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What 4 ways do you examine the body? - answersInspection, Palpation, Auscultation and Percussion
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Inspection - answersSeeing the body eu. eu. eu. eu.




Palpation - answersto examine by touch eu. eu. eu. eu. eu.




Auscultation - answersListening with a stethoscope eu. eu. eu. eu. eu.




Percussion - answerstaking hands and beating over certain parts of body eu. eu. eu. eu. eu. eu. eu. eu. eu. eu.




Medical Imaging - answersmethods of viewing the inside of the body without surgery, i.e. radiology
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Gross Anatomy - answersStudy of structures that can be seen with the naked eye
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Histology - answersthe study of the microscopic structure of tissues
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Histopathology - answersmicroscopic examination of tissues for signs of disease eu. eu. eu. eu. eu. eu. eu. eu. eu.




Cytology - answersstudy of structure and function of cellseu. eu. eu. eu. eu. eu. eu. eu.




Ultrastructure - answersfine detail, down to the molecular level, revealed by the electron microscope eu. eu. eu. eu. eu. eu. eu. eu. eu. eu. eu. eu. eu.




Subdisciplines of Physiology - answersneurophysiology, endocrinology, pathophysiology eu. eu. eu. eu. eu. eu.




Neurophysiology - answersphysiology of the nervous system eu. eu. eu. eu. eu. eu.




Endocrinology - answersstudy of hormones eu. eu. eu. eu.




Pathophysiology - answersmechanisms of disease eu. eu. eu. eu.




Hippocrates - answersFather of medicine eu. eu. eu. eu.




Scientific Fact - answersinformation that can be independently verified
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Law of Nature - answersa generalization about the predictable ways in which matter and energy behave
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Theory - answersexplanatory statement or set of statements derived from facts, laws and confirmed
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hypotheses
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Bipedalism - answersthe ability to walk upright on two legs eu. eu. eu. eu. eu. eu. eu. eu. eu.




The Hierarchy of Complexity - answersOrgan system-organs-tissues-cells-organelles-molecules-atoms
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situs invertus - answersheart is on the opposite side
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, Organization - answersliving things exhibit a higher level of organization than nonliving things eu. eu. eu. eu. eu. eu. eu. eu. eu. eu. eu. eu.




Cellular Composition - answersliving matter is always compartmentalized into one or more cells
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Metabolism - answersinternal chemical reactions; the sum of all biochemical events that occur in the body eu. eu. eu. eu. eu. eu. eu. eu. eu. eu. eu. eu. eu. eu. eu.




Responsiveness - answersability to sense and react to stimuli (irritability or excitability) eu. eu. eu. eu. eu. eu. eu. eu. eu. eu. eu.




Movement - answersof organism and/or of substances within the organism eu. eu. eu. eu. eu. eu. eu. eu. eu.




Characteristics of life - answersorganization, cellular composition, metabolism, responsiveness and eu. eu. eu. eu. eu. eu. eu. eu. eu.




movement, homeostasis, development, reproduction, evolution
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Homeostasis - answersthe ability to detect change, activate mechanisms that oppose it and thereby eu. eu. eu. eu. eu. eu. eu. eu. eu. eu. eu. eu. eu.




maintain stable internal conditions
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Physiological Variation - answersSex, age, diet, weight, physical activity, genetics and environment eu. eu. eu. eu. eu. eu. eu. eu. eu. eu. eu.




Feedback Loops - answersbiological mechanisms where homeostasis is maintained eu. eu. eu. eu. eu. eu. eu. eu.




Homeostasis in Body Temperature - answers-If too warm, vessels dilate in the skin and sweating begins eu. eu. eu. eu. eu. eu. eu. eu. eu. eu. eu. eu. eu. eu. eu.




(heat-losing mechanism)
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-If too cold, vessels in the skin constrict and shivering begins (heat-gaining mechanism)
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Negative Feedback - answersa mechanism of response in which a stimulus initiates reactions that reduce
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the stimulus
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Receptor - answersstructure that senses change in the body eu. eu. eu. eu. eu. eu. eu. eu.




Integrating (control) Center - answerscontrol center that processes the sensory information, "makes a
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decision," and directs the response
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Effector - answerscell or organ that carries out the final corrective action to restore homeostasis
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Positive Feedback - answersSelf-amplifying cycle where the feedback loop is repeated. Normal way of
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producing rapid changes. Can sometimes be dangerous. ex. childbirth
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Gradient - answersa difference in chemical concentration, charge, temperature, or pressure between two
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points. Chemicals flow down concentration gradients. Charged particles flow down electrical gradients.
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Heat flows down thermal gradients.
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CT Scan - answerscomputed tomography scan
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MRI - answersmagnetic resonance imaging
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PET scan - answersa visual display of brain activity that detects where a radioactive form of glucose goes
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while the brain performs a given task
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Sonography - answershigh frequency sound waves echo back from internal organs eu. eu. eu. eu. eu. eu. eu. eu. eu. eu.




The relationship between function and structure - answersForm creates function, function predicts form
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