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NURS 106_ Session 1_ Intro to Anatomy and Phsiology
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NURS 106: Session 1: Intro to Anatomyand Phsiology
4 abdominal quadrants - ANS-right upper, left upper, right lower, left lower
9 abdominopelvic regions - ANS-R. hypochondriac — Epigastric — L. hypochondriac;
R. lumbar — Umbilical — L. lumbar;
R. inguinal — Hypogastric — L. inguinal
abdominal cavity - ANS-Cavity that contains:
stomach, intestines, spleen, and liver, and other organs
abdominopelvic cavity - ANS-Cavity that contains:
peritoneal cavity
abdominal cavity
pelvic cavity
anatomical position - ANS-Standardized position from which to describe directional
terms
-standing upright facing the observer
-head level eyes facing forward
-feet flat on the floor
-arms at the sides
-palms turned forward
cellular level - ANS-smallest living unit of the body
chemical level - ANS-atomic and molecular level
components of negative feedback - ANS-controlled variable (regulated variable) eg. BP,
blood glucose
stress - input
sensor - receptor
Integrator - control center
Effector- component of the control system commanded to bring about the desired effect
Response - output
set point - controlled variable restored to normal
, dissection cuts/planes - ANS-Sagittal cut (midsagittal and parasagittal)
Transverse cut
Frontal cut
Oblique cut
distal - ANS-farther from the attachment of the limb to the trunk
Dorsal (posterior) - ANS-Toward or at the back of the body; behind
dorsal body cavity - ANS-Cavity that contains:
Cranial cavity
Spinal cavity
feedback system - ANS-is any circular situation in which information about the status of
something is continually reported to a central control system.
-negative feedback
-positive feedback
-feed forward
feedforward loop - ANS-loop in which:
Anticipates change
Regulates systems in the body when a change with time is desired
frontal cut - ANS-cut that separates anterior and posterior (front and back)
Homeostasis - ANS--Ability of a cell or organism to regulate its internal conditions (i.e.,
pH) typically using feedback systems
-Acting in response to changes in set point
Homeostasis - ANS-autoregulation/intrinsic controls and extrinsic controls are the two
mechanisms that maintain _________
inferior - ANS-away from the head
EX. The stomach is _________ to the heart.
lateral - ANS-Away from the midline of the body
Left Lower Quadrant (LLQ) - ANS-Quadrant that contains:
Most of small intestine andportions of large intestine,left ureter, and reproductiveorgans
(left ovary in femaleand left spermatic cordin male)
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