Chp 1- Introduction Flashcards
(23 cards)
6 different levels of the human body?
Chemical level, cellular level, tissue level, organ level, organ system level, oranism level
what does anatomy mean?
structure
what is physiology?
function
what does form follow?
function
What is regional anatomy?
a region on the body
what is histology?
study of tissues
what is a syndrome made up of and what is an example?
can have signs and symptoms to come to a conclusion such as aids
what is palpation?
touching with hands for inspection
what is auscultation?
using a stethoscope to hear sounds and fluid within the body
what is percussion?
tapping using fingers to feel the hollowness in the body
what does a DSA or digital subtraction angiography do?
uses radiopaque materials to highlight parts of your body such as barium
how do PET scans
radioactive nuclei are injected to highlight the area of the body that needs to be seen
what is autoregulation do for homeostasis?
it is self or intrinsic regulation
example of autoregulation?
the body gives off chemicals that open up the bloodstream to decrease blood pressure
what is extrinsic regulation?
operating from not just your own body working to fix a change, but a system
what is negative feedback?
an apposed response that goes against the original stimulus
parts to negative feedback?
stimulus, receptors, and effectors then a response
what is positive feedback?
the enhancement of an effect not apposed
things that unbalance homeostasis?
disorder, symptoms and signs
what are the membranes surrounding the lungs?
visceral pleura is on top of lung tissue, pleura that holds serous fluid and parietal pleura lies on the cavity by covering the organ from the outside body
what are the membranes surrounding the heart?
visceral pericardium lies on top of the heart, pericardial in the middle with serous fluid and parietal pericardium protects the organ from the outside
what are the membranes surrounding the abdominal cavity?
visceral peritoneum covers the top of the abdominal cavity and all the organs, peritoneum has serous fluid that protects the organs and that lays on the visceral, then parietal peritoneum lies on the outside of peritoneum.
What does the mediastinum do
separates the pleural cavities into left and right
