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Anatomy
Definition
A brranch of biology that studies the structure of body part and thier relationship to one another
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Physiology
Definition
The study of the function of the body part, how they work and carry out activites
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Gross Anatomy
Definition
Is the study of shape, size, of large body structures that are visible to the naked eye such as heart, lungs
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Developmental anatomy
Definition
Traces structural changes that occur in the body throughout the life span
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Microscopic Anatomy
Definition
Deals with structures too small to be seen with the naked eye
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Surface Snatomy
Definition
the study of internal structures as they relate to the over lying skin surface
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Systemic Anatomy
Definition
Body structure is studied system by system.
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Regional Anatomy
Definition

All the structures in particular region of the body are examind at the same time.

all the muscles, bones, blood vessles in a leg or abdomen are examined

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Articular System
Definition
movment of the body part at joint.
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Cardiovascular System
Definition
study of the heart and blood vessels, including arteries, veins, and capillaries.
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Digestive system
Definition
the study of mouth, stomach, small intestens, large intestens additonaly the break down the food
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reproductive system
Definition
study of the organ of the sexual gamit and the organ of gestation
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endocrane system
Definition
the study of glands and hormons
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integumentary system
Definition
the study of the skin
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lymphatic system
Definition
the study of organ of the body that allow the movement of non blood fluid body such as (lymph, lymph nose, tansiles, apindex)
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Muscular system
Definition
is composed of those tiusse that contract and exirit foce
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nervous system
Definition

the study of the brain, the spinal cord and all perofiral

 

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Respiratory system
Definition
the study of those organ responsible of supplying oxygen to the cardiovsascular system and remove the carbon monoxide from the cardiovascular system
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skeletal system
Definition
the study of bones and cartilages
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renal system
Definition
the study of the kidney
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Division of

Anatomy

Definition

gross anatomy

Microscopic anatomy

developmental anatomy

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Anatomical Position
Definition
The Body standing erect, face forward, feet pointed forward and slightly apart, and arms down, the palmsface forward adn thumbs point away from the body
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Subdivision of

Gross Anatomy

Definition

Regional anatomy

systemic anatomy

surface anatomy

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Tissue
Definition
are groups of similar cell that have common Function.
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Direcioanl terms
Definition

Superior X inferior

Venral X Dorsal

Medial X Lateral

Intermediate X Proximal

Distal X Superficial

Deep

Term
how many and what type of basic tissue in human body
Definition

4 basic types

epithelium tissue

Muscle tissue

Connective Tissue

Nervous tissue

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Principle of complementarity of sturcture and function
Definition

the structure determines function and fuction reflect structure.

bones are hard because they are used for support and protection

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Dorsal

Posterior

 

Definition
Toward or at the back of the body
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Ventral

Anterior

Definition

Toward or at the front of the body.

The liver is ventral to the spine.

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Inferior

Caudal

Definition

Away from the head or toward the lower part of the body.

the neck is inferior to the head.

the bowels are inferior the lungs.

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Intermediate
Definition

Between a more medial and more lateral structure.

the knee is intermediate between the gluteal and the foot

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Superior

Cranial

Definition

Toward the head end or upper part of the body

the thoracic cavity is superior the abdomino pelvic cavity.

the heart is superior to the liver.

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Lateral
Definition

away from the midline of the body.

the ears are lateral to the eye.

the radius is on the lateral side of the forearm.

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Proximal
Definition

Closer to teh origin of the body part or the point of attachment limb to the body trunk.

the elbow is proximal to the wrist.

the knee is proximal to the hip

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Medial
Definition

Twoard or at the midline of the body

the nose is medial to the eye

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Deep
Definition

away from the body surface.

the ribs are deep to the skin

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Distal
Definition

farther from the origin of a body part or the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk

the phalanges are distal to the radius

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Pulmonary circulation
Definition
moves deoxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs, and returns oxygenated blood back to the heart
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Systemic Circulation
Definition
carries oxygenated blood from the heart to the body's tissues and returns CO2 back to the heart.
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Organ System
Definition
is a group of different organs all cooperating together to perform some life function. for example cardiovascular system is composed of 7 organ ( heart, blood, artery, capillarie, venules, the vane, arteries)
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Organ
Definition
A collection of diffrent tissue all cooperate together to perform a function
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Tissue
Definition
A combination of identical cells that cooperate together to perform one function
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Cell 
Definition
The basic unite of life form that exist
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