Human Anatomy Word Meanings - Forearm: antebrachial Ear : otic Heal of foot: calcaneal Back of lower skull: cephalic Neck: cervical Front of the knee : patellar skin: dermis Cheek (inside): buccal Area behind the knee: popliteal Whats my structure? : Rough or Smooth: Endoplasmic reticulum Contains enzymes and breaks down harmful substances : Peroxisomes Houses the genetic code: nucleus Acts like a framework to supports cell : cytoskeleton area between anus and genital: perineal
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Anatomy and Physiology Unit Notes Unit 1: Organization of the Human Body Key Terms: Ana - prefix that means up or back again. Physio - a prefix that means natural or physical. Ology - a suffix that means the study of something. Homeo - a prefix that means like or similar. Thoraci -a prefix that means chest. Stasis - a suffix that means the slowing of a bodily fluid. Abdomino - a prefix that means abdomen. Anatomy-the study of structure. Physiology - the study of how a structure functions
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Define the term Anatomy: Anatomy is the branch of biology concerned with the study of the structure of organism and their parts. The study of the structure or internal working of something. The branch of science worried with the real structure of people‚ creatures‚ also other living life form‚ particularly as revealed by separation also separation of parts. Anatomy is the study of the structure of the body and the physical relationship between its essential parts. The history of anatomy is described
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Organ transplantation is a treatment of choice to replace damaged organs through the intervention of a donor. There are several types of donors according to their provenance. The donor of organs between two identical twins is called isograft‚ when donor and recipient is the same individual is called autograft‚ donor from the same species but different person is called allograft and donor coming from different species with the recipient is called xenograft (Fernandez‚ 2012). Apart of the above
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asked the question‚ “Do you want to be an organ donor?” When I was asked this question I didn’t hesitate‚ I immediately said “Yes.” Recently I came in contact with two different articles that had the main topic of organ donation and transplantation. This topic has various different components that factor into the bigger picture‚ which I learned from reading these two articles‚ “Organ Transplantation” and “Brain Death and Organ Donation”. The article “Organ Transplantation” written and published
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Cells‚ Tissues and Organs of the Digestive System Living organisms all have various functioning systems within the body that enable life processes to be carried out. Each system uses different organs that coordinate with each other to carry out their functions‚ and these systems‚ organs and functions are shown below: Functioning System Related Organs Function Circulatory Heart‚ Arteries‚ Veins Transports blood through the body Digestive Mouth‚ Tongue‚ Pharynx‚ Esophagus‚ Liver‚ Stomach
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SENSORY ORGANS Introduction The knowledge of the world around us stimulates our sensory organs to provide us with the information of what is going on around us. All sensory information is picked up by the sensory receptors‚ specialised cells that monitor internal and external conditions. Examples of sensory organs are: SENSE ORGAN Eye Ear (Organ of Corti) Ear (Semicircular Canals) Ear (utricle and saccule) Olfactory mucous membrane Taste Buds Skin Skin Skin Skin Various Muscle Spindle Golgi tendon
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Organism Physiology The course in which different kinds of living organisms are thought to have developed from earlier forms during the history of the earth is defined as Evolution. Many time organisms evolve due to environmental changes. To better understand evolution this paper will review a diagram of an organism and explain how the organism has evolved physiologically to become suited to fit its environment. Organism To understand the evolution of an organism it is important to understand
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Dylan Briggs GMO Essay Thursday 12th‚ 2015 Genetically Modified Organisms‚ GMOs for short‚ are one of the most important issues in the world today. GMOs are special organisms in which the genetic material has been altered for improvement productivity and product quality. GMOs have raised concerns over their usefulness in that they are resistant to disease‚ produce greater yields‚ and improve the nutrition of foods. It is very important to maintain human health by having healthy food‚ and GMOs are
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Sharon Lan ENG 104 Terry Bening 22 May 2012 The Anatomy of Grey When times get tough and the only way to survive is to keep fighting‚ there are two choices: either you sink or you swim. At least that’s the mentality that belongs to the young‚ soon-to-be medical doctors in the 2005 TV series Grey’s Anatomy. Already having 8 seasons of surgical miracles‚ everlasting camaraderies‚ problematic love triangles‚ and life-threatening decisions‚ Grey’s Anatomy portrays a “dramedy” which focuses on a highly
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