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Anatomy & Physiology - Review for Introduction and Overview
Anatomy & Physiology - Review for Introduction and Overview
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9th Grade
02/29/2016

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What is anatomy?
Definition
The study of structures of living things
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What is physiology?
Definition
The study of the function of living things
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What is meant by the Principle of Complementarity?
Definition
This means that structure always determines the function in living things.
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Describe homeostasis.
Definition
This is the organism's maintenance of a relatively stable internal environment even as the external environment changes.
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Describe anatomical position
Definition
The body is erect (upright), with the feet slightly apart, the palms of the hands facing forward with the thumbs pointing away from the body
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What does superior mean?
Definition
towards the head
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What does inferior mean?
Definition
towards the feet
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What does lateral mean?
Definition
Outward / towards the sides
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What does medial mean?
Definition
Inward / towards the middle
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What does proximal mean?
Definition
Towards the main body / thorax
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What does distal mean?
Definition
Away from the main body / thorax
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What does superficial mean?
Definition
Towards the surface of the body
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What does deep mean?
Definition
towards the inside of the body
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What is an oblique cut?
Definition
Diagonal cut
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What is a transverse cut?
Definition
a cross-sectional cut that divides into a top and bottom
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What is the difference between sagittal and midsagittal?
Definition
Sagittal is a cut to make a right and a left but midsagittal is a cut right down the middle to make exact halves of right and left
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What organ(s) are in cranial cavity?
Definition
brain
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What organ(s) are in the abdominal cavity?
Definition
stomach, small intestine, most of large intestine, liver, spleen, gallbladder, pancreas
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What organs are in the pelvic cavity?
Definition
part of large intestine, reproductive organs, urinary bladder
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What organs are in the thoracic cavity?
Definition
lungs, heart, esophagus
Term
What are the 9 addominopelvic regions? (You should also know where these are.)
Definition
right hypochondriac region, epigastric region, left hypochondriac region, right lumbar region, umbilical region, left lumbar region, right iliac (inguinal) region, hypogastric (pubic) region, left iliac (inguinal) region
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List the 4 body tissue types.
Definition
epithelial, muscular, nervous, connective
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Give examples of epithelial tissue
Definition
skin, mucous membrane, linings of body cavities, coverings of organs
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Name the three types of muscular tissue
Definition
smooth, skeletal, and cardiac
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How are cardiac and skeletal muscle similar?
Definition
They both have striations (lines/stripes)
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How are skeletal and cardiac muscle different?
Definition
Cardiac muscle is branched but skeletal muscle is unbranched
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What is myelin?
Definition
This is a fatty tissue (fatty tissue sheath) that surrounds and insulates some nerve cells.
Term
What type of tissue are hair and nails?
Definition
epithelial
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What is the function of the urinary system?
Definition
It filters the blood to remove waste that is then excreted from the body
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What are the functions of the muscular system
Definition
assists with movement, holds body upright / maintains posture
Term
What is the function of the endocrine system?
Definition
To make and release hormones (chemical messages) throughout the body
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Which system cools your body by forming and releasing sweat?
Definition
Integumentary system
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What is the function of the respiratory system?
Definition
To exchange gases (Carbon Dioxide and Oxygen) for your body
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What is the purpose of the digestive system?
Definition
To break down and absorb nutrients
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Which body system stores and releases calcium, protects your internal organs, and makes blood?
Definition
The skeletal system
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What is the purpose of the nervous system
Definition
to sense and respond to the internal and external environment
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which system moves the blood through the vessels?
Definition
Circulatory system
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Which system produces egg and sperm?
Definition
Reproductive system
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