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| Cells built of molecular structures- Some Types of Cells: Muscle Cells, Nerve Cells, and Epithelial Cells. |
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| atoms and molecules- essential atoms: C, H, O, N, P, Ca, and S |
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| Groups of cells and materials surrounding them that work together to perform a specific function - Four Basic Types of Tissue: Epithelial, Connective, Muscular, and Nervous. |
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| different types of tissues joined together (2+) with specific functions and usually recognizable shapes- Examples of Organs: Skin, Bone, Stomach, Heart, Liver, Lungs and Brain. |
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| System/Organ-System Level |
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| groups of related organs- Example of Organ Systems: Digestive, Muscular, Skeletal, Nervous, Integumentary |
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| different living individuals |
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| Noninvasive Diagnostic Techniques |
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| Inspection, Palpation, Auscultation, Percussion |
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| Noninvasive diagnostic technique in which the body is observed for changes that deviate from normal |
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| Noninvasive diagnostic technique in which the examiner feels the body surfaces with hands |
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| a noninvasive diagnostic technique in which the examiner listens to body sounds to evaluate the functioning of certain organs. |
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| noninvasive diagnostic technique in which examiner taps the body surface with fingertips and listens for resulting echo |
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| Integumentary, Skeletal, Muscular, Nervous, Endocrine, Lymphatic, Digestive, Urinary, Cardiovascular, Respiratory, Reproductive |
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| sum of all chemical processes that occur in the body (Catabolism and Anabolism) |
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| Breakdown of complex chemical substances into simpler components |
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| building of complex substances from smaller, simpler components |
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| body's ability to detect and respond to changes |
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| motion of the whole body on all levels (organs, cells, gross movement, etc.) |
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| increase in body size that results from and increase in size of existing cells, number of cells or both |
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| the development of a cell from an unspecialized to a specialized state |
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| refers to either the formation of new cells for tissue growth, repair, or replacement. ALSO to the production of a new individual |
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| Metabolism, Responsiveness, Movement, Growth, Differentiation, Reproduction |
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| Intracellular Fluid (ICF) |
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| Extracellular Fluid (ECF) |
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| fluid outside outside body cells |
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| extracellular fluid that fills the narrow spaces between cells in tissues |
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| Feedback System/ Feedback Loop |
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| cycle of events in which the status of the body condition is monitored, evaluated, changed, remonitored, reevaluated, and so on. |
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| Variable monitored by feedback loop- Ex: body temperature, blood pressure, etc. |
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| reverses a change in controlled condition- Ex: Blood Pressure |
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| strengthens or reinforces a change in one of the body's controlled conditions- Ex: White Blood Cell Production in Illness |
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| words that describe the position of one body part relevant to another |
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| toward the head; upper part of structure |
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| Away from the head; lower part of 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 (vertical) midline |
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| farther from the (vertical) midline |
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| on the same side of the body as another structure |
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| on the opposite side of the body from another structure |
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| nearer to the attachment of a limb to the trunk; nearer to the origination of the structure |
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| farther from the attachment of a limb to the trunk; farther from the origination of a structure |
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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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| is an imaginary vertical line that divides the body into equal right and left sides |
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| imaginary flat surfaces that pass through the body [parts]; angles of cross-sectional cuts |
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| vertical plane that divides body or organ into left and right sides (potentially unequal parts) |
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| vertical plane that divides body or organ into left and right sides (ON the midline) |
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| Midsagittal (or Median) Plane |
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| vertical plane that divides body or organ into left and right sides (ON the midline) |
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| vertical plane that divides body or organ into left and right sides (unequal) |
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| Frontal (or Coronal) Plane |
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| divides the body or an organ into anterior and posterior portions (Front and Back) |
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| Transverse Plane (aka...) |
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divides teh body or organ into superior and inferior portions (upper and lower)
AKA: Cross-sectional or horizontal plane |
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| passes through body or organ at an angle between the transverse plane and either the sagittal or frontal plane (diagonal, front to back) |
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| spaces within the body that help protect, separate, and support organs |
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| Vertebral (Spinal) Cavity |
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| Chest cavity; formed by ribs, muscles of the chest, the sternum and the thoracic portion of the vertebral column. 3 SUBCAVITIES! |
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| Cavity within the thoracic cavity; fluid-filled space that surrounds the heart |
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| each pleural cavity surrounds one lung and a small amount of fluid |
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| central portion of thoracic cavity between the lungs; contains heart, thymus, esophagus, trachea, and several large blood vessels |
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| contains abdominal and pelvic cavities |
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| contains stomach, spleen, liver, gallbader, small intestine, most of large intestine |
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| Contains urinary bladder, portions of large intestine and internal reproductive organs |
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