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Mid-term review

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Anatomy   study of the structure and form of body parts  
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Physiology   study of body functions  
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Metabolism   all chemical changes within cells considered together  
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Homeostasis   state of balance in which the body's internal environment remains in the normal range  
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Levels of Organization   7 levels: 1) Chemical 2)Organelle 3) Cellular 4) Tissue 5) Organ 6) System 7) Organism  
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Feedback Control Loops   controls homeostasis; controlled mainly by the nervous and endocrine systems  
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Negative Feedback Loop   opposite, inhibitory, opposes change by creating a response that is opposite in direction to the initial disturbance, most common in the body  
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Positive Feedback Loop   same, stimulatory, often dangerous, amplify/reinforce change  
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3 basic components of a feedback control loop   1) receptor 2) integrating/control center 3) effector mechanism  
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Afferent   signal traveling towards a particular center or point of reference  
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Efferent   moving away  
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Characteristics of Life (10)   1)movement 2)growth 3) responsiveness (irritability) 4) reproductioin 5) respiration 6) digestion 7) absorbtion 8) circulation 9) assimilation 10) excretion  
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Body Regions   (blank)  
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Major Cavities   Dorsal, Ventral, and Abdominopelvic  
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Three Planes of the Body   1) transverse ( t to b) 2) sagittal (s to s) 3) coronal (f to b)  
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Medial   closer to midline  
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Lateral   closer to the side of the body  
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Distal   further from the point of origin  
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proximal   closer to the point of origin  
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posterior   more toward the back of the body  
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anterior   more toward the front of the body  
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superior   above another body part  
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inferior   below another body part  
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deep   far from the surface  
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superficial   close to the surface  
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4 types of tissues   connective, nervous, epithelial, and muscle  
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Tissue   group of cells with a similar structure and function  
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Epithelial Tissue   lack blood vessels, line/cover organs and systems  
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Functions of a tissue   connects, supports, transportation, and defends  
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Vascular   own blood supply  
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Avascular   no blood supply  
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Classification of epithelial tissue   membranous and glandular  
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Endocrine glad   secretes a hormone internally usually into the circulation  
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exocrine gland   secretes its products into ducts opening into an external or internal surface  
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Three types of exocrine glands   merocrine, holocrine, and apocrine  
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Fibroblast   epithelial: star shaped cells that produce fibers  
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mast cell   epithelial: produce heparine (blood thining substance)  
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macrophage   epithelial: engulf bacteria  
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adipocytes   stores energy in fat  
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bood cells   transports materials (red) fights invaders (white)  
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Types of fibers   Collagenous, Reticular, and Elastic  
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Functions of Skin   protection, regulation of body temp, communication, and synthesis/secretion  
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Layers of Skin   Epidermis, Dermis, Basement membrane, Subcutaneous layer, loose adipose tissue  
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Layers of the epidermis   corneum, lucideum, granulosum, spinosum, basal  
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Layers of the dermis   Papillary, reticular  
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4 Types of Membranes   Serous, Cutaneous, Synovial, and Cutaneous  
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Skin proteins   Keratinocytes and Melanocytes  
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Integumentary system   skin, hair, nails and cutaneous glands  
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skin functions   protection, vitamen d production, sensation, and excretion  
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