KIN 2500 Chapter : Human Anatomy
15 Mar 2019
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Definitions: anatomy: study of structure and relationship between those structures, physiology: study of a function of a body part, dissection: Inspection: observing the body: palpitation: touching certain body parts or surfaces, percussion: tapping on the body and listening for and echo, ex. Bowel or lung blockage: auscultation: listening to the body parts of the body, ex. Medical imaging: radiography: the diagnostic branch that includes the use of x ray, mri: magnetic resonance imaging. January 17, 2013: basic, living, structural and functional units of the body, cell biology (cytology) - study of cells, cells perform chemical reactions to create life processes, compartmentalization- the specialization of cells. Three principal parts: plasma membrane, cytoplasm, nucleus. Glycoprotein- carbohydrate that is attached to a protein. Integral proteins: consists of a lipid bilayer, transmembrane proteins, peripheral proteins. Lipid bilayer is permeable to oxygen, water, co2 and steroids.
