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1 Anatomy 2 Anterior (ventral)
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Anatomy study of structure
Physiology The study of body function
, A primary mechanism of homeostasis regulation.
Provides long term control over the body's internal
conditions and systems
negative feedback Receptor stimulation triggers a response that
changes the environment at the receptor
Control center activates an effector that NEGATES
the original stimulus.
Feedback that tends to magnify a process or
increase its output.
positive feedback Found when a dangerous or stressful process must
be found quickly.
Example: Labor contractions
Closer to the origin of the body part or the point of
Proximal
attachment of a limb to the body trunk
farther from the origin of a body part or the point of
Distal
attachment of a limb to the body trunk
Medial toward the midline
Lateral away from the midline
Superior Higher on the body, nearer to the head
Inferior Lower on the body, farther from the head
Cranial toward the head
Caudal toward the tail
Anterior (ventral) front
Posterior (dorsal) back of body
Two major divisions of axial and appendicular
the body
axial head, neck, trunk
Appendicular limbs
frontal plane (coronal Divides the body into front and back portions.
plane)
median (midsagittal) sagittal plane that lies exactly in the midline
plane