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| The science of structure and the relationships among structures |
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| The science of body functions, that is, how the body works |
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Chemical
Cellular
Tissue
Organ
System
Organismal |
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| Smallest units of mater that participate in chemical reactions |
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| 2 or more atoms joined together |
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| the basic structural and functional units of an organism and the smallest living units in the human body |
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| Groups of cells and the materials surrounding them that work together to perform a particular function |
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Epithelial
Connective
Muscle
Nervous |
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| Usually have a recognizeable shape, are composed of two or more different types of tissues, and have specific functions |
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| Consists of related organs that have a common function |
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| All the systems of the body combined |
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| 11 Principle Systems of the Body |
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Integumentary
Skeletal
Muscular
Nervous
Endocrine
Cardiovascular
Lymphatic and Immune
Respiratory
Digestive
Urinary
Reproductive |
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Metabolism
Responsiveness
Movement
Growth
Differentiation
Reproduction |
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| Maintenance of relatively stable conditions |
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| Cycle of events in which the status of a body condition is continually monitored, evaluated, changed, remonitored, reevaluated, and so on |
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| reverses a change in a controlled condition |
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| reinforces the initial change in the controlled condition |
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| Subject stands erect facing the observer, with the head level and the eyes facing forward. The feet are flat on the floor and directed forward, and the arms are at the sides with the palms facing forward. |
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| consists of the skull and face |
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| supports the head and attaches it to the trunk |
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| Consists of chest, abdomen, and pelvis |
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| attached to the trunk and consists of the shoulder, armpit, arm, forearm, wrist, and hand |
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| also attached to the trunk and consists of the buttock, thigh, leg, ankle, and foot |
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Superior
Inferior
Anterior
Posterior
Medial
Lateral
Proximal
Distal
Superficial
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| Towards the head, or upper part of a structure |
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| away from the head, or the lower part of the structure |
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| nearer to or at the front of the body |
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| Nearer to or at the back of the body |
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| nearer to the midline or midsagittal plane |
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| farther from the midline or midsagittal plane |
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| nearer to the attachment of a limb to the trunk |
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| father from the attachment of a limb to the trunk |
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| toward or on the surface of the body |
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| away from the surface of the body |
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| a vertical plane that divides the body or an organ into right and left sides |
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| passes through the midline and divides it into equal right and left sides |
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| divides the body into unequal left and right sides |
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| divides the body into superior and inferior portions |
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| consists all of the cellular contents between the plasma membrane and the nucleus and includes both cytosol and organelles |
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| fluid portion of the cytoplasm |
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| specialized structures inside cells that have characteristic shapes and specific functions |
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| microfilaments, intermediate filaments, and microtubules |
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| numerous, short, hairlike projections that extend from the surface of an object |
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| sites of protein synthesis |
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