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Anatomical term pertaining to the lower end of the body.
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Caudal
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The process of absorption, storage and use of foods for body growth, maintenance, and repair.
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Metabolism
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The cell is made up of.
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1.Plasma membrane
2.Nucleus 3.Cytoplasm |
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The cell contains how many chromosomes.
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46
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What has been termed the secret of life.
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Protoplasm
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What type of tissue acts as a reservoir for energy-producing foods, helps reduce heat loss,serves as support for various organs and fragile structures such as the kidneys.
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Adipose
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What substance contained in the bone provides for its strength and hardness.
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Calcium
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The pelvic bones would be classified as what type of bones.
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Irregular
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The vomer bone is located where.
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Nose
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What bone forms the forehead,contains the frontal sinuses and helps form the eye socket and nasal cavity.
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Frontal
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What is the first cervical vertebrae which supports the head.
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Atlas
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The three innominate bones are firmly united into one bone to form a cup like structure called.
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Acetabulum, located at the hip
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Prominence located at the distal end of the fibula forms the outer ankle and is called.
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Lateral malleolus
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Moving an extremity away from the body is known as.
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Abduction
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In joints, one surface moving over another without any rotary or angular motion is called
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Gliding
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Turning outward as in turning the sole of the foot to the outside would be termed.
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Eversion
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What gives muscles a certain firmness, or a continued state of partial contraction.
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Tonicity
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What is the longest muscle of the body.
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Sartorius
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What muscle is the site of choice for massive intramuscular injections.
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Gluteus maximus
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The clear,pale,yellow liquid portion of blood after coagulation.
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Blood serum
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What is the life span of a red blood cell.
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100 to 120 days
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What is referred to as the grave yard for old and worn red blood cells.
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Spleen
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What is the normalwhite blood cell count per cubic millimeter of blood.
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6000 to 8000
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Condition when the kidneys fail to remove waste products from the blood.
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Uremia
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