organs that work to perform a function   organ system  
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organ system had what systems in it?   urinary , digestive, respiratory system  
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all body functions contributing to a living being   organism  
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Chemical reaction and physical processes that take place in the body   Metabolism  
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speed at which the body produces energy and heat   metabolic rate  
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remaining mostly stable in a unstable environment   Homeostasis  
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Negative feedback   reversal of a function  
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positive feedback   enhancement of a function  
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example of positive feedback   child birth  
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anatomic position   standing arms at sides with palms forward  
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axillary   armpit  
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brachial   upper arm  
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buccal   cheek  
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oral   mouth  
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cardiac   heart  
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cervical   neck  
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cranial   head  
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cutaneous   skin  
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deltoid   shoulder  
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femoral   thigh  
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frontal   forehead  
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gastric   stomach  
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gluteal   buttocks  
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hepatic   liver  
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iliac   ilium  
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inguinal   inguinal  
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lumbar   small of back  
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mammary   breast  
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nasal   nose  
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occipital   back of head  
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orbital   eye  
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parietal   crown of head  
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patellar   knee cap  
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pectoral   chest  
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perineal   pelvic floor  
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plantar   sole of foot  
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popliteal   back of knee  
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pulmonary   lungs  
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renal   kidney  
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sacral   base of spine  
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temporal   side of head  
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umbilical   naval  
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volar   palm  
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superior   above, higher  
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inferior   below, lower  
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anterior   toward the floor  
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posterior   toward the back  
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ventral   toward the front  
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dorsal   toward the back  
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medial   toward the midline  
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lateral   away from the midline  
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internal   within  
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external   outside  
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superficial   toward the surface  
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deep   within  
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central   the main part  
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peripheral   extending from the main part  
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proximal   closer to the origin  
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distal   farther from the origin  
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parietal   pertaining to the wall of a cavity  
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visceral   pertaining to the organs within a cavity  
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2 major body cavities   Dorsal and Ventral  
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cranial and spinal cavities   dorsal  
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cranial cavity   skull  
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spinal caivity   spinal column  
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ventral cavity   abdominal, thoracic, pelvic cavities  
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separated by diaphragm   Ventral cavity  
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thoracic cavity   heart, lungs  
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pleural membranes   serous membranes of the thoracic cavity  
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pleura   lines chest wall  
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visceral pleura   covers lungs  
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parietal pericardium   lines pericardical sac  
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viusceral pericardium   covers the heart  
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abdominal cavity   liver stomach intestines  
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pelvic cavity   below the pelvic rim  
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sections   cut of a body part  
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plane   imaginary flat  
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frontal sections   front and back  
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sagittal section   right and left  
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transverse section   upper and lower  
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cross section   perpendicular to the long axis of a structure  
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longitudinal section   plane along the long axis of a structure  
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quadrants   4 sections divided by 2 imaginary lines, one vertical, and one horizontal  
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technical names for quadrants   RUQ, LUQ, RLQ, LLQ  
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Nine regions   2 horizontal and 2 vertical lines  
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upper areas   above the rib cage  
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middle areas   right and left lumbar and umbilical  
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lower areas   right and left iliac and hypogastric  
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