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  • Anatomy is the study of morphology (structure) of the human body
  • gross are the parts of the body that we can dissect
  • histology is a microscopic organization
  • embryology is the origin of the tissues
  • embryology - endoderm, mesoderm, and ectoderm
  • systematic means by system (nervous, cardiovascular, respiratory, etc)
  • regional means by are or regions (head, neck, thorax, and etc.)
  • surface anatomy means features beneath the skin
  • anatomical imaging means use of x-rays, ultrasounds, MRI, and CT scan
  • integumentary system encloses internal body structures and it is the site of many sensory receptors
  • skeletal system supports the body and enables movement
  • muscular system enables movement and helps maintain body temperature
  • nervous sytem detects and processes sensory information and activates bodily responses
  • endocrine system secretes hormones and regulates bodily processes
  • cardiovascular system delivers oxygen and nutrients to tissues and equalizes temperature in the body
  • lymphatic system returns fluid to blood and defends agais pathogens
  • respiratory system removes carbon dioxide from the body and delivers oxygen to blood
  • digetive system processes food for use by the body and removes wastes from undigested food
  • urinary system controls water balance in the body and removes wastes from blood and excretes them
  • axial - head, neck, and trunk
  • appendicular: relating to a limb or limbs
  • saggital plane - divides bidy to left and right
  • coronal plane - divides the body into front and back
  • transverse plane - divides the body into upper and lower halves
  • superior and inferioir = cephalad and caudad
  • dorsal and ventral = back and front
  • prone means lying face down
  • supine means lying face up
  • unilateral pertaining to one side of the body
  • bilateral pertaning to both sides of the body
  • pronation means turning the arm or foot downward
  • supination means turning the arm or foot upward
  • biochemistry is the study if molecular basis of life
  • biochemistry is closesly related to molecular biology
  • matter is anything that occupies space and has a mass
  • mass is the amount of matter in an object
  • weight is the gravitational force acting on am object of a given mass
  • neutrons = no electrical charge
    protons = positive charge
    electrons = negative charge
  • DNA replication, transcription, and RNA processing occurs in the nucleus
  • The primary organelle involved in autophagy is the lysosome.