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162 Cards in this Set
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ABDOMINAL CAVITY
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SUPERIOR PORTION OF ABDOMINOPELVIC CAVITY.
CONTAINS STOMACH, SPLEEN, LIVER, GALLBLADDER, MOST OF THE SMALL INTESTINES AND PART OF LARGE INTESTINE |
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ABDOMINOPELVIC CAVITY
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INFERIOR TO THE DIAPHRAGM: CONTAINS ABDOMINAL CAVITY AND INFERIOR PELVIC CAVITY
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ANATOMICAL POSITION
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BODY IS ERECT, HEAD IS LEVEL, EYES FACED FORWARD, UPPER LIMBS ARE AT THE SIDES, PALMS FACE FORWARD, FEET ARE FLAT ON FLOOR
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ANATOMY
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STUDY OF THE STRUCTURE OF BODY, AND RELATION TO EACH OTHER
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CATABOLISM
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CHEMICAL REACTIONS BREAK DOWN COMPLEX ORGANIC COMPOUNDS INTO SIMPLE ONES, WITH NET RELEASE OF ENERGY
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CRANIAL CAVITY
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BODY CAVITY FORMED BY CRANIAL BONES; CONTAINS BRAIN
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DEEP
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AWAY FROM SURFACE OF BODY OR ORGAN
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DIAPHRAGM
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SEPARATES THORACIC AND ABDOMINAL CAVITIES; IS DOME SHAPED
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DISEASE
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ANY CHANGE FROM A STATE OF HEALTH
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DISTAL
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FARTHER FROM POINT OF ORGIN OR ATTACHMENT; FARTHER FROM THE ATTACHMENT OF A LIMB TO TRUNK
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EFFECTOR
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AN ORGAN OF THE BODY,EITHER A MUSCLE OR GLAND,
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EXTERNAL
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LOCATED ON OR NEAR THE SURFACE
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FACE
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ANTERIOR ASPECT OF HEAD
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HEAD
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SUPERIOR PART OF A HUMAN, CEPHALIC TO THE NECK,SUPERIOR OR PROXIMAL PART OF STRUCTURE
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HOMEOSTASIS
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CONDITION OF THE INTERNAL ENVIRONMENT REMAINS RELATIVELY CONSTANT WITHIN PHYSIOLOGICAL LIMITS
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INFERIOR
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AWAY FROM THE HEAD OR TOWARD THE LOWER PART OF A STRUCTURE ALSO CALLED CAUDAD
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INTRACELLULAR FLUID
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ICF; FLUID LOCATED WITHIN CELLS
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LATERAL
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FURTHER FROM THE MIDLINE OF THE BODY OR A STRUCTURE
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LOWER LIMB
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APPENDAGE ATTACHED AT PELVIC GIRDLE(HIP) CONSISTING OF THIGH, KNEE, LEG, ANKLE, FOOT, AND TOES ALSO CALLED LOWER EXTREMITY
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LYMPH
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FLUID CONFINED IN LYMPHATIC VESSELS AND FLOWING THROUGH THE LYMPHATIC SYSTEM UNTIL IT IS RETURNED TO THE BLOOD
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MEDIAL
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NEARER THE MIDLINE OF BODY OR STRUCTURE
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MEDIAN PLANE
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A VERTICAL PLANE DIVIDING BODY INTO RIGHT AND LEFT HALVES. SITUATED IN THE MIDDLE
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MEDIASTINUM
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ANATIMICAL REGION OF THE THORACIC CAVITY BETWEEN THE PLEURAE OF THE LUNGS EXTENDS TO VERTEBRAL COLUMN FROM THE FIRST RIB TO DIAPHRAGM
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MIDSAGITTAL PLANE
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VERTICAL PLANE THROUGH MIDLINE OF BODY THAT DIVIDES BODY OR ORGANS INTO EQUAL RIGHT AND LEFT SIDES ALSO CALLED MEDIAN PLANE
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NECK
