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| Observing the Body for any changes that deviate from normal |
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| Feeling body surfaces with the hands |
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| Listening to body sounds to evaluate the functioning of certain organs, often utilizing a stethescope to amplify the sounds |
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| tapping on the body surface with the fingertips and listening to the resulting echo |
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| Cycle of events in which the status of a body condition is monitored, evaluated, changed, remonitored, etc. |
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| A body structure that monitors changes in a controlled condition and sends input to a control center |
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| Sets the range of values within a controlled system should be maintained; evaluates input form receptors and generates output commands if needed |
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| Body structure receives output from control center and produces a response |
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| Reverses a change in a controlled condition |
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| Strengthens or Reinforces a change in a controlled condition |
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| only abnormality of structure or function |
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| Illness catagorized by a set of signs and symptoms |
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| Subjective changes in body functions (not seeable to an observer) |
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| objective changes (observable changes) |
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| why, when, and where diseases occur and how they are transmitted |
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| science dealing with the effects and uses of drugs and treatment of disease |
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| the position in which the body is lying face down in anatomical position |
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| the position in which the body is lying face up in anatomical position |
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| the science of body structures and their relationships among them |
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| careful cutting apart of body structures in order to study their relationships |
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| the science of body functions; how the body parts work |
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| the smallest units of matter that participate in chemical reactions |
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| two or more atoms joined together |
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| the basic structural and functional units of an organism |
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| groups of cells and the materials surrounding them taht work together to perform a particular function |
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| Chemical, Cellular, Tissue, Organ, System, Organism |
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| Structures that are composed of two or more different types of tissues |
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| Related organs with a common function (Ex: the urinary system) |
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| postmortem exam of the body and dissection of the internal organs to confirm the cause of death |
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| dilute, watery solutions containing dissolved chemicals found inside and around cells |
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| Intracellular Fluid (ICF) |
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| Extracellular Fluid (ECF) |
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| ECF within lymphatic cells |
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| ECF filling spaces between tissue cells |
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| Aqueous Humor (Vitreous Body) |
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| the science and skill of distinguishing one disorder/disease from another |
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| assumed stance for diagnosis and medical uses |
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| spaces within the body that help protect, separate, and support internal organs |
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