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| Structural/Functional Organization |
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Chemical -> Cell -> Tissue -> Organ -> System -> Organism
Mnemonic: you Can Create Tables Of Structural Organization |
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| all chemical reactions of the body |
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| ability to sense changes and adjust. also, "responsiveness" or "static equilibrium" |
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| change from general to specific (as in embryonic development) |
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| change in shape of tissues, organs (as in fetal development) |
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| ideal normal value of a variable (98.6 degrees for temperature; 9-11 mg/dL for blood sugar) |
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negative feedback
give example |
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| removal of original stimulus (blood pressure) |
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Positive Feedback
give examples |
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| enhancing original stimulus (clotting, childbirth, nerve impulse, blood pressure during hemorrhage) |
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Components of Feedback Systems
give an example of each |
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| Receptor, Control Center, Effector. (for blood pressure: sensers in carotid, medulla oblongata, and nervous response to SA node to change heart rate) |
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| stimulus (regarding feedback) |
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| 1.Body erect 2.face forward 3.feet together 4.palms forward |
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| Superior (cephalic) vs. Inferior (caudal) |
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| toward vs. away from the head |
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| toward vs. away from midline |
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| toward vs. away from base of appendage (knee is more proximal, foot is more distal) |
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| toward vs. away from the surface of the body |
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| Anterior (ventral) vs. Posterior (dorsal) |
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| Median and Sagittal planes |
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| vertical through(M) or beside(S) the midline |
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| vertical separating object into anterior/posterior sections |
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| horizontal to body; at a right angle to the length of an organ |
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| not at a straight/right angle |
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| cut along the length of object |
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| that which contains the lungs, esophagus, trachea, cardiac vessels, thymus, and heart; and is above the diaphragm |
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| that which contains the abdominal and pelvic cavities; and is below the diaphragm |
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| that which contains the stomach, liver, spleen, pancreas, small intestine, kidneys, and large intestine; and is superior to the pelvic cavity |
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| contains all structures of the thoracic cavity except the lungs |
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| serous membrane which covers all organs of the abdominal cavity except kidneys which are covered by the retroperitoneum, along with the pelvic organs |
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| that which contains the reproductive organs, the urinary bladder, the pelvic colon, and the rectum; and is inferior to the abdominal cavity |
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| covers organs of trunk cavities, and line said cavities to reduce friction, etc. |
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| inner wall (which covers organ) |
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| outer wall (lines cavity) |
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| serous membrane which covers the lungs |
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