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| This is the study of structure | Anatomy |
| This is the study of function | Physiology |
| The type of anatomy that refers to what the eye can see | Gross Anatomy |
| The type of anatomy that must be viewed with a microscope. | Microscopic Anatomy |
| The type of anatomy that studies the body by systems. | Systemic Anatomy |
| This is the term for the characteristics that distinguish a live body from a dead one. | Characteristics of Life |
| This characateristic of life permits an organism to monitor and respond to changes in its environment. | Responsiveness or Irritablilty |
| The ability of lliving celss and tissues to trasmit a wave of excitation from one point to another. | Conductivity |
| Normal increase in the size or number of cells | Growth |
| Absorbing, Transporting, or exchanging gases | Respiration |
| When complex food products are brooken down into simplier substances that can be absorbed. | Digestion |
| The movement of digested nutrients through the walls of the intestines into the body for transport to the cells | Absorption |
| The production and delivery of specialized substances such as digestive juices and hormones. | Secretion |
| The removal of waste products | Excretion |
| The movement of fluids, nutrients, hormones, and waste products from one part of the body to another. | Circulation |
| The formation of a new individual or the formation of new cells | Reproduction |
| Which two cells or tissues in the body do not reproduce? | Brain cells and nervous tissue |
| The sum of all the chemical reactions in the body | Metabolism |
| Chemical reactions that have a building reaction. | Anabolic |
| Chemical reactions that break things down | Catabolic |
| This is the smallest chemical building block in nature | Atom |
| A combination of two or more atoms | Molecule |
| This is the smallest living unit of any organism | Cell |
| A group of cells that specializes to perform a specific function | Tissue |
| What is the structure of the integumentary system? | Skin, hair, nails |
| What is the function of the integumentary system? | Protection |
| This is the structure of the skeletal system. | Bones |
| This is the function of the skeletal system. | Support and to allow for mineral storage |
| This is the function of the muscular system. | To move the body and pump blood |
| This makes up the structure of the nervous system. | Brain, spinal cord, and nerves |
| This is the function of the nervous system. | To detect and transmit information |
| The branch of science that deals with the nervous system. | Neurology |
| This makes up the structure of the cardiovascular system. | Heart, arteries, veins, and capillaries |
| What is the function of the cardiovascular system? | To pump and transport nutreients, oxygen, waste, and blood |
| What is the function of the lymphatic system? | Immunity |
| What is the structure of the respiratory system? | Lungs, trachea, bronchi and alveoli |
| What is the functin of the respiratory system. | To supply oxygen and remove carbon dioxide |
| What is the structure of the digestive system? | Stomach, intestines, liver, pancreas, and gall bladder |
| What is the function of the digestive system? | To break down food, absorb nutrients, and eliminate waste |
| What is the structure of the urinary system? | Kidneys, urethra, and bladder |
| What is the function of the urinary system? | To filter the blood of waste products |
| What is the structure of the reproductive system? | Testes, Ovaries, and Uterus |
| What is the function of the reproductive system? | To produce cells and hormones |
| This term is used to describe a particular category of body build | Somatotype |
| This body type tends to have a large amount of fat that hides the muscle. | Endomorphy |
| This body type is very muscular | Mesomorphy |
| Very tall and slender body type | Ectomorphy |
| A relative constant state that the body tries to stay in is called _______. | Homeostasis |
| Devices for maintaining or restoring homeostasis are called what? | Homeostatic control mechanisms |
| What are the three parts of the homeostatic control loop? | Sensor, intgrating control center, and effectors |
| What is the difference between a positive and a negative control feedback loop? | A positive feedback loop in stimulatory and will increase the change, the negative feedback loop is inhibitory and will slow down or stop the process. |
| What is bilateral symmetry? | The right and left sides of the body are almost mirror images of each other on the outside of the body. |
| Symmetry on the same side of the body is called ________. | Ipsilateral |
| Symmetry on the opposite side of the body is called _______. | Contralateral |
| What are the two major cavaties of the body? | Ventral or Front cavity and Dorsal or back cavity. |
| What are the three divisions of the ventral cavity? | Thoracic or chest cavity, abdominal cavity, and pelvic cavity |
| What are the two divisions of the thoracic cavity? | Pleural and mediastinum |
| Which cavity contains the lungs? | Plueral cavity |
| This is the tough tissue that surrounds the heart. | Pericardium |
| The dorsal cavity can be divided into what two cavities. | The cranial and the spinal cavity |
| What is the difference between parietal and visceral? | Parietal covers the actual cavity and visceral covers the organs inside the cavity. |
| What is the appendicular skeleton? | The appendages or the arms and legs |
| How many abdominal regions are there? | Nine |
| This is the visual landmark for the abdominal regions. | umbilical |
| Anatomical term that means towards the front | anterior |
| Term that means towards the back | posterior |
| Term that means towards the top | Superior |
| Term that means towards the feet | Inferior |
| Term that means towards the midline of the body | Medial |
| Term that means away from the midline of the body | Lateral |
| Term that means towards the trunk | Proximal |
| Term that means away from the trunk | Distal |
| Term that means near the surface | Superficial |
| Term that means farther from the body surface. Towards the inside. | Deep |
| This plane divides the body into right and left sides. | Sagital |
| This plane divides the body into front and back. | Frontal or Coronal |
| This divides the body into upper and lower parts. | Transverse |
| This is the oldest type of medical imaging. | x-ray |
| The wasting away of body tissues is called _____. | atrophy |
| What is gerontology? | The study of aging |
| What is pathology? | The study of disease |
| What is the difference between signs and symptoms? | Signs are something that a Dr. can see, symptoms are things that the patient feels. |
| What is the difference between acute and chronic? | Chronic lasts for a long time and acute is short term |
| The study of the occurance, distribution, and transmission of disease is called ____. | Epidemiology |
| Diseases that can be spread to another person is said to be _____. | Communicable |
| What are examples of pathogenic organisms? | viruses, bacteria, fungi, and protozoa |
| What is the difference between malnutrition and starvation? | Malnutrition is not enough of the right kinds of nutrients and starvation is not enough food. |
| What is autoimmunity? | When the immune system attacks your own body. |
