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Chapter 1 Flashcards
Ashley Tillman Anatomy & Physiology TERM 2
Nine Regions Delineated by the Four Planes?
DEFINITION 2 Right Hypochondriac Epigastric Region LeftHypochondriac Region Region Right Lumbar Umbilical Region Left Lumbar Region Region Right Illiac Hypograstric Region Left Illiac Region Region TERM 3
The Four Abdominal
Quadrants?
DEFINITION 3 Right Upper Left Upper Quadrant Quadrant Right Lower Left Lower Quadrant Quadrant TERM 4
What is
Anatomy?
DEFINITION 4 The study of the structure of living organisms TERM 5
What is Physiology?
DEFINITION 5 The study of the function of living organisms
What is a Organ?
A part of the body formed of two or more tissues and adapted to carry out a specific function TERM 7
What are the systems in our body?
DEFINITION 7
- Integumentary System 7. Lymphatic System/ Immunity2. Skeletal System 8. Respritory System3. Muscular System 9. Digestive System4. Nervous System 10. Urinary System5. Endocrine System 11. Male Reproductive System6. Cardiovascular system 12. Female Reproductive System TERM 8
What are the topics of Physiology?
DEFINITION 8
- Neuro Physiology 2. Renal Physiology 3. Cardiovascular Physiology TERM 9
What are Cells?
DEFINITION 9 The structural unit of all living things TERM 10
Why must every living organism maintain it's
boundaries?
DEFINITION 10 So that it's external environment remains distinct from the external environment surrounding it
What are Positive Feedback Mechanisms?
Feedback that tends to cause the level of a variable to change in the same direction as an initial change TERM 17
What is a receptor?
DEFINITION 17 A cell or nerve ending of a sensory neuron specialized to respond to particular types of stimuli
