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What is anatomy? - ✔✔the scientific discipline that investigates the body's structures
What is physiology? - ✔✔the scientific investigation of the processes or functions of living things
How are anatomy and physiology linked? - ✔✔You can't have function without structure and vice versa.
Can the A&P be studied separately or together? - ✔✔Yes
Can A&P be studied regionally? - ✔✔Yes, the study of A&P regionally refers to studying the body by
areas.
What does integrative A&P imply? - ✔✔That anatomy and physiology will be studied together.
What 4 elements make up most of the body's molecules? - ✔✔C O H N
2 of these 4 elements make a compound that claims 60% of our body weight. What is the compound
called? - ✔✔H2O
What are the different levels of anatomy? - ✔✔Developmental anatomy
Cytology
Histology
Gross Anatomy
Surface Anatomy
Anatomical Imaging
Gross anatomy - ✔✔The study of structures that can be examined without the aid of a microscope.
, "gross" = large in German
What is histology and what equipment is needed to do histology? - ✔✔Histology examines tissues with a
microscope.
What is the difference between tissues and organs? - ✔✔Tissues are composed of cells and organs are
composed of 2 or more tissues.
How many tissue types are there and what are they? - ✔✔4
- Connective tissue
- Epithelial Tissue
- Muscle Tissue
- Nervous Tissue
Define organ - ✔✔composed of 2 or more tissue types that perform one or more common functions
What are the components of the cardiovascular system? - ✔✔Heart
Blood vessels
Blood
The term cardiac refers to??? - ✔✔the heart
About how many cells are there in the human body that need to be served by capillaries? - ✔✔75 trillion
The circulatory system contains a fluid containing water, soluble factors, and cells called ____________
under pressure from a pump called the _________________. - ✔✔blood, heart
What are two major blood gases? - ✔✔oxygen and carbon dioxide