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| the study of the structure of body parts and their relationships to each other |
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| the study of the function of body parts |
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| Gross or Macroscopic Anatomy |
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| the study of structures large enough to be seen by the naked eye |
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| the study of all the body structures in the given body region |
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| the study of all body structures in a body system |
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| the study of internal body structures as they relate to the overlying skin |
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| the study of structures that are too small to be seen with the naked eye |
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| the study of individual cells |
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| the study of the change in body structures over the course of a lifetime |
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| the study of the development before birth |
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| the study of structural changes associated with disease |
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| the study of internal structures using specialized visualization techniques |
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| the study of biological molecules |
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| The Principle of Complementarity of Structure and Function |
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| states that function is dependent on structure, and that the form of a structure relates to its function |
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| the simplest level of organization |
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| the basic unit of living cells |
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| the smallest unit of life, and varies widely in size and shape according to the cell's function |
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| groups of cells having a common function |
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| made up of discrete structures that are composed of at least two groups of tissues that work together to perform a specific function in the body |
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| a group of organs that work closely together to accomplish a specific purpose |
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| the total of all structures working together to promote life |
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| What are the 8 Necessary Life Functions? |
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| maintain boundaries, movement, responsiveness (or irritability), digestion, reproduction, excretion, metabolism, and growth |
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| allows an organism to maintain separate internal and external environments, or separate internal chemical enviornments |
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| allows the organism to travel through the environment, and allows transport of molecules within the organism |
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| Responsiveness or Irritability |
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| the ability to detect changes in the internal or external environment and respond to them |
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| the process of breaking down food into molecules that are usable by the body |
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| includes all chemical reactions that occur in the body |
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| the process of removing wastes |
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| the process of producing more cells or organisms |
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| an increase in size in body parts or the whole organism |
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| What are the 5 Survival Needs? |
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| nutrients, oxygen, water, normal body temperature, and atmosphere |
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| consumed chemical substances that are used for energy and cell building |
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| required by the chemical reactions that release energy from foods |
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| provides an environment for chemical reactions and fluid medium for secretions and excretions |
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| required for the chemical reactions of the body to occur at the proper rate |
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| pressure must be within an appropriate range so that proper gas exchange occurs in the lungs |
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| the ability of the body to maintain a relatively constant internal environment, regardless of the environmental changes |
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| Components of Homeostatic Control Mechanisms |
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| variable, receptor, control center, and effector |
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| the regulated factor or event |
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| structure that monitors changes in the environment and sends information to the control center |
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| structure that determines the set point for a variable, analyzes input, and coordinates an appropriate response |
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| structure that carries out the response directed by the control center |
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| What is the goal of negative feedback? |
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| to prevent sudden, sever changes in the body |
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| What does a negative feedback mechanism do? |
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| causes the variable to change in a way that opposes the internal change |
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| What Does a Positive Mechanism Do? |
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| causes the variable to change in the same direction as the original change, resulting in a greater deviation from the set point |
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| a position in which the body is erect, palms face forward, and thumbs point away from the body |
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| consists of the head, neck, and trunk |
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| consists of the upper and lower limbs |
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| flat surfaces that lie at the right angles to each other |
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| a vertical plane that separates the body into right and left parts |
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| a vertical plane that separates the body into anterior and posterior parts |
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| Transverse Section or Cross Section |
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| a cut made along the transverse plane |
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| Transverse or Horizontal Plane |
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| a plane that runs horizontally from right to left, and divides the body into superior and inferior parts |
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| cuts made at angles between the horizontal and vertical planes |
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| spaces within the body that are closed to the outside and contain the internal organs |
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| the space that houses the central nervous system and has two subdivisions: the cranial cavity and the vertebral cavity |
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| within the skull, and houses the brain |
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| Vertebral or Spinal Cavity |
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| within the vertebral column, and houses the spinal cord |
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| Oral and Digestive Cavitites |
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| continuous cavities that extend from the mouth through the digestive system to the anus |
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| within and posterior to the nose |
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| within the skull just medial to the eardrums, and house the bones that transmit sound vibrations to the internal ears |
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| joint cavities lined with a lubricating fluid-secreting membrane associated with all movable joints |
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