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List the hierachy of organisation

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  1. Chemical
  2. Cellular
  3. Tissue
  4. Organ
  5. System
  6. Organism
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What are the 9 major systems?

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  • Musculoskeletal
  • Nervous
  • Cardiovascular
  • Respiratory
  • Urinary
  • Endocrine
  • Digestive
  • Reproductive
  • Lymphatic and immunity
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What are the components of the nervous system?

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  • brain
  • spinal cord
  • nerves
  • sense organs
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What is the function of the nervous system?

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  • internal communication
  • coordination
  • motor control
  • sensation
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What are the components of the musuloskeletal system?

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  • Bones
  • cartillage
  • ligaments
  • skeletal muscles
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What is the function of the musuloskeletal system?

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  • movement
  • stability
  • blood formation
  • mineral storage
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What are the components of the cardiovascular system?

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  • heart
  • blood
  • blood vessels
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What is the function of the cardiovascular system?

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  • distribute oxygen and nutrients
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What are the components of the respiratory system?

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  • nose
  • pharynx
  • larynx
  • bronchitis
  • lungs
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What is the function of the respiratory system?

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intake oxygen
expulse carbon dioxide
speech

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What are the components of the urinary system?

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  • kidneys
  • ureters
  • urinary bladder
  • urethera
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What is the function of the urinary system?

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  • eliminte waste
  • regulate blood volume and chemical composition
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What are the components of the endocrine system?

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glands:
* pituitary
* thyroid
* parathyroid
* adrenal
* pancreas
* testes
* ovaries

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What is the function of the endocrine system?

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  • hormone production
  • internal chemical coordination
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What are the components of the digestive system?

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  • teeth
  • tongue
  • salivary glands
  • oesophagus
  • stomach
  • interstines
  • liver
  • gall bladder
  • pancreas
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What is the function of the digestive system?

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  • breakdown food
  • absorb nutrients
  • eliminate waste
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What are the components of the lymphatic system + immunity?

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  • lymph
  • spleen
  • thymus
  • immune cells
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What is the function of the lymphatic system + immunity?

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  • return fluid and protein to blood
  • protect against microorganisms
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What are the components of the reproductive system?

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  • gonads
  • associated organs ( penis, uterus, vagina)
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What is the function of the reproductive system?

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  • produce gametes
  • regulate reproductive hormones
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What is the coronal plane?

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What is the transverse plane?

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what is the medial plane?

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What are the three planes?

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  • coronal
  • transverse
  • medial
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What is the supine position?
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What is the prone position?
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What does anterior mean?
In front half of the body
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What does posterior mean?
In back half of the body
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What do ventral and dorsal mean?
anterior and posterior
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What does it mean if a body part is superior to another?
it is above
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What does it mean if a body part is inferior to another?
it is below
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What does medial mean?
towards the centre
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What is the opposite of medial?
Lateral
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How do you say towards the head?
Cranial
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What does Caudal mean?
towards the tail
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What are ipsilateral body parts?
parts on the same side
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How do you describe the opposite side of teh body?
contralateral
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What do proximal and distal mean?
Closer or further to attachment point
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What is palmer?
Palm of hand
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What is plantar?
sole of foot
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What does it mean to abduct your limbs?
raise them
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How do you adduct your limbs?
lower them
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Name an example of coronal flexion
* abduction * adduction
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Name an example of sagital flexion
* hip (for thigh) * knee * thumb
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What is aetiology?
Cause of disease
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What is pathogenesis?
Study how a disease develops
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What are these movements?
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What movement are these?
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What are these movements?
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What movement is this?
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What movement is this?
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What attaches bone to bone?
Ligaments
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