HTHSCI 1H06 Midterm: Anatomy and Physiology – Midterm Review.docx
11 Dec 2013
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Anatomy is the science of body structures and the relationships among them. Physiology is the science of body functions, how the body parts work. Functions (jobs): it protects us from the outside world skin, absorbs stomach and intestinal lining (gut, filters the kidney 4) secretes forms glands. 1) closely attached to each other forming a protective barrier. The 3 elements of connective tissue: ground substance gel around cells and fibers, fibers provide strength, elasticity and support, cells. Functions (jobs): conducts impulses to and from body organs via neurons. The 3 elements of nervous tissue: brain, spinal cord, nerves, muscle tissue. Functions (jobs): responsible for body movement, moves blood, food, waste through body"s organs, responsible for mechanical digestion. Origin of anatomical terms (discoverer, region, shape, function, story. Standard position of reference anatomical position directly facing observer with head level, feet flat on the floor, upper limbs are at the sides with palms facing toward forward.
