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ANATOMY CHAPTER 1 MICHAEL YARD IUPUIAnatomy - answers -the study of internal and external structures of the human body
Microscopic anatomy - answers -the study of body structures that cannot be viewed
without magnification
Gross anatomy - answers -the study of body structure that are visible without the aid of
magnification
Developmental anatomy - answers -the study of structural changes that occur from
conception to physical maturity
Comparative anatomy - answers -the study of the anatomy of different types of animals
Pathological anatomy - answers -the study of structural changes in cells tissues and
organs caused by disease
Organ level - answers -more than one tissue type combine to form organs
Organ system level - answers -organs that work closely together combine to form an
organ system
How many organ systems make up the human body - answers -11
Human organism - answers -the combination of all the organ systems functioning
together to sustain the life of the organism
Integumentary system forms what? - answers -the cutaneous membrane
What is the cutaneous membrane comprised of? - answers -the dermis and epidermis
What is the function of the cutaneous membrane? - answers -to provide protection and
thermoregulation
What are the accessory structures of the integumentary system? - answers -hair
follicles, nails, sweat glands, and oil glands
What is another name for sudoriferous glands? - answers -sweat glands
What is another name for sebaceous glands? - answers -oil glands
What is the purpose of the skeletal system? - answers -provides framework for the
muscles to attach causing movement
, What is the functions of the skeletal system? - answers -stores minerals, blood cell
formation occurs within the bones
What is the function of the muscular system? - answers -maintains posture by providing
support
What does the muscular system produce? - answers -motion and heat
What does the nervous system do? - answers -directs immediate responses to stimuli
and coordinates the other organ systems
What is the endocrine system comprised of? - answers -glands
Radiographic anatomy - answers -the study of internal body structures by using
noninvasive imaging techniques, such as x-ray imaging and ultrasound
Surgical anatomy - answers -the study of anatomical landmarks, which are important to
surgical procedures
What are the four types of tissues - answers -epithelial, connective, muscle, neural
Chemical level - answers -atoms combine to form molecules
Cellular level - answers -cells are comprised of molecules
What are the functional subunits of cells? - answers -organelles
Tissue level - answers -similar types of cells with a common function combine to form
tissues
What do the glands in the endocrine system do? - answers -secrete hormones that
regulate processes of the other organ systems
What is the cardiovascular system comprised of? - answers -heart, blood vessels, and
blood to transport materials within the body
What is the lymphoid (lymphatic and immune) system comprised of? - answers -
lymphatic vessels, lymph nodes, the thymus, and the spleen, lymphocytes, and
lymphoid tissue
What is the function of the lymphoid system? - answers -provides defense against
pathogens and disease by housing white blood cells that function in immunity
What is another name for white blood cells? - answers -lymphocytes
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