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Science of structure and the relationships among structures

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Anatomy

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Science of body functions, that is, how’s the body parts function

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Physiology

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[Anatomy - Levels of Study]
- Large structures
- Easily observable

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Gross Anatomy

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[Anatomy - Levels of Study]
- Very small structures
- Can only be viewed with a microscope

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Microscopic Anatomy/histology

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[Anatomy - Levels of Study]
- Normal gross and microscopic features and development of the nervous system

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Neuroanatomy (aka Neural HSB)

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[Anatomy - Levels of Study]
- Origin and development of the human body from fertilization of the ovum to extra uterine life

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Embryology (Developmental HSB)

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Levels of Structural Organization?

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  1. Chemical level (atoms, molecules)
  2. Cellular level
  3. Tissue level
  4. Organ level
  5. Organ system level
  6. Organismal level
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[Organ system]
- forms the external body covering
- protects deeper tissue from injury
- synthesizes vitamin d
- location of cutaneous nerve receptors

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Integumentary

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[Organ system]
- protects and supports body organs
- provides muscle attachment for movement
- cite of blood cell formation
- stores minerals

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Skeletal

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[Organ system]
- allows locomotion
- maintains posture
- produces heat

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Muscular

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[Organ system]
- fast-acting control system
- responds to internal and external change
- activates muscles and glands

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Nervous

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[Organ system]
- secretes regulatory hormones
- growth
- reproduction
- metabolism

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Endocrine

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What is the “master gland”?

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Pituitary gland

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[Organ system]
- Transports materials in body via blood pumped by the heart
- oxygen
- carbon dioxide
- nutrients
- wastes

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Cardiovascular

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Red veins deliver what type of blood?

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Oxygenated blood

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Blue veins deliver what type of blood?

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Deoxygenated blood

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[Organ system]
- returns fluids to blood vessels
- disposes of debris
- involved in immunity

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Lymphatic

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[Organ system]
- Keeps blood supplied with oxygen
- removes carbon dioxide

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Respiratory

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[Organ system]
- breaks down food
- allows for nutrient absorption into blood
- eliminates indigestible material

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Digestive

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[Organ system]
- Eliminates nitrogenous wastes
- maintains acid - base balance
- regulation of materials
- water
- electrolytes

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Urinary

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[Organ system]
- Production of offspring

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Reproductive

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Special terminology is used to prevent misunderstanding

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Language of anatomy

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Anatomical position is when a person is?

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  • standing erect
  • head, eyes, toes directed forward
  • heels and toes together fat on the ground
  • upper limbs hanging by the sides with the palms facing forward
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[ anatomical planes and sections ] equal right and left, only one medial plane

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Median or midsagittal plane

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[ anatomical planes and sections ] unequal right and left
Sagittal
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[ anatomical planes and sections ] equal or unequal front and back
Coronal or frontal plane
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Towards the head or upper part of a structure
Superior (cranial)
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Away from the head end
Inferior (caudal)
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Toward or at the front
Anterior (Ventral)
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Toward or at the backside
Posterior (Dorsal)
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Toward or at the midline of the body
Medial
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Away from the midline of the body
Lateral
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Between a more medial and a more lateral structure
Intermediate
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Close to the origin of the body part
Proximal
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Father from the origin of a body part
Distal
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Toward or at the body surface
Superficial
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Away from the body surface
Deep
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Means on the same side
Ipsilateral
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Means of the opposite side
Contralateral
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Movement that forms an acute angle between approximating body parts
Flexion
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Forms an obtuse angle between two parts; angle is increased; joint is straightened
Extension
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Movement of the body part around its long axis
Rotation
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Movement away from the midline of the body in the coronal plane
Abduction
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Toward body in coronal plane
Adduction
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Combination
Circumduction
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To move forward as in forward movement of the jaw
Protraction
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Movement backward
Retraction
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To raise a body part
Elevation
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To lower a body part
Depression
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Lateral rotation of the forearm from pronated position; palm facing anteriorly
Supination
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Medial rotation of the forearm; palm faces posteriorly
Pronation
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Movement of the foot; sole faces in a medial direction or inward
Inversion
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Opposite; faces lateral direction or outward
Eversion
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Two body cavities and their sub divisions?
- Dorsal cavity - Cranial cavity - Vertebral cavity - Ventral cavity - Thoracic cavity - abdominal cavity - pelvic cavity
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4 abdominopelvic quadrants?
Right and left upper quadrant, right and left lower quadrants
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9 abdominopelvic regions?
Right and left hypochondriac, epigastric, right and left lumbar, umbilical, right and left iliac, hypograstric
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Abdominopelvic major organs
Lungs, liver, heart, diaphragm, spleen, stomach, large intestines, small intestines, rectum
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The sum of all the chemical processes that occur in the body
Metabolism
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Includes motion of the whole body, individual organs, single cells, and even tiny organelles inside cells
Movement
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The body's ability to detect and respond to changes in its environment
Responsiveness
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Increase in body size. May be due to an increase in the size of existing cells, the number of cells, or the amount of material surrounding cells
Growth
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Process whereby unspecialized cells become specialized cells
Differentiation
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Formation of new cells for growth, repair, or replacement, or the production of a new individual
Reproduction
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- Maintenance of relatively stable conditions
Homeostasis
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Ensures that the body's internal environment remains constant despite changes inside and outside the body
Homeostasis

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