Anatomy & Physiology

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Atoms, Molecules: Levels of Structural Organization:

Chemical Level
Organelles (tiny organs), cell: Levels of Structural Organization:

Cellular Level
Functional unit composed of tissue(s): Levels of Structural Organization:

Tissue Level
Functional unit composed of organs: Levels of Structural Organization:

Organ Level
Collection of organ systems: Levels of Structural Organization:

Organismal
The Structure of body parts and their relationship to one another.: Anatomy
The Function of the body, how the body parts work and carry out their life sustaining activities.: Physiology
The study of large body structures-visible to the naked eye. Such as heart, lungs kidneys: Gross or Macroscopic Anatomy
The study of a certain region of the body.: Regional Anatomy
Body structure is studied system by system: Systemic Anatomy
The study of internal structures as they relate to the skin: Surface Anatomy
Structures too small to be seen by naked eye.: Microscopic Anatomy
Cells of the body.: Cytology
The study of tissues.: Histology
Changes that occur in the body throughout the lifespan.: Developmental Anatomy
Developmental changes that occur before birth.: Embryology
Workings of the nervous system.: Neurophysiology
Operation of the heart and blood vessels.: Cardiovascular Physiology
What a structure can do with an explanation of it's function.: Principle of Complementary
To touch, feel organs.: Palpatation
To move body parts.: Manipulation
Skin, hair, nails: Body Systems:

Integument
Bones, joints: Body Systems:

Skeletal
Muscles attached to the skeleton. Allows manipulation.: Body Systems:

Muscular
Brain spinal cord, nerves: Body Systems:

Nervous
Pituitary, thyroid & pineal glands, pancreas, ovary, testes & thymus: Body Systems:

Endocrine
Heart, blood vessels: Body Systems:

Cardiovascular
Lymph nodes, spleen, thymus, tonsils, red bone marrow: Body Systems:

Lymphatic
Nasal passages, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi and lungs: Body Systems:

Respiratory
Oral, stomach, liver,large & small intestines, esophagus: Body Systems:

Digestive
Kidney, ureter, urinary bladder, urethra: Body Systems:

Urinary
Penis, testes, prostate gland, scrotum & duct system (carries sperm to the body systems): Body Systems:

Male Reproductive
Ovaries, vagina, mammary glands (in breast), uterine tubes, uterus: Body Systems:

Female Reproductive
Ability to maintain relatively stable internal conditions: Homeostasis
Taken in diet, chemical substance used for energy & cell bldg: Survival Needs:

Nutrients
Needed for cellular respiration: Survival Needs:

Oxygen
Most abundant chemical substance in body, accounts for 60-80% body weight: Survival Needs:

Water
98.6 F or 37 C: Survival Needs:

Normal Body Temp.
For adequate breathing and gas exchange in the lungs: Survival Needs:

Appropriate Atmospheric Pressure
Skin, integument system protection: Necessary Life Functions:

Maintaining Boundaries
Moving from one place to another: Necessary Life Functions:

Movement
Irritability, the ability to sense changes in the environment and respond to them (breathing rate): Necessary Life Functions:

Responsiveness
Break down of ingested foodstuffs, absorption of simple molecules into the blood.: Necessary Life Functions:

Digestion
Breaking down substances to there simpler bldg blocks, creates ATP: Necessary Life Functions:

Metabolism
removing wastes from the body: Necessary Life Functions:

Excretion
Making a new person, at the Cellular & organismal level.: Necessary Life Functions:

Reproduction
Increase in size of a body part or the organism: Necessary Life Functions:

Growth
Receptor, Control Center & effector: Homeostatic Control System
Regulation of body temp.: Negative feed back.
The response enhances the original stimulus: Positive feed back
Holds the Thoracic & abdominopelvic cavity. Front view of body: Ventral Body Cavity
Front: Anterior
Backside: Dorsal
Toward the midline: Medial
Away from the midline: Lateral
Nearer the trunk or attached end: Proximal
Away from the trunk or attached end: Distal
Toward or at the body surface: Superficial/External
Away from the body surface: Deep/Inetrnal
Divides the body into right and left parts: Sagittal Plane
Divides the body into equal parts right down the midline of the body: Midsagittal
All other sagittal (vertical) planes that offset from the midline.: Parasagital
Divides the body into anterior and posterior parts.: Frontal plane/Coronal plane
Runs horizontally, divides the body into superior and inferior parts.: Transverse Plane/Horozontal Plane
Cuts made diagonally between the horizontal and vertical planes: Oblique Sections

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