Anatomy and Physiology

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Answer each of the questions below using information gathered from your readings, lectures, and outside research. You should provide at least a paragraph response for each of the questions. 1.Please define the terms anatomy and physiology. Explain the connection between anatomy and physiology within the human body; basically how do they influence one another? Then using the terminology of the anatomical landmarks/regions and directional terms, please write 2 example sentences with proper usage. For example, “the axilla region is superior to the cubital region of the body”. Anatomy is the study of the structure of the body. Physiology is the study of the functions of the body. Anatomy and physiology are connected because once the structure is figured out, then its functions can be understood. The popliteal is posterior to the patella. The cephalic region of the body is superior to the thoracic region. 2.Compare and contrast the two feedback mechanisms our bodies use to maintain homeostasis. What would happen if our thermoregulation (temperature control) used a positive feedback to maintain homeostasis? Positive feedback occurs in the body in more bad ways than good. For example, when a baby is coming down the birth canal, the cervix dilates due to the release of oxytocin so the baby can come out, this is a “good” form of positive feedback. However, positive feedback can also be bad, for example, with Melanoma, a loop can form and promote more melanoma cells. With Negative feedback, the body would try to fight the bad cells to the best of its ability. Both feedbacks occur to fix the body’s homeostasis. If thermoregulation used a positive feedback to maintain homeostasis, when the temperature began to drop, it would continue to drop whereas negative feedback would kick the furnace on, making the temperature start to rise. 3.Please define pH and briefly describe
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