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Chapter 1
Chapter 1 of anatomy and physiology book
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 1
09/13/2010

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Anatomy
Definition
Study of structure
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Physiology
Definition
Study of function
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10 characteristics of life
Definition
(read mr crag) responsiveness, excretion, absorbtion, digestion, movement, respiration, circulation, reproduction, assimilation, growth
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Movement
Definition
Change in position/microscopic movement (cells)
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Responsiveness
Definition
React to change
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Growth
Definition
Increase in body SIZE not shape
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Reproduction
Definition
Production of new organisms and new cells
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Respiration
Definition
Obtaining oxygen
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Digestion
Definition
Breakdown of food
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Absorbtion
Definition
Passage of substances through membranes and into body fluids
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Circulation
Definition
Movement of substances into body fluids
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Assimilation
Definition
Changing of absorbed substances into body fluids
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Excretion
Definition
Removal of metabolic wastes
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Water
Definition
Most abundant substance in body, required for metabolic processes, required for transport of substances, regulates body temp
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Food
Definition
provides necessary nutrients, supplies energy
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Pressure
Definition
application of a force on an object, hydrostatic=blood circulation, atmospheric=breathing
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Oxygen
Definition
Used to release energy from nutrients, 1/5 of air
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Heat
Definition
form energy, partly controls rate of metabolic reactions
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Homeostatic Mechanisms
Definition
Monitors internal cell and corrects any changes
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Receptor (homeostasis)
Definition
Provide info about stimuli
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Control Center(homeostasis)
Definition
tells what a particular value should be (includes a set point)
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Effector
Definition
Elicit responses that change internal environment
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Ventral Cavity
Definition
Front/Chest "ventral fin"
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Dorsal Cavity
Definition
Back/spine area "dorsal fin"
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Thoracic
Definition
Chest
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Abdominopelvic Cavity
Definition
Space between the diaphragm and the lower portion of the trunk of the body
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Cranial
Definition
Part of the skull that doesn't include the face "cranium"
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Vertebral/Spinal
Definition
Bones of the spinal column
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Serous Membrane
Definition
Membrane that lines a cavity without an opening to the outside of the body
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Mucous Membrane
Definition
Lines tubes and body cavities that open to the outside of the body
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Anatomical Position
Definition
Body posture with the body erect,face forward, arms at the sides with palms facing forward and toes pointing straight ahead
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Terms of Relative Position
Definition
Describe location of one body part with another
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Superior vs. Inferior
Definition
Above another part (closer to head) vs. below another part (toward the feet)
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Anterior vs. Posterior
Definition
Toward front / toward back
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Medial vs. Lateral
Definition
Closer to mid-line / toward the side (with respect to the imaginary mid-line
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Ipsilateral vs. Contralateral
Definition
Structures on the same side / structures on the other side
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Proximal vs. Distal
Definition
Part closer to trunk or specified point of reference / part further away
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Superficial vs. Deep vs. Peripheral
Definition
Near the surface / more internal parts / outward near the surface
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