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What is physiology?

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Study of function

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What is anatomy?

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Study of structure

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Name the levels of organisation

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Chemical -> cellular -> tissues -> organs -> systems -> organism

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Name the organ systems

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Integumentary system
Skeletal system
Muscular system 
Nervous system
Endocrine system
Cardiovascular system
Lymphatic system
Respiratory system
Digestive system
Urinary system
Reproductive system
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Name the boundaries in the body

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Cell membranes

Integumentary system

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Anatomical position: head

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Cephalic

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Anatomical position: eye

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Orbital

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Anatomical position: mouth

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Oral

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Anatomical position: neck

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Cervical

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Anatomical position: chest

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Thoracic

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Anatomical position: armpit

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Axillary

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Anatomical position: umbilical

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Navel

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Anatomical position: groin

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Inguinal

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Anatomical position: thigh

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Femoral

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Anatomical position: knee

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Patellar

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Anatomical position: ankle

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Tarsal

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Anatomical position: toes

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Digital/phalangeal

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Anatomical position: big toe

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Hallux

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Anatomical position: foot

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Pedal

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Anatomical position: leg

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Crural

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Anatomical position: fingers

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Digital/phalangeal

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Anatomical position: Palm

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Palmar

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Anatomical position: wrist

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Carpal

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Anatomical position: front of elbow

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Anatomical position: arm
Brachial
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Anatomical position: breast
Mammary
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Anatomical position: breastbone
Sternal
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Anatomical position: ear
Otic
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Anatomical position: cheek
Buccal
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Anatomical position: nose
Nasal
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Anatomical position: forehead
Frontal
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Anatomical position: shoulder
Acromial
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Anatomical position: back
Dorsal
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Anatomical position: loin
Lumbar
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Anatomical position: between the hips
Sacral
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Anatomical position: back of knee
Popliteal
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Anatomical position: heel
Calcaneal
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Anatomical position: sole
Plantar
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Anatomical position: between the anus and the external genitalia
Perineal
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Anatomical position: buttock
Gluteal
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Anatomical position: spinal column
Vertebral
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Anatomical position: back of head
Occipital
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Directional term: medial
Structure is nearer to the middle
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Directional term: lateral
Structure is further from the midline or at the side of the body
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Directional term: proximal
Nearer to a point of attachment of a limb, or origin of a body part
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Directional term: distal
Further from a point of attachment of a limb, or origin of a body part
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Directional term: anterior/ventral
Nearer the front of the body
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Directional term: posterior/dorsal
Nearer the back of the body
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Directional term: superior/cranial
Structure nearer the head
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Directional term: inferior
Structure further from the head
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Body plane: median plane
When the body is divided longitudinally through the midline into right and left halves. A sagittal section is any section made parallel to the median plane.
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Body plane: coronal plane
Divides the body longitudinally into its anterior and posterior sections.
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Body place: transverse plane
A cross section diving the body or body part into upper and lower parts.
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Name the dorsal body cavities
Cranial | Vertebral
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Name the ventral body cavities
Thoracic | Abdominopelvic
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What is serous membrane?
A double layer of loose areolar connective tissue lined with simple squamous epithelium. Parietal layer lines cavities, visceral layer surrounds organs within the cavity.
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Name the 3 sites where serous membranes are found.
The pleura The pericardium The peritoneum
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Name the 9 abdominopelvic regions
``` Right hypochondriac region Epigastric region Left hypochondriac region Right lumbar region Umbilical region Left lumbar region Right iliac fossa Hypogastric region Left iliac fossa ```
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Name the 3 primary germ layers in the embryo
Ectoderm Endoderm Mesoderm

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