Flashcards in Intro Test Deck (47)
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Anatomy
The study of the structure and shape of the body and body parts in relation to one another
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Physiology
The study of how the body and its parts works or function
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Superior
Towards the head
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Inferior
Away from the head
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Anterior
Towards the FRONT of the body
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Posterior
Toward the backside
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Medial
Towards the midline
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Lateral
Away from the midline
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Intermediate
Between a medial and lateral structure
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Proximal
Closer to the origin of the body or limb attachment point
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Distal
Father from the origin of the body or limb attachment part
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Superficial
Towards the body surface
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Deep
Away from the body surface
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Sagittal
Split into left and right sides
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Frontal
Sliced like a bun
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Transverse
Horizontally cut at the waist
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Dorsal body cavities
Cranial and spinal cavity
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Ventral body cavities
Thoracic, abdominal, and pelvic
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What splits the thoracic and abdominal cavity?
The diaphram
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Homeostatsis
The body's ability to maintain relatively stable internal conditions even though the outside world is constantly changing
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Negative feedback
the net effect of the response to the stimulus is to shut off the original stimulus or reduce its integrity
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Positive feedback
increases the original disturbance and pushes the variable farther from its original value
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Nervous system
Allows the body to respond to stimuli coming from both outside and inside the body
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Endocrine system
controls long term signaling through the use of hormones
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Cardiovascular system
carries oxygen, nutrients, hormones, and other substances to and from tissue cells where exchanges are made
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Respiratory system
keeps the body constantly supplied with oxygen and removes carbon dioxide
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Digestive system
breaks down food and delivers the products to the blood for dispersal to the body cells
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Excretory system
removes nitrogen-containing wastes from the body
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Reproductive system
primary role is to produce offspring
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