HTHSCI 2L03- Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 23 pages long!)
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Lecture 1: introduction & terminology: ana-tomy: to take apart (structure, physiol-ogy: study of natural phenomena (function) Atoms molecules cells tissues organs (ex: blood vessels/heart) organ/body systems (ex: cardiovascular system) Us: 4 types of tissues, epithelium, muscle, connective, nervous. Often structures are identified / named after: discover"s name ex: the large blood vessel that drains blood away from your brain is called the. Sometimes prefixes and suffixes are used to denote certain structures and often they are combined to create new terms. For ex: xd = towards & renal = kidney xdrenal gland = gland near the kidney. & cyano- = blue (cyanotic a baby that is turning blue: descriptions and directions: brady- = slow (bradycardia slow heartbeat) & xd- = toward (xdduct. Bringing any part of the body back to the centre example: when arms are being brought back towards the body it is called adduction and when they are being taken away from the body it is called abduction)