CH 3 - Body as a Whole Flashcards
(84 cards)
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cytology
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study of cell structure and function
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-in
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substance, chemical compound
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chromat-
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color
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-some
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body
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-plasm
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something formed
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cyt/o-
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cell
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sol
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solution
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-lyte
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soluble
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electr/o-
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electric
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-cellul-
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small cell
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-ism
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condition
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metabol-
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change
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-ic
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pertaining to
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-lus
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small
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-oid
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resemble
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ster-
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solid
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syn-
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together
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-thesis
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to arrange
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cytoplasm
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clear, gelatinous substance containing cytosol and crowded with different organelles
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organelle
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small structures that carry out special metabolic tasks
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nucleus
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largest organelle located btw cell membrane and cytoplasm
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ribsosomes
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organelles involved in the manufacture of protein from simple materials
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nucleolus
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small dense body composed of RNA and protein
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endoplasmic reticulum
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manufactures steroids, cholesterol and other lipids, and proteins
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lysosomes
garbage disposal units of the cell
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mitochondria
extract energy by breaking down compounds
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histology
study of the structure and function of tissues
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connective tissue
bind, support, protect, fill spaces, store fat. widely distributed throughout body
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epithelial tissue
protect, secrete, absorb, excrete. cover body surface, cover and line internal organs, compose glands
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muscle
movement. attached to bones, in the walls of hollow internal organs, and in heart
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nervous
transmit impulses for coordination, sensory reception, motor actions. brain, spinal cord, nerves
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anabol-
build up
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-ism
condition
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-ate
composed of, pertaining to
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carb/o-
carbon
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catabol-
break down
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-um
structure
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epi-
upon
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-thel/i-
nipple
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lys/o-
decompose
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-ion
action, condition
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mit/o-
thread
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-chondr-
cartilage, rib, granule
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-in
substance, chemical compound
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prot/e-
first
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rib/o-
like a rib
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bone
hardest connective tissue
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cells that make up bone tissue
osteoblasts, osteocytes, osteoclasts
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osteoblasts
deposit bone matrix in concentric patterns around a central canal containing a blood vessel
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osteocytes
former osteoblasts that maintain the bone matrix
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osteoclassts
dissolve the bone matrix to release calcium and phosphate into the blood when these chemicals are needed elsewhere
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cartilage
flexible, rubbery matrix. few blood vessels and heals poorly or not at all. include chrondroblasts, chrondocytes, fibers
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chrondoblasts
deposit the cartilage matrix
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chrondrocytes
former chondroblasts that maintain the cartilage matrix
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fibers
give the cartilage strength and flexibility
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ligaments
strips or bands of fibrous connective tissue
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tendons
thick, strong ligaments that attach muscles to bone
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anatomic position
body is standing erect with feet flat on the floor, face and eyes facing forward, and arms at the sides with the palms facing forward
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supine
lying face upward
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prone
lying flat on abdomen
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superior or cephalic
what is above something
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inferior or caudal
what is below somehing
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distal
being situated away from the center of the body or point of attachment
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proximal
being close to center of body or point of attachment
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medial
being close to midline
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lateral
being further away from the midline
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caudal
near to the tail
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cephalic
near to the head
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supine
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sagittal plane
divides body into equal left and right sides
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frontal plane
divides the body into front (anterior) and back (posterior) sides
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transverse plane
divides the body into cranial and caudal portions
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cranial cavity
space inside the skull
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spinal cavity
space in which spinal cord passes
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thoracic cavity
houses lungs and heart
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abdominopelvic cavity
includes abdominal and pelvic cavity
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diaphragm
sits btw thoracic and abdominal cavity
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list the 4 abdominal quadrants
right upper quadrant (RUQ), left upper quadrant (LUQ), right lower quadrant (RLQ), left lower quadrant (LLQ)
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umbilical region
central region - located around umbilicus
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epigastric region
above the stomach
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hypogastric
below the stomach
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hypochondriac regions
upper regions on either side of the epigastric region
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lumbar regions
regions on either side of the umbilical region
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inguinal region
regions on either side of the hypogastric region
