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| pathology | study of disease |
| anatomy | study of structure of an organism |
| physiology | study of functions of living organisms and their parts |
| cells | smallest living unit of structure |
| tissues | organization of many similar cells that act together to perform a common function |
| organs | group of several different kinds of of tissues arranged so that they can work together as a unit to perform a special function |
| systems | complex unit that makes up body |
| superior | toward head |
| inferior | toward feet |
| anterior | in front of |
| posterior | in back of |
| medical | toward midline of body |
| lateral | toward side of body |
| proximal | toward or nearest trunk of body |
| distal | away from or farthest from trunk or the point of origin |
| superficial | near the surface |
| deep | farther away from the body surface |
| sagittal | lengthwise planerunning from front to back |
| frontal | divides into anterior and posterior |
| transverse | horizontal or crosswise, divides upper and lower |
| body cavities | ventral & dorsal |
| nine abdominal regions | epigastric, hypochondriac, umbilical, lumbar region, hypogastric, iliac region |
| cranial cavity | brain ( dorsal body cavity) |
| spinal cavity | spinal cord ( dorsal body cavity) |
| ventral body cavity | thoracic cavity, mediastinum, pleural cavity, abdominalpelvic cavity, abdominal cavity, pelvic cavity |
| axial portion | head, neck, torso, trunk |
| appendicular | upper and lower extremities |
| homeostasis | relative constancy of internal environment |
| control system in body | feedback loop |
| positive feedback loop | contraction of the uterus during childbirth |
| negatice feedback | maintaing a constant body temperature, maintaining constant volume of water in body |
