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Anatomy - answer studies the form and structure of the body.

anatomists - answer examine the relationship among parts of the body as well as the
structure of individual organs

gross anatomy - answer also known as microscopic anatomy, investigates the structure
visible to the unaided eye

systematic anatomy - answer each individual body system

regional anatomy - answer all the structures in a particular region of the body

surface anatomy - answer superficial anatomic markings and internal body structures

comparative anatomy - answer examines similarities and differences in the anatomy of
different species

embryology - answerstudies developmental changes from contraception to birth

pathologic anatomy - answerexamines anatomic changes resulting from disease

radiographic anatomy - answerinvestigates internal structures with visual scanning
procedures

physiology - answerexamines living organisms functions and their parts

cardiovascular physiology - answerthe functioning of the heart, blood vessels, and blood

neurophysiology - answerfunctioning of the nerves and nervous system organs

respiratory physiology - answerfunctioning of respiratory organs

reproductive physiology - answerthe functioning of the hormones and reproductive cycle

pathophysiology - answerrelationship between the function of an organ system and
disease of injury of the system

homeostasis - answerthe bodys ability to maintain a stable internal environment

stimulus - answerchanges in a variable that is regulated

reception - answerdetects the stimulus

control center - answerintegrates input and initiates change through the effector

effector - answerbrings out change to the stimulus

, negative feedback - answerif it's high, lower it. if it's low, raise it. remains constant
throughout the body by always maintaining a stable environment. examples would be
how our body sweats to cool us down

positive feedback - answerincreases and continues to increase until their is no need to
and the body is brought back to homeostasis. examples would be milk production in
women, blood clotting, and uterine contractions during labor

Selective Seratonin Reuptake Inhibitor - answerSSRI

selective seratonin reuptake inhibitor - answerreuptake of serotonin stays in the
synapse longer

atoms - answersimplest level of organization

subatomic particles - answerprotons, neutrons and electrons

protons - answerpositive charge

neutrons - answerno charge

electrons - answernegative charge

human body is composed of matter - answersolid, liquid, gas

matter - answeranything that has mass or takes up space

chemical compounds - answerstable associations between two or more elements
combines a fixed radio

ionic or molecular - answerchemical compounds are classified as i

ions - answergroup of atoms with a positive or negative charge. produced from a loss or
gain of an electron. used commonly in the body with significant physiological functions

polyatomic ions - answermore than one atom to create an ion

Anions - answernegatively charged ion

Cations - answerpositively charged ion

covalently bonded molecule - answeroccurs when both atoms require electrons that
have 4 to 7 electrons in their outer shell

H+ - answerpH is the measure of this

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