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PART CONNECTING HEAD AND TRUNK
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OBLIQUE PLANE
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PLANE THAT PASSES THROUGH BODY OR ORGAN AT AN ANGLE BETWEEN THE TRANSVERSE PLANE AND EITHER MIDSAGITTAL, PARASAGITTAL OR FRONTAL PLANE
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ORGAN
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STRUTURE COMPOSED OF TWO OR MORE DIFFERENT KINDS OF TISSUES WITH A SPECIFIC FUNCTION AND USUALLY A RECOGNIZABLE SHAPE
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ORGANISM
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A TOTAL LIVING FORM; ONE INDIVIDUAL
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PARASAGITTAL PLANE
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VERTICAL PLANE DOES NOT PASS THROUGH THE MIDLINE AND DIVIDES BODY OR ORGANS INTO UNEQUAL LEFT AND RIGHT PORTIONS
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PELVIC CAVITY
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INFERIOR PORTIONOF THE ABDOMINOPELVIC CAVITY CONTAINING URINARY BLADDER, SIGMOID COLON, RECTUM, AND INTERNAL FEMALE AND MALE REPRODUCTIVE STRUCTURES
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GROSS ANATOMY
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STUDY OF STRUCTURES LARGE ENOUGH TO BE SEEN WITH THE NAKED EYE EX: REGIONAL,SYSEMIC, & SURFACE
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REGIONAL ANATOMY
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STUDY OF ALL BODY STRUCTURES IN A GIVEN BODY REGION
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SYSTEMIC ANATOMY
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STUDY OF ALL STRUCTURES IN A BODY SYSTEM
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SURFACE ANATOMY
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STUDY OF THE INTERNAL BODY STRUCTURES AS THEY RELATE TO THE OVERLYING SKIN.
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MICROSCOPIC ANATOMY
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STUDY OF STRUCTURES THAT ARE TOO SMALL TO BE SEEN WITH THE NAKED EYE EX: CYTOLOGY & HISTOLOGY
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CYTOLOGY
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STUDY OF INDIVIDUAL CELLS
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HISTOLOGY
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STUDY OF TISSUES
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DEVELOPMENTAL ANATOMY
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STUDY OF CHANGE IN BODY STRUCTURES OVER THE COURSE OF A LIFE TIME. EX: EMBRYOLOGY
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EMBRYOLOGY
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STUDY OF DEVELOPMENT FROM THE FERTIZED EGG TO THE EIGHTH WEEK OF DEVELOPMENT.
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SPECIALIZED ANATOMY
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EX: PATHOLOGICAL, PHYSIOLOGY,& MOLECULAR ( CHEMICAL STRUCTURE)
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PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY
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STUDY OF STRUCTURAL CHANGES ASSOCIATED WITH DISEASE.
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RADIOGRAPHIC ANATOMY
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STUDY OF INTERNAL STRUCTURES USING SPECIALIZED VISUALIZATION TECHNIQUES.
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PHYSIOLOGY
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STUDY OF THE FUNCTION OF BODY'S STRUCTURAL MACHINERY. EX: FUNCTION OF SPECIFIC ORGAN SYSTEMS & FOCUSES ON CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR EVENTS ( PHYSICS & ELECTRICAL IMPULSES.
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RENAL
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KIDNEY FUNCTION
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NEUROPHYSIOLOGY
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WORKINGS OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM.
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CARDIOVASCULAR
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OPERATION OF THE HEART AND BLOOD VESSELS.
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PRINCIPLE OF COMPLEMENTARITY
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IT STATES THAT FUNCTION IS DEPENDENT ON STRUCTURE, & THAT FORM OF A STRUCTURE RELATES TO ITS FUNCTION( WHAT IT CAN DO)
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WHAT ARE THE SIX LEVELS OF STRUCTURAL ORGANIZATION?
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CHEMICAL, CELLULAR, TISSUE, ORGAN, SYSTEM, & ORGANISMAL.
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CHEMICAL LEVEL
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SIMPLEST LEVEL OF ORGANIZATION.
1. ATOMS, TINY BUILDING BLOCKS OF MATTER, COMBINE TO FORM MOLECULES. 2. MOLECULES COMBINE IN SPECIFIC WAYS TO FORM ORGANELLES, WHICH ARE THE BASIC UNIT OF LIVING CELLS. |
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ORGANELLES
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SPECIALIZED TO SERVE A SPECFIC FUNCTION IN CELLULAR ACTIVITIES.
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CELLULAR LEVEL
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SMALLEST UNIT OF LIFE, & VARIES WIDELY IN SIZE AND SHAPE ACCORDING TO THE CELL'S FUNCTION.
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TISSUE LEVEL
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GROUPS OF CELLS HAVING A COMMON FUNCTION.
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ORGAN LEVEL
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TWO OR MORE GROUPS OF TISSUE THAT WORK TOGETHER TO PERFORM AQ SPECIFIC FUNCTION IN THE BODY.
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ORGAN LEVEL
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A GROUP OF ORGANS THAT WORK CLOSELY TOGETHER TO ACCOMPLISH A SPECIFIC PURPOSE.
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ORGANISMAL LEVEL
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TOTAL OF ALL STRUCTURES WORKING TOGETHER TO PROMOTE LIFE.
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WHAT ARE THE ELEVEN SYSTOMS IN THE BODY?
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INTEGUMENTARY, SKELETAL,MUSCULAR, NERVOUS, ENDOCRINE,CARDIOVASCULAR, LYMPHATIC AND IMMUNITY,RESPIRATORY,DIGESTIVE, URINARY, & REPRODUCTIVE
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INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM
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HAIR, SKIN ( LARGEST ORGAN)AND GLANDS. Functions are protective, regulates temperature, sensation, & produces vitamin d.
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SKELETAL SYSTEM
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BONES, CARTILAGE, & JOINTS. FUNCTIONS ARE BODY'S FRAMEWORK, SUPPORT, PROTECTION, MOVEMENT, & MINERAL STORAGE.
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MUSCULAR SYSTEM
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SKELETAL MUSCLES & TENDONS. FUNCTIONS ARE MOVEMENT, MUSCLE GENERATES HEAT & STABILIZING BODY.
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NERVOUS SYSTEM
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BRAIN, SPINAL CORD AND NERVES. fUNCTION IS GENERATES NERVE IMPULSES, REGULATES BODY ACTIVITIES AND RESPONSE TO EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENT.
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ENDOCRINE SYSTEM
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PITUITARY, PINEAL, ADRENAL AND THYROID GLANDS, THYMUS, PANCREAS, OVARY AND TESTIS. REGULATES BODY ACTIVITES & SECRETES HORMONES.
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CARIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
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HEART, BLOOD VESSELS: ARTERY AND VEIN. FUNCTION IS HEART PUMPS BLOOD THRU THE BODY, BLOOD TRANSPORTS SUBSTANCES TO OUR CELLS AND REGULATES BODY TEMPERATURE.
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LYMPHATIC SYSTEM AND IMMUNITY
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THYMUS, TONSIL, THORACIC DUCT, SPLEEN, LYMPH NPDE, & LYMPHATIC VESSEL.
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RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
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PHARYNNX, LARYNEX( VOICE BOX), TRACHEA(WINDPIPE), BRONCHU & LUNGS. FUNCTIONS ARE GAS EXCHANGE( BRINGS OXYGEN INTO LUNGS AND EXPELLS CO2, MAINTAINS ACID/BASE BALANCE (PH), SPEECH AND SOUND ( AIR PASSES OVER LARYNX PRODUCING SPEECH.
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DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
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PHARYNX, SALIVARY GLAND, MOUTH, ESOPHAGUS, LIVER, TOMACH, GALLBLADDER, PANCREAS( POSTERIOR TO STOMACH), LARGE AND SMALL INTESTINE & ANUS. FUNCTIONS ARE FOOD BREAKDOWN SO CELLS CAN ABSORB NUTRIENTS & ELIMINATES WASTE.
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URINARY SYSTEM
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KIDNEYS, URETER, URINARY BLADDER & URETHRA. FUNCTIONS ARE CREATE URINE, FILTRATION OF BLOOD & MAINTAINS BLOOD VOLUME AND BP.
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REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM
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(FEMALE) MAMMARY GLAND, UTERINE( FALLOPIAN) TUBE, OVARIES, UTERUS & VAGINA. (MALE) DUCTUS (VAS) DEFERENS, SEMINAL VESICLE, PROSTATE, PENIS & TESTES. FUNCTIONS ARE OFFSPRING PRODUCTION,HOMOLOGUS STRUCTURES ( BOTH SEXES) HAS THE SAME FUNCTION IN BOTH.
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INTERRELATIONSHIPA OF ORGAN SYSTEMS
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NO SINGLE ORGAN SYSTEM CAN FUNCTION BY ITSELF EX: NUTRIENTS AND OXYGEN ARE DISTRIBUTED BY TH BLOOD, METABOLIC WASTES ARE ELIMINATED BY THE URINARY AND RESPIRATORY SYSTEMS & DIGESTIVE SYSTEM & MUSCLES PULL ON BONE TO CREATE MOVEMENT.
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HOMEOSTASIS
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THE ABILITY OF THE BODY TO MAINTAIN A RELATIVELY CONSTANT INTERNAL ENVIRONMENT, REGARDLESS OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES.
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SUPERIOR
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ABOVE
EX: The head is superior nto the neck |
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INFERIOR
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BELOW
EX: The neck is inferior to the head. |
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ANTERIOR (VENTRAL)
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CLOSER TO THE FRONT OF THE BODY
EX: The lips are anterior to the teeth. |
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POSTERIOR ( dORSL)
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CLOSER TO THE BACK OF THE BODY.
EX: The teeth are posterior to the lips. |
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MEDIAL
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CLOSER TO MIDLINE OF BODY.
EX: The nose is medial to the eyes. |
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LATERAL
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FARTHER FROM MIDLINE OF BODY.
EX: The eyes are lateral to the nose. |
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INTERMEDIATE
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BETWEEN TWO STRUCTURES.
EX: The elbow IS INTERMEDIATE BETWEEN THE SHOULDER AND WRIST. |
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IPSAILATERAL
( IP-SI-LAT-ER-AL) |
ON SAME SIDE OF BODY
EX: The right arm and right leg are ipsilaterial. |
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CONTRALATERAL
( CON-TRA-LAT-ER-AL) |
ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF BODY
EX: The right arm and left arm are contralateral. |
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PROXIMAL
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NEARER TO POINT OF ATTACHMENT OF LIMB TO TRUNK
EX: The elbow is proximal to the wrist. |
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DISTAL
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FARTHER FROM POINT OF ATTACHMENT OF LIMB TO TRUNK
EX: The wrist is distal to the elbow. |
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SUPERFICIAL
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CLOSER TO SURFACE OF BODY
EX: The skin is superficial to the muscles. |
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DEEP
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FARTHER FROM SURFACE OF BODY
EX: The muscles are deep to the skin. |
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PLANE
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FLAT SURFACES THAT DIVIDE BODY OR ORGANS IN ORDER TO EXPOSE INTERNAL STRUCTURES.
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SECTIONS
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THE EXPOSED SURFACES PRODUCED BY PLANES.
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SAGITTAL PLANE
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PASS VERTICALLY THROUGH THE BODY OR ORGANS DIVIDING THEM IN TO RIGHT AND LEFT SECTIONS.
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MIDSAGITTALPLANE
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PASSES VERTICALLY THROUGH THE MIDLINE DIVING BODY INTO EQUAL RIGHT AND LEFT HALVES
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PARASAGITTAL PLANE
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BODY IS DIVIDED INTO UNEQUAL RIