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Chemistry
Undergraduate 1
03/24/2012

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Term
HEALTH
Definition
Normal state of normal anatomy and physiology.
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DISEASE
Definition
Result from abnormal body functioning and structure.
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ANATOMY
Definition

 

 Form and structure of the body and its parts.( what things look like and where they are located.)

 

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PHYSIOLOGY
Definition
Functions of the body and its parts.(how things work and what they do)
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MICROSCOPIC
Definition

 

Deals w/ structures so small that you need a microscope to view them                                 
Ex: Cells and tissues.

 

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MACROSCOPIC
Definition

 

Also called “gross anatomy”, Deals w/ structures largeenough to view without aid of a microscope. 
Ex. mucles, organs and bones

 

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REGIONAL
Definition

Study all the components of each section of the body at one time

Ex: head – blood vessels, nerves, muscles, bones, cells, tissues, organs

 

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SYSTEMIC
Definition
Study individual body systems at one time.
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Main body systems

 

Definition

Skletal, integumantary, nervous,cardivascular, respitory, deigestive, muscular, sensory, endocrine, urinary, reproductive, and immune (lymphatic)

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sagittal
Definition
divides body into left and right parts
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median
Definition
equal left and right parts
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transverse
Definition
divides body into cranial and caudaul parts
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dorsal
Definition
divides body into dorsal and ventral parts
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superior
Definition
toward the head
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inferior
Definition
towards the feet
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posterior
Definition
towards the backside
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anterior
Definition
towards the front side
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deep
Definition
towards center of the body
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supericial
Definition
towards the surface of the body
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proximal
Definition
towards the body trunk
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distal
Definition
away from body trunk
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visceral
Definition
covers the organs
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parietal
Definition
lines the thoraic cavity
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systemic
Definition
something that is spread throughout the body
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