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Introduction to the Human body
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- 1Anatomy levels of organizationChemical
Cellular
tissue
organs
organ system
organism - 2Chemical levelatoms and molecules
- 3molecule2 or more atoms joined together
- 4tissuegroups of cells working together to perform function
- 54 types of tissuesepithelial
connective
muscular
nervous - 6organ level2 or more tissues
recognizable shape - 7systemgroup of organs
common function - 8organismmost complex
all parts and systems - 9how many systems of the body?11
- 10I S M N E C D R U R LI still miss nice elephants, cats, dogs, roosters under rocky ledges
- 11Iintegumentary
- 12Sskeletal
- 13Mmuscular
- 14nnervous
- 15eendocrine
- 16ccardiovascular
- 17ddigestive
- 18rrespiratory
- 19uurinary
- 20rreproductive
- 21Llymphatic
- 22Life processesliving vs nonliving
- 23life processesmetablism
catabolism
anabolism
responsiveness
movement
growth
differentiation
reproduction - 24Homeostasisbody's internal environment remains within a sameness
- 252 systems that try to maintain homeostasisnervous
endocrine - 26loss of homeostasisstressor(disrupts)>monitored variable(detects)>controlled condition>feedback loop
- 27negative feedback loopworks to reverse
most feedback systems
ex: blood pressure - 28positive feedback loopreinforces/strengthens
ex: labor - 29homeostatic imbalanceresults in disease or disorder
- 30diseasesigns and symptoms
- 31signsobjective
ex: fever, swelling, rash - 32symptomssubjective
ex: headache, nausea - 33major body regionshead
neck
trunk
upper limbs
lower limbs - 34superior/cranialtoward head
- 35inferior/caudalaway from head
- 36posterior/dorsalback
- 37medialnear midline
- 38lateralfurther midline
- 39ipsilateralsame side
- 40contralateralopposite side
- 41proximalnearer attachment
- 42distalfurther attachment
- 43superficial/externaltowards surface
- 44deep/internalaway from surface
- 45proneface down
- 46supineface up (on spine)
- 47body planessaggital
frontal
transverse
oblique - 48saggitalmidsagittal - midline
parasaggittal - unequal - 49frontal/coronal planefront to back
- 50transverse/cross sectionalsuperior to inferior
- 51oblique planeany angle other than 90
- 524 body cavities1. cranial
2. vertebral
3. thoracic
4. abdominal - 53thoracic cavitysuperior to diaphragm
lungs/heart - 54abdominopelvicinferior to diaphram
stomach, liver, intestines - 55abdominopelvic regions
- 56abdominopelvic quadrents
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- basic overview of anatomical terms
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- Laura Miller · Jun 2017
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- Apr 6, 2018
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