[KIN 2500] - Final Exam Guide - Ultimate 23 pages long Study Guide!

• School: LSU
• Department: Kinesiology: Professional Courses/Basic Activity Courses
• Course: KIN 2500
• Professor: W.Hargroder

Document Summary

Chapter 1: an introduction to the human body. Anatomy- the study of structures, and the relationship of those structures to the body. Dissection- cutting apart of the human body for examination. Physiology- the study of the function of body parts. Homeostasis- base line, many things can change homeostasis. Epithelial: covers surface, lines hollow organs, and protects. Connective: connects, supports, protects body organs. Muscular: contracts (shortens) to make body parts move and generate heat. Nervous: carries information from one body part to another. Looking, general observation, any changes that deviate from the normal. Palpation: pressing on the body structures, feels the body with surfaces of the hands. Auscultation (amplifying instrument: listening to body sounds to evaluate the functioning of certain organs. Percussion: think drums, tapping on the body structures and listening for an echo. Chemical- basic level of life; atoms, molecules. atoms combine in variable ways to form molecules. Cellular- molecules combine to form cells (smooth muscle cell)