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| auscultation |
the act of listening, either directly or through a stethoscope or other instrument, to sounds within the body as a method of diagnosis. |
| cadaver |
a dead body, esp. a human body to be dissected; corpse. |
| gross anatomy |
the branch of anatomy that deals with structures that can be seen with the naked eye. |
| harvey |
English physician: discoverer of the circulation of the blood. |
| percussion |
the striking of one body against another with some sharpness; impact; blow. |
| transverse plane |
plane dividing the body into an upper and lower section |
| catabolism |
Destructive metabolism; the breaking down in living organisms of more complex substances into simpler ones, with the release of energy |
| anabolism |
Constructive metabolism; the synthesis in living organisms of more complex substances from simpler ones |
| sagittal |
a vertical plane running from front to back dividing the body into right and left parts |
| frontal |
a plane dividing the body into an anterior and posterior portion |
| medial |
a point or area that is closer to the midsagittal plane than another point or area |
| lateral |
a point or area that is more distant from the midsagittal or median plane |
| distal |
remote; farther from any point of reference |
| proximal |
nearest; closer to any point of reference |
| posterior |
toward the back |
| dissection |
the cutting of the body |
| palpate |
examine by touch for diagnosing disease or illness |
| comparative |
comparsion of one specise to another |
| anatomy |
is the study of animals and plants structure |
| physiology |
dealing with the function physical and chemical process |
| homeostasis |
chemical and physical active that goes on in our body |
| anterior |
toward the front |
| vesalius |
Flemish anatomist, who interacted with his students |
| hooke |
English philosopher, microscopist, and physicist, saw the first cell |
| cell theory |
that cells are the basic units of structure and function in living organisms. |
| spontaneous generation |
that we can get living organism from lifeless organism |
| aristotle |
wrote the first book on A P |
| hipporate |
father of medican, told the people to look for a reason that people became sick |
| cytology |
study of microscopic cells |
| histology |
study of tissues |
| hypogastric region |
located inferior to the umbilical |
| umbilical region |
is the centermost region deep to and surrounding the umbilical |
| right and left hypochondriac regions |
lie lateral to the epigastric region |
| right and left lumber region |
lie lateral to the umbilical region |
| epigastric region |
located superior to the umbilical region |
| dorsal body cavity |
which protects the fragile nervous system organs, has two subdivisions |
| oblique section |
are cuts made diagonally between the horizontal and the vertical planes |
| hypogastric region |
located inferior to the umbilical |
| umbilical region |
is the centermost region deep to and surrounding the umbilical |
| right and left hypochondriac regions |
lie lateral to the epigastric region |
| right and left lumber region |
lie lateral to the umbilical region |
| epigastric region |
located superior to the umbilical region |
| dorsal body cavity |
which protects the fragile nervous system organs, has two subdivisions |
| oblique section |
are cuts made diagonally between the horizontal and the vertical planes |
| auscultation |
the act of listening, either directly or through a stethoscope or other instrument, to sounds within the body as a method of diagnosis. |
| cadaver |
a dead body, esp. a human body to be dissected; corpse. |
| gross anatomy |
the branch of anatomy that deals with structures that can be seen with the naked eye. |
| harvey |
English physician: discoverer of the circulation of the blood. |
| percussion |
the striking of one body against another with some sharpness; impact; blow. |
| transverse plane |
plane dividing the body into an upper and lower section |
| catabolism |
Destructive metabolism; the breaking down in living organisms of more complex substances into simpler ones, with the release of energy |
| anabolism |
Constructive metabolism; the synthesis in living organisms of more complex substances from simpler ones |
| sagittal |
a vertical plane running from front to back dividing the body into right and left parts |
| frontal |
a plane dividing the body into an anterior and posterior portion |
| medial |
a point or area that is closer to the midsagittal plane than another point or area |
| lateral |
a point or area that is more distant from the midsagittal or median plane |
| distal |
remote; farther from any point of reference |
| proximal |
nearest; closer to any point of reference |
| posterior |
toward the back |
| dissection |
the cutting of the body |
| palpate |
examine by touch for diagnosing disease or illness |
| comparative |
comparsion of one specise to another |
| anatomy |
is the study of animals and plants structure |
| physiology |
dealing with the function physical and chemical process |
| homeostasis |
chemical and physical active that goes on in our body |
| anterior |
toward the front |
| vesalius |
Flemish anatomist, who interacted with his students |
| hooke |
English philosopher, microscopist, and physicist, saw the first cell |
| cell theory |
that cells are the basic units of structure and function in living organisms. |
| spontaneous generation |
that we can get living organism from lifeless organism |
| aristotle |
wrote the first book on A P |
| hipporate |
father of medican, told the people to look for a reason that people became sick |
| cytology |
study of microscopic cells |
| histology |
study of tissues |
| hypogastric region |
located inferior to the umbilical |
| umbilical region |
is the centermost region deep to and surrounding the umbilical |
| right and left hypochondriac regions |
lie lateral to the epigastric region |
| right and left lumber region |
lie lateral to the umbilical region |
| epigastric region |
located superior to the umbilical region |
| dorsal body cavity |
which protects the fragile nervous system organs, has two subdivisions |
| oblique section |
are cuts made diagonally between the horizontal and the vertical planes |
| hypogastric region |
located inferior to the umbilical |
| umbilical region |
is the centermost region deep to and surrounding the umbilical |
| right and left hypochondriac regions |
lie lateral to the epigastric region |
| right and left lumber region |
lie lateral to the umbilical region |
| epigastric region |
located superior to the umbilical region |
| dorsal body cavity |
which protects the fragile nervous system organs, has two subdivisions |
| oblique section |
are cuts made diagonally between the horizontal and the vertical planes |
