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Flashcards by Julie Maybee, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Julie Maybee
almost 11 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| Anatomy | "Ana" apart, "tomy" to cut: to study the bodies of organisms internally and externally |
| Physiology | "Phys" the function, "logy" the study of: the study of the functioning of the body (motion, force, growth) |
| Homeostasis | "Homeo" alike or the same, "stasis" stagnation: the process of the body maintaining normal functions |
| Negative feedback | When a process is occurring, an opposite stimulus will be supplied to disrupt, stop, or slow down the process |
| Positive feedback | When a process is occurring, a parallel stimulus helps to encourage more of this process |
| Body cavities | The internal sections of the bodies (thoracic, cranial, abdominal...) |
| Thoracic cavity | The cavity that houses the ribs, lungs, heart, and upper esophagus (upper torso) |
| Cranial cavity | The cavity that houses the brain (upper hemisphere of the head) |
| Spinal cavity | The cavity that houses the vertebrae (length wise portion down torso on posterior side) |
| Abdominopelvic cavity | The cavity that houses the major organs in the body including most digestive and all reproductive organs (lower torso) |
| Umbilical region | The region centered in the middle of the abdominopelvic cavity |
| Epigastric region | This region is above the umbilical region, centered in the abdominal cavity (liver, stomach, and diaphragm) |
| Hypogastric region | The region inferior to the umbilical region, housing the reproductive organs and urinary bladder |
| Illiac region | The right and left iliac region are situated on the sides of the abdominopelvic cavity (inferior to the lumbar region) |
| Lumbar region | Superior to the iliac region on the left and right sides of the body |
| Hypochondriac region | Superior to the lumbar region on the left and right sides of the body |
| Sagittal section | The plane in which the body is divided down the center from front to back into two parallel sides |
| Gross anatomy | Anatomy studied with the naked eye |
| Histology | Study of organs, cells, and tissues using a microscope |
| Pathology | Study of abnormal conditions |
| Surface anatomy | Study of visible things on the surface of skin, or felt by palpitation |
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