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cell/organ systems
Chapter 1, 3, 5
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 1
02/20/2017

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Characteristics of Life
Definition
Movement, Responsiveness, Growth, Reproduction, Respiration, Digestion, Absorption, Circulation, Assimilation, Excretion
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Organization of the Body
Definition
Atom, Molecule, Macromolecule, Organelle, cell, tissue, organ, organ system, organism
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Basic requirement of Life for Organisms
Definition
water, food, oxygen, heat, pressure (blood)
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Anatomy
Definition
study of form and shape of body
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Physiology
Definition
study of how the body works/functions
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Homeostasis
Definition
the process of which the body maintains stability and balance using a number of self-regulating control systems
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Parietal Pleura
Definition
Line the thoracic cavity
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Visceral Pleura
Definition
cover the lungs
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Visceral pericardium
Definition
covers heart surface
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parietal pericardium
Definition
coves outer cavity of heart
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Parietal peritoneium
Definition
lines the wall of abdomen
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Visceral peritoneium
Definition
covers the surface of the abdominal organs
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Superior
Definition
above
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anterior
Definition
Front
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ventral
Definition
belly side
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medial
Definition
towards middle
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proximal
Definition
closer to orgin
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inferior
Definition
below
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posterior
Definition
back
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dorsal
Definition
back side
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lateral
Definition
towards side
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distal
Definition
further away from origin
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sagittal (body sections)
Definition
divides body into left and right
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transverse
Definition
divides body into superior and inferior portions (horizontal plane)
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frontal (body section)
Definition
dives body into front (anterior) and back (posterior)
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membranes found in the body
Definition
Serous, Mucous, Cutaneous, Synovial
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types of muscle tissue
Definition
skeletal, smooth, cardiac
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cilia
Definition
microscopic hairlike projections on pseudostratified columnar epithelium
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serous membrane
Definition
membranes that are found in body cavities that are completely close to the outside of the body
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Pinocytosis
Definition
process is known as cell "Drinking"
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Mitochondria function
Definition
to release energy to the cell
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tendons and ligaments are composed primarily of
Definition
fibrous connective tissue
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parietal
Definition
membrane that forms the outer wall
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visceral
Definition
covers
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anatomical position
Definition
standing erect with the face forward
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diffusion
Definition
passive spreading of molecules or ions from area of high concentration to lower concentration
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endocytosis
Definition
the cellular process requiring the greatest of cellular energy
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