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Summary Chapter 1- Anatomy and Physiology

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This file consists of: • Anatomy and Physiology • Physiologic Values • Anatomy (Gross, Microscopic, Cytology, Histology, Developmental, Pathological, Radiographic) • Studying Anatomy (Palpation, Auscultation, Regional, Systemic, Surface) • Physiology and Subdivisions • Principle of Complementarity • Levels of Structural Organization (Atoms → Molecules → Organelles → Cells → Tissues → Organs → Organ Systems → Organism) • Necessary Life Functions • Survival Needs • Homeostasis (Control System, Receptor, Control Center, Effector) • Negative Feedback • Positive Feedback • Homeostatic Imbalance • Anatomical Position • Body Regions (Axial, Appendicular, Thorax, Abdomen) • Body Planes (Sagittal, Frontal, Transverse, Oblique) • Directional Terms (Superior/Inferior, Anterior/Posterior, Medial/Lateral, Proximal/Distal, Superficial/Deep, etc.) • Body Cavities (Dorsal, Ventral, Thoracic, Abdominopelvic) • Membranes (Serous Membranes: Parietal, Visceral) • Abdominal Regions and Quadrants • Other Body Cavities (Oral, Nasal, Orbital, Middle Ear, Synovial) • Medical Imaging (X-ray, CT, DSA, PET, MRI, Ultrasound)

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Chapter I
Anatomy Phy
Anatomy andPhysiology
Anatomy studies structure
Physiology studies function
Physioloic values
Healthy young reference man woman
Man 155
Woman 125
90 of structuresmatchtextbookbuthumans differ

Anatomy
Greek word meaning to cut
Gross Anatomy
Macroscopic Studyof1gStructuresvisibletothenakedeye

Microscopic Toosmalltobeseenbynakedeye

Cytology cells

Histology tissues
Developmental
Structural changes
Pathological e iiii ii it ii disease
Radiographic visualized by X ray
51 d h I

, Studying Anatomy
Palpation Feeling w hands
Auscultation Listening w stet
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Physiology
subdivisions
Focuses on cellular or molecular level
Principle of Complementarity
Function depends on form

Check Your Understanding
1 Would you be studying anatomy or physiology if you
investigated how muscles shorten?



2
If you explained the location of the lungs?




Organization of the Body

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