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| functional definition of ANATOMY |
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| the science of the structure of the human body |
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| study of living organisms |
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| science of the function of human body |
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| plural version of -a(axilla) |
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| plueral version of -en(foramen) |
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| plural version of -ex(cortex) |
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| plueral verison of -is(epididymis) |
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| plueral version of -is(testis) |
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| plueral version of -on(mitochondrion) |
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| plueral verion of -um(epithelium) |
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| plueral version of -us(humerus) |
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| plueral version -us(corpus) |
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| plueral version of -x(plalanx) |
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| plueral version of -y(artery) |
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| hierarchy of organization |
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| Chemical, cellular, tissue, organ, organ system, organism |
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-secrete MUCUS which is thick fluid that lubricates adn protects
-found in tubes that enter and exit the body |
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-thin, watery secretion, function is to lube, decrease friction
-found linign organs |
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pleura
percardial
peritoneal |
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| sounds lungs (visceral and parietal) |
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| around heart (visceral and parietal) |
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| in abdominal cavities surrounding intestines, etc. |
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| inner balloon wall/part that touches fist |
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oral
nasal
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middle ear
synovial (joints) |
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| light microscope (beam of light) |
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-lower magnification-shows cells
-resolution in micrometers, which is 100 fold increase in resolution over naked eye (2 orders of magnitude) |
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| electron microscope (beam of electron) |
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-resolution is nanometers
-orders of magnitude better than light microscope
-can see subcellur organelles
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-scanning electron microscopy-clear 3D images |
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-use ionizing radiation (too much causes cancer)
*only shows hard tissue good for examing bone
*fluoroscope |
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| 2d images, low resolution, cant see soft tissue, repeat scans dangerous |
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-stands for Computed Axial Tomography
"section pictures"
-get many transverse (axial) slides through regions |
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| is 3D, higher resolution than xrays |
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| radiation risk, not to good at soft tissue |
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-Positron Emissions Tomography
*reads radioactive isotopes injected in body
*isotopes decay and emit positrons which lead to gamma ray production
* senses gamma ray and convert to electrical impulses |
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| low resolution, isotope expensive |
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-Magnetic Resonance Imaging
*no xrays involved, mutiple scans
*strong magnet feild, radio waves and comp.
*high reso and shows soft tissues
*liquid helium cools coils to create field
*radio waves cause protons move out of line |
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| expensive, noisy effects of strong magnetic field |
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