General Terminology to Human Anatomy

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Anatomy

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study of the structure (what it looks like)

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Physiology

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study of the function (how it works)

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Gross anatomy, Histology, Cytology

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Level of anatomy: organs, tissues, cells

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Evolution

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focuses on similarities and differences in the body structures of different species

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Level of Human Structure

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Organism-organ system - organs- tissues- cells- organelles- molecules- atoms-particles

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organ systems

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a group of organs with a unique collective function

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organs

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carry out a particular function; have anatomical boundaries

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tissues

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mass of similar cells that perform a specific function

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4 types of Tissues

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epithelial, connective, nervous, muscular

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cells

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smallest unit of life; enclosed by a cell membrane

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organelles

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microscopic structures in a cell

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molecules

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smallest units of chemical compounds; have unique properties (h20)

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Atoms

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smallest pieces of matter

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particles

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not matter but building blocks of it (protons, neutrons, electrons)

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Properties of a living Organism

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• consist of a cell or cells
• organized a certain way so that the organism can perfrom certain task.
• irritablility/responsivness

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Irritibility/Responsivness

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sensing and reacting to stimuli

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Metabolism

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internal chemical changes with enzymes (synthesis, decomposition)

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Homestasis

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is the ability or tendency to maintain internal stability in an organism to compensate for environmental changes

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Development

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multiplication, growth, and differentiation through metabolism

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Reproduction

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produce offspring and pass genes on to the offspring

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Homeostasis Process

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nerves send a signal to the brain which releases an odor to maintain our body temperature

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Positive Feedback

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produce rapid change; self amplifying chain of events Ex. childbirth

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Sagittal Plane

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divide the body/organ into right and left position

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frontal (coronal) plane

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divide the body/organ into anterior and posterior

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Transverse plane

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divide the body/organ into superior and inferior

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Anterior vs Posterior

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front vs back

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Ventral vs. Dorsal

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toward belly vs toward the spine

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Superior vs inferior

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above vs below

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Proximal vs distal

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closer to the point of attachment vs farther from the point of attachment

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Medial vs lateral

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toward the medial plane vs away from the median plane

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Superficial vs deep

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closer to the body surface vs farther from the body surface

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Cephalic vs Caudal

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toward the head vs towards the tail

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Ipsilateral vs Contralateral

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same side vs opposite side