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Chapter 1
Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology
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Anatomy
12th Grade
01/20/2016

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Antomical position 

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An anatomical reference position, the body viewed from the anterior surface with palms facing forward; supine. 

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Anatomy 

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The study of the structure of the body.

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Diaphragm 

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Any muscular partition; often used to refer to the respiratory muscle that seperates the thoracic cavity from the adominopelvic. 

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Frontal Plane 

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A sectional plane that divides the anterior and posterior portions; called coronal plane.

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Homeostasis 

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The maintenance of relatively constant internal environment. 

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Negative feedback

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Corrective mechanism that opposes or reverse a variation from normal limits and restore homeostasis. 

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Peritoneum 

 

 

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The serous membrane that lines the peritoneal cavity. 

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Physiology

 

 

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Literally the study of function; considers the ways living organisms perform vital activites. 

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Positive Feedback

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Mechanism that increases a devaltion from normal limits following an intial stimulus.

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Sagittal plane 

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Sectional plane that divides the body into left and right portions. 

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Transverse plane

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Lies at right angles to the long axis of the body, dividing the body into superior inferior portions.

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Viscera 

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Organs in the body cavity. 

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Abdominopelvic quadrant 

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One of 4 divisions of the anterior abdonimal surface. 

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Abdominopelvic region 

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One of 9 divisions of the anterior adbnominal surface. 

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Auscultation 

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Listening to a patient's body sounds with a stethoscope.

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CT, CAT ( Computerized [axial] tomography)

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An imaging technology that uses x-rays reconstruct the body's three dimensional structure. 

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Disease

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A malfunction of organs or organ systems resulting from a failure in homeostatic regulation.

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Echogram 

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An image created by an ultrasound. 

 

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Histology 

 

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The study of tissue. 

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MRI ( magnetic resonance imaging) 

 

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An imaging technique that employs a magnetic field and radio waves to make subtle structural differenced visible. 

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PET Scan (positron emission tomography)

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An imagine technique that shows the chemical functioning, as well as the structure of a organ. 

 

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Radiologist 

 

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A physician who specializes in performing and analyzing radiological procedures. 

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Radiology 

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The study of radioactive energy and radioactive substances and their uses in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases. 

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Ultrasound 

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An imaging technique that uses brief bursts of high-frequency sound waves reflected by internal structures. 

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X-rays 

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High-energy radiation that can penetrate living tissues. 

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