(m-1) Clinical * STRUCTURE and FUNCTION of the BODY
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Anatomy | study of structure |
| Physiology | study of function of living organism |
| levels of organization | chemical cell tissue organ system |
| medial | middle |
| lateral | side |
| proximal | "nearer" to point of attachment |
| distal | "farther" from the point of attachment |
| superficial | "surface" near to |
| deep | "further away" from the surface |
| superior | toward head "above' |
| anterior | front |
| inferior | below - toward feet |
| posterior | back |
| supine | lying on stomach * face up |
| prone | lying on stomach *face down |
| planes or body sections | sagittal midsagital transverse frontal |
| frontal | lengthwise plane (front and back) *shoulder to shoulder |
| midsagittal | "mirror images" (divides body into EQUAL right and left half) |
| transverse | divides body into upper and lower portions *cuts body in half |
| sagittal | divides body into right and left half |
| pathology | study of disease |
| anatomical position | body is erect or standing posture with arms at sides, palms forward |
| two major body cavities | dorsal and ventral |
| dorsal | crainial and spinal |
| ventral | thoracic and abdominal |
| negative feedback loops | direct effect = EFFECTOR |
| (example) *body temp drops below normal, muscles contract, you shiver to generate heat - and- MUSCLES ACT AS - | effectors |
| Most common feedback- | Negative |
| Postive feedback loop - | Sensor |
| Sensor - | senses activity and detects a change in condition EXAMPLE (forming a blood clot or uterin contractions during labor) |
| Control Centers | the part of feedback loop that compares present condition to homeostasis |
| What is the leg? | area of the lower extremity between the knee and the ankle *NOT THE WHOLE LEG |
| Homeostasis | the body's ability to maintain normal bodys internal environment |
| the LIVER is found where? | in the Epigastric Region and---- the Right upper Quandrant |
| Homeostasis uses both Positive and Negative feedback loops to do what? | return to a normal condition |
| *Cell | *smallest living unit in the body and ---- the simplest level of organization in the body |
| *ankle is inferior to the - | *knee |
| *study of disease | *pathology |
| *anatomy = | *structure |
| *change in regularity = | *positive |
| *leg = | *knee to ankle |
| *organs (the highest level) | *true |
| *sagital | *left ear to right ear |
| *CHEMICAL molecule is at the cellular level of organization NOT - | *PROTEIN |
| *nearest to trunk | *proximal |
| * a heart is an | *organ |
| *dorsal = | *prosterior |
| *body as a whole = | *atomical |
| *feedback loop is present and Homeostasis takes place here | *Control Center |
| *blood clot / uterine = postive?? | true |
| *proximal and medial are opposite terms? | *false |
| *elbow is proximal to the - | *wrist |
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