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Anatomy
Undergraduate 1
04/17/2011

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Muscle
Definition
Tissue
Term
Endocrine
Definition
Organ system
Term
Pericardium
Definition
Serous membrane
Term
In which body cavity would you find the Kidneys?
Definition
Ventral --> Abdominopelvic --> Abdominal cavity
Term
Autoregulation
Definition
occurs when activities of a cell, tissue, organ or organ system change automatically when faced with some enviornmental change.
Term
Extrinsic regulation
Definition
results from the activities of the nervous or endocrine systems. It causes more extensive and potentially more effective adjustments in activities.
Term
Describe the body when in anatomical position
Definition
The body is erect and the hand are at the sides palms facing forward
Term
Transverse/horizontal plane
Definition
seperates the body into superior and inferior sections.
Term
sagittal plane
Definition
seperates right and left portions. examine sagittal section but section sagittaly
Term
Midsagittal or median plane
Definition
plane passes through midline dividing body into right and left sides
Term
Parasagittal plane
Definition
divides body into unequal right and left sides
Term
Frontal or coronal plane
Definition
Seperates anterior and posterior portions of body
Term
Calcitonin
Definition
Hormone secreted by the C cells of the thyroid when calcium ion concentrations are abnormally high, restores homeostasis by increasing the rate of bone deposition and rate of calcium loss at the kidneys
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