Levels Of Organization
What is the basic unit of life.
A Cell
Who was the first to study Anatomy?
Aristotle
What is the axial skeleton
Head, neck, ribcage, Spine
What does pathology mean
the study of disease
What does homeostasis mean?
stable internal environment
Who dissected human bodies and made the Virtuvian Man?
Da Vinci
What are the 4 quadrants of the abdomen
RU, RL, LU, LL
What does Acute mean?
Sudden onset
What is negative feedback
tells the body to stop doing what it is doing
What is the main organ of the cardiovascular system?
Heart
What is the study of the structures in a human body?
Anatomy
What is the anatomical position
Palms facing forward, feet forward
What does pathogenesis mean?
How a disease develop?
What is positive feedback?
tells the body to continue doing what it is doing
What are the 4 different types of tissue
Connective, Epithelial, Nerve, Muscle
What are the two divisions of anatomy?
Gross and Microscopic
What is the appendicular Skeleton
Arms and legs
Name the 4 vital signs
Heart rate, Blood pressure, Respiratory rate, Body temperature
What does homeostatic regulation mean?
refers to the adjustments in physiological systems that preserve homeostasis.
Cell - > Tissue -> Organ -> Organ system -> Organism
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What are the 3 planes of the body?
Sagittal, Transverse, Frontal
What is the difference between a communicable disease and non communicable disease.
Communicable means it can be transferred to another person.
What type of feedback system is activated - If the blood temperature falls too low, specialized neurons in the hypothalamus of the brain sense the change and signals are sent to the cutaneous arteries (those supplying the skin) to constrict them. Warm blood is then retained deeper in the body and less heat is lost from the surface.
Negative