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Introduction to Anatomy
Anatomy and Physiology chap. 1 & 5
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11/17/2011

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RENAL
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The function of the excretory system is a magor topic of a branch of phsiology known as:
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MOLECULES
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Carbonhydrates, proteins, lipids, and water typify the level of structure of the body in which the main componets are:
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CELL
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The fundamental unit of all living things, including the human body is the
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CONNECTIVE TISSUE
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A type of tissue represented by the blood and bone tissue is
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EPITHEHIAL TISSUE
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The organs of the body are lined with a type of tissue known as:
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GROWTH
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The body obtains meterial from theenvironment and increases its mass in the process of:
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HOMEOSTASIS
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The processes working to maintain the bodys internal enviornment within nomal limits is called:
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ENDROCRINE
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Among the system coordinatin homeostasis are the nervous system and
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ANTERIOR
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The directional term used to describe the fornt of the body on the belly side;
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HEAD
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The term superior refers to an aspect of the body toward the:
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LATERAL
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The anatonical term referrin to a side away from the midline is :
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TRUCK
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The term proximal refers to a pont close to where an extremity attaches to the body:
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IPSILATERAL
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Two structures on the same side of the body such as the left arm and left leg are said to be:
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SAGITTTAL PLANE
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A vertical plane dividing the body into right and left side represents :
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CORNOAL PLANE
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A lonitudinal plane dividing the body into anterior and posterior portions is a frontal plane also known as:
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TRANVERSE PLANE
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Ahorizontal plane divides the body into superior and inferior parts and is also known as a:
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PARASAGITTAL
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A midsagittal plane divides the body into equal right and left halves, but if the halves are unequal the plane is said to be:
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CRANIAL CAVITY
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The dorsal body cavity is subdivided into the spinal cavity and the:
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DIAPHRAGM
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The lare done-shaped muscle separating the abdominopelvic cavity from the thoracic cavity is the
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PERICARDIUM
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Among the three major serous membranes of the body are the peritoneum, the pleura and the:
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GLANDS
Definition
The integumentary system is composed of the skin and a number of derivatives such as hair, nailds and:
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MICROORGAMISMS
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The skin portects the body from fluid loss or gain and serves as a barrier to:
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MELANIN
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The pigment formed in the skin is called:
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ULTRAVIOLET
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Skin pigments protect the body against the radiation from sunlight called:
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ULTRAVIOLET
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Skin pigments protect the body against the radiation from sunlight called:
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EVAPORTATION
Definition
Heat is lost at the body surface in sweat during the process of:
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CUTICLE
Definition
At its promial end, the nail is covered partially by a piece of tissue called the :
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KERATIN
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The nail is a protective plate consisting of the protein:
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ROOT
Definition
The two major sturctures of the hair fiber are the shaft and the:
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THINER LAYER OF SKIN
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The dermis is the inner, thicker layer of the skin, while the Epidermis is the outer:
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PAIN
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The skin detects sensation suc as pressure, touch tempeature, and:
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RECEPTORS
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Environmental stimuli are received by specialized skin:
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EXCRETION
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Glands in the skin release water and fatty substances in the process of
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SKIN
Definition
The largest organ of the body is the:
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POSTERIOL
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Although the term dorsal is sometimes used, the preferred term when referring to the back side of human is:
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ANATOMICAL POSITION
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The body is erect with eye forward, feet together arms at the side and pals forward in the :
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OXYGEN
Definition
Major chemical requirements of the human body for maintaining homeostasis include, water, nutrients and:
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REPAIR
Definition
In addition to producing an entirely new individual new cells are formed in the body for the purposes of replacement, growth and
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BONE
Definition
To assit the process of movement of the body, the skeletal muscles are usually attached to:
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INVOLUNTARY
Definition
Two general types of movement in the body are voluntary and:
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ATOMS
Definition
At its most simple level of structure the body is coomposed of:
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GROSS ANATOMY
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The study of the body structures without the use of microscope is known as:
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MICROSCOPE
Definition
For hostolgic anantomy it is essential to use an
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CELLS
Definition
One of the branches of physiology is cytology the study of
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TISSUE
Definition
A groug of cells working together to perform the fame function is
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ORGAN
Definition
Various types of tissue work together in the human body to coompose
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METABOLISM
Definition
The sum total of all chemical processe occurring in the body is
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BLOOD VESSEL
Definition
The skin conserves heat by reducing its secretions of sweat and by constricting its:
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FLAT BONE
Definition
The skull bones and ribs and bones of the pelvis are types of bones classified by shape as
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LONG BONE
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Epiphyses at the ends and a diaphysis in the middle describes
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AXIAL SKELETON
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All the bones of the head, vertebral column, and the ribcage are considered together as the
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TARSELS
Definition
Two examples of short bones in the body are the blocklike bones of the wrists called carpals, and the bones of the ankles know as
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EPIPHYSES
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The two ends of a long bone are known as
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PERIOSTEUM
Definition
Wherever it lacks a cartilage cover, the long bone is covered with a connective tissue membrane known as the
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YELLOW BONE MARROW
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The marrow cavity in long bones is filled with
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OSSIFICATION
Definition
Bone formation take place by a process called
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EPIPHYSEAL PLATE
Definition
Before puberty, the long bone lengthens at a zone of carilage beyond the ossification center called the
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OSTEOCLASTS
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Bone is remodeled and dissolved by substances secredted by bone-resorbing cells referred to as
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SUTURE
Definition
An example of a synarthrosis occurrin in the skull is a
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FLEXTION
Definition
Movement at a joint in which the angle between two bones is reduced in known as
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ABDUCTION
Definition
When a body part is moved away from the midline of the body, the movement is reffed to as
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ADDUCTION
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When a body part moves toward the midline, the movement is
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ROTATION
Definition
Twisting the head from side to side, such as when gesturing "no" is the joint movement
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SUPINATION
Definition
Turning the hand so that the palm is forward demonstrates the movement
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EXTENTION
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While flexion refers to the bending of a joint, the stretching out a joints is
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RETRACTION
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Moving a body part backward, such as pullin in the chin, is a movement called
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PROTARACTION
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Moving a body part forward, such as thrusting the chin outward, is
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