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| study of the structures of the body and how they relate to one another |
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| study of the function of the body’s parts |
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| 4 characteristics of the body in the anatomical position |
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BODY ERECT
FEET SLIGHTLY APART
PALMS FACE FORWARD
THUMBS POINT AWAY FROM THE BODY |
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| 6 levels of structural organization |
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1. chemical
2. cellular
3. tissue
4. organ
5. organ system
6. organism |
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| maintenance of a relatively stable internal conditions even though the external environment is changing |
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| toward the head end or upper part of a structure or the body; above |
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| away from the head end or toward the lower part of a structure or the body; below |
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| toward r at the front of the body; in front of |
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| toward or at the back of the body; behind |
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| toward or at the midline of the body; on the inner side of |
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| away from the midline of the body; on the outer side of |
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| between a more medial and a more lateral structure |
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| closer to the origin of the body part or the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk |
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| Farther from the origin of a body part or the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk |
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| toward or at the body surface |
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| away from the body surface; more internal |
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| pertaining to the anterior body trunk region inferior to the ribs |
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| pertaining to the genital region |
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| pertaining to the area of the spinal column |
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| Pertaining to the back of the knee |
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| Frontal plane (coronal plane) |
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| a vertical cut that divides the body into anterior and posterior parts |
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| a vertical cut that divides the body into right and left parts |
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| plane divides the body into EQUAL right and left parts |
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| Transverse plane (cross section) |
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| a horizontal cut that divides the body into superior and inferior parts |
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| contains the cranial and vertebral cavities |
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| membranes that surround structures located in the dorsal body cavity |
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| contains the abdomniopelvic and thoracic cavities |
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| houses the lungs and the heart |
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| houses organs of the digestive, reproductive and urinary systems |
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| skeletal muscle that separates the thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities |
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| surrounds structures in the ventral body cavity |
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| defines the boundary of a cell |
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| the interior of the cell between the plasma membrane and the nucleus; contains the cytoplasmic organelles |
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| contains the genes which control activities of the cell |
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| Passive process (membrane transport) |
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| substances cross the plasma membrane without any energy input |
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| Active process (membrane transport) |
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| the cell provides energy required to move substances across the plasma membrane |
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| movement of substances out of a cell |
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| Movement of substances into a cell |
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| the viscous, semitransparent fluid |
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| specialized subcellular compartments with specific functions |
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| site of protein synthesis |
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| Rough endoplasmic reticulum |
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| Smooth endoplasmic reticulum |
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| traffic director of the cell |
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| neutralize harmful free radicals |
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| covers surfaces, covers the external body surfaces and lines cavities and tubules |
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| 2 classifications of epithelial tissue |
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| 6 epithelial tissue characteristics |
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1. avascular
2. innervated
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4. high regenerative capacity
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| flattened scale-like cells with flattened disc-shaped (spindle-shaped) nuclei |
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| cube-like or box-like cells with centrally placed spherical nuclei |
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| tall, column-shaped cells with elongated nuclei placed closer to the base of the cells |
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| covering and lining epithelia |
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| a single layer of epithelial cells |
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| at least 2 layers of epithelial cells, named for the epithelial cell type on the apical surface |
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| produce connective tissue proper |
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| Simple squamous epithelium |
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| Simple cubodial epithelium |
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| Simple columnar epithelium |
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| Pseudostratified columnar epithelium |
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| Statified squamous epithelium |
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| Stratified columnar epithelium |
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| Stratified cubodial epithelium |
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| Dense irregular connective |
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