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Title: Anatomy and Physiology Terms


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Anatomy and Physiology Terms
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Intro. to Anatomy and Physiology
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Anatomy
  • Branch of science dealing with the form and
    structure of body parts.

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Physiology
  • Branch of science that studies body functions.

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Appendicular
  • Upper and lower limbs

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Axial
  • Head, neck, and trunk

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Homeostasis
  • State of equilibrium in which the internal
    environment of the body remains at a normal
    range.

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Cellular Metabolism
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Anabolism
  • Synthesis of larger molecules from smaller
    molecules.

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Synthesis
  • Building large molecules from smaller ones.

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Catabolism
  • Breakdown of larger molecules into smaller ones.

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Decomposition
  • The breakdown of molecules into simpler
    compounds.

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Oxidation
  • Process by which oxygen is combined with another
    chemical.

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Enzyme
  • Protein that catalyzes a specific biochemical
    reaction.

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Substrate
  • Target of enzyme action.

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Organic
  • Carbon-containing molecules.

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Inorganic
  • Chemical substances that lack carbon and
    hydrogen.

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Ion
  • Atom or molecule with an electric charge.

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Lipid
  • Fat, oil, or fatlike compound that usually has
    fatty acids in its molecular structure.

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Nucleic Acid
  • Substance composed of boded nucleotides RNA or
    DNA.

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Cells
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Cytoplasm
  • The contents of a cell excluding the nucleus and
    cell membrane.

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Organelle
  • Part of a cell that performs a specialized
    function.

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Nucleus
  • Cellular organelle enclosed by a double-layer,
    porous membrane and containing DNA.

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Differentiation
  • Cell specialization

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Diffusion
  • Random movement of molecules from a region of
    higher concentration toward one of lower
    concentration.

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Facilitated Diffusion
  • Diffusion in which a carrier molecule transports
    a substance across a cell membrane from a region
    of higher concentration to a region of lower
    concentration.

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Active Transport
  • Process that requires energy to move a substance
    across a cell membrane, usually against the
    concentration gradient.

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Osmosis
  • Diffusion of water through a selectively
    permeable membrane in response to a concentration
    gradient.

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Equilibrium
  • State of balance between two opposing forces.

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Endocytosis
  • Physiological process by which a cell membrane
    envelopes a substance and draws it into the cell
    in a vesicle.

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Exocytosis
  • Transport of a substance out of a cell in a
    membrane-bound vesicle.

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Phagocytosis
  • Process by which a cell engulfs and digests
    solids.

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Pinocytosis
  • Process by which a cell engulfs droplets of fluid
    from its surroundings.

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Mitosis
  • Division of a somatic cell (body cell) to form
    two genetically identical cells.

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Meiosis
  • Cell division that halves the genetic material,
    resulting in egg and sperm cells (gametes).

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Tissues
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Epithelial Tissue
  • One of the basic types of tissue that covers all
    free body surfaces.

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Connective Tissue
  • Basic type of tissue that consists of cells
    within an extracellular matrix, including bone,
    cartilage, blood, loose and fibrous connective
    tissue.

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Adipose Tissue
  • Fat storing tissue.

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Cartilage
  • Type of connective tissue in which cells are
    located in the lacunae and are separated by a
    semisolid extracellular matrix.

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Nervous Tissue
  • Neurons and neuroglial cells composing the brain,
    spinal cord, and nerves.

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Integumentary
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Integumentary
  • Pertaining to the skin and its accessory organs.

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Epidermis
  • Outer epithelial layer of skin.

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Dermis
  • The thick layer of skin beneath the epidermis.

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Subcutaneous Layer
  • Layer of tissue that is mostly fat and beneath
    the skin hypodermis.

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Sebaceous Gland
  • Skin gland that secretes sebum (oil).

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Sweat Gland
  • Exocrine gland in skin that secretes a mixture of
    water, salt, urea, and other bodily fluids.

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Melanin
  • Dark pigment found in the skin and hair.

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Keratinization
  • Process by which cells form fibrils of keratin
    and harden.

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Arrector Pili Muscle
  • Smooth muscle in the skin associated with a hair
    follicle (goose bumps).

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Skeletal System
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Spongy Bone
  • Bone that consists of bars and plates separated
    by irregular spaces cancellous bone.

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Compact Bone
  • Dense tissue in which cells are arranged in
    osteons with no apparent spaces.

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Diaphysis
  • Shaft of the long bone.

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Epiphysis
  • End of a long bone.

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Periosteum
  • Fibrous connective tissue covering the surface of
    the bone.

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Medullary Cavity
  • Cavity containing marrow within the diaphysis of
    a long bone.

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Marrow
  • Connective tissue that occupies space within
    bones that includes stem cells.

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Articular Cartilage
  • Hyaline cartilage that covers the ends of bones
    in synovial joints.

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Intramembraneous Bone
  • Bone that forms from membrane-like layers of
    primitive connective tissue.

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Endochondral Bone
  • Bone that begins as hyaline cartilage that is
    subsequently replaced by bone tissue.

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Osteocyte
  • Mature bone cell.

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Synovial Joint
  • Feely movable joint.

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Synovial Fluid
  • Fluid that they synovial membrane secretes.

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Synovial Membrane
  • Membrane that forms the inner lining of a freely
    moveable joint.

68
Muscular System
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Actin
  • A protein in a muscle fiber that forms filaments
    that slide between filaments of the protein
    myosin, contracting muscle fibers.

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Myosin
  • A protein that, with actin, contracts and relaxes
    muscle fibers.

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Sarcomere
  • Structural and functional unit of a myofibril.

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Neurotransmitter
  • Chemical that an axon end secretes to stimulate a
    muscle fiber to contract or a neuron to fire an
    impluse.

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Nervous System
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Neuron
  • Nerve cell

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Neuroglial Cell
  • Specialized cell of the nervous system that
    produces myelin, communicates between cells, and
    maintains the ionic environment, as well as
    provides other functions.

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Soma
  • Body of the neuron that contains the nucleus.

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Axon
  • A nerve fiber conducts a nerve impulse away from
    a neuron.

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Dendrite
  • Process of a neuron that receives input from
    other neurons.

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Meninges
  • Membrane that covers the brain and spinal cord.

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Synapse
  • Functional connection between the axon of one
    neuron and the dendrite or cell body of another
    neuron or the membrane of another cell type.

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Reflex
  • Rapid, automatic response to a stimulus.

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Action Potential
  • Sequence of electrical changes that occurs in a
    portion of a nerve cell membrane that is exposed
    to a stimulus that exceeds the membranes
    threshold.

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Sclera
  • White fibrous outer layer of the eyeball.

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Cornea
  • Transparent anterior portion of the outer layer
    of the eye wall.

85
Retina
  • Inner layer of the eye wall that contains the
    visual receptors.

86
Rods
  • Type of light receptor that provides colorless
    vision.

87
Cones
  • Color receptor in the retina of the eye.

88
Cochlea
  • Portion of the inner ear that has hearing
    receptors.

89
Endocrine System
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Hormone
  • Substance secreted by an endocrine gland and
    transported in the blood.

91
Target Cell
  • Cell with specific receptors on which a hormone
    exerts its effect.

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Cardiovascular System and Blood
93
Atrium
  • Chamber of the heart that receives blood from
    veins.

94
Ventricle
  • Cavity, such as brain ventricles filled with
    cerebrospinal fluid, or heart ventricles that
    contain blood.

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Arteriole
  • Small branch of an artery that communicates with
    a capillary network.

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Capillary
  • A small blood vessel that connects an arteriole
    and a venule.

97
Venule
  • Vessel that carries blood from capillaries to a
    vein.

98
Plasma
  • Fluid portion of circulating blood.

99
Erythrocyte
  • Red blood cell

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Leukocyte
  • White blood cell

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Platelet
  • Cytoplasmic fragment formed in the bone marrow
    that helps blood clot.

102
Antigen
  • Chemical that stimulates B lymphocytes to produce
    antibodies.

103
Antibody
  • Protein that B cells of the immune system produce
    in response to the presence of a nonself antigen
    it reacts with the antigen.

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Respiratory System
105
Inspiration
  • Breathing in.

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Expiration
  • Expulsion of air from the lungs.

107
Bronchi
  • Branches of the trachea that lead to the lungs.

108
Alveoli
  • Air sac of a lung.

109
Digestive System
110
Alimentary Canal
  • Tubular portion of the digestive tract that leads
    from the mouth to the anus.

111
Peristalisis
  • Rhythmic waves of muscular contraction in the
    walls of certain tubular organs (digestion).

112
Bile
  • Fluid secreted by the liver and stored in the
    gallbladder (emulsifies fats).

113
Villi
  • Tiny, finger-like projection that extends outward
    from the inner lining of the small intestines.

114
Urinary System
115
Nephron
  • Functional unit of the kidney.

116
Reproductive System
117
Puberty
  • Stage of development in which the reproductive
    organs become functional.

118
Ovulation
  • Release of an egg cell from a mature ovarian
    follicle.

119
Progesterone
  • Female hormone secreted by the corpus luteum of
    the ovary and the placenta.

120
Estrogen
  • Hormones that stimulate the development of female
    secondary sex characteristics and produces an
    environment suitable for fertilization,
    implantation, and growth of an embryo.

121
Testosterone
  • Male sex hormone secreted by the interstitial
    cells of the testes.

122
Zygote
  • Cell produced by the fusion of an egg and sperm
    a fertilized egg.

123
Placenta
  • Structure that attaches the fetus to the uterine
    wall, providing for delivery of nutrients to and
    removal of wastes from the fetus.

124
Amniotic Fluid
  • Fluid within the amniotic cavity that surrounds
    the developing fetus.

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Diseases to Know
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Jaundice
  • A yellowish skin tone, which can indicate live
    malfunction.

127
Diabetes
  • High blood glucose level and glucose in the urine
    due to a deficiency of insulin.

128
Goiter
  • Enlarged thyroid gland due to an iodine
    deficiency.

129
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
  • A group of conditions that can occur in a person
    whose mother drank alcohol during pregnancy.

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Diagrams to Know
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Divisions of the Body
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Cell
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Skin
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Heart
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Brain
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