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Anatomy
Ans: learning the body structures and the relationship among them
- through dissections or medical imaging
Physiology
Ans: The study of body function
- how the body responds to stimuli and how it works
Pathophysiology
Ans: the study of how disease processes affect the function of the body
cranial cavity
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Ans: the cavity contains the brain within the skull
- and also parts of the spinal cord
thoracic cavity
Ans: contains heart and lungs
abdominopelvic cavity
Ans: contains both the abdominal and pelvic cavities
- contains the organs within these cavities
intracellular fluid
Ans: fluid within cells
extracellular fluid
Ans: fluid outside the cell
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total body mass
Ans: sum of lean tissue mass and fat mass
- in females - 45% solid, 55% fluid
- in males - 40% solid, 60% fluid
electrolytes in fluid
Ans: makes cells more excitable and can respond to stimulus that need
to carry out specific function
- intracellular fluids contain potassium
- extracellular fluids contain more sodium and chlorine
Cells
Ans: collection of molecules enclosed by a cell membrane
Tissues
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Ans: collection of cells with structural and function specializations
Organs
Ans: collection of tissues with a structure and function
integumentary system
Ans: Consists of the skin, mucous membranes, hair, and nail
- protects the body, regulates temperature and senses stimuli from the
environment
circulatory system
Ans: heart, blood vessels, lymphatic vessels and nodes, spleen, thymus
gland
- transporting material maintaining pressure gradient (essential for
exchange within the body, immunity
respiratory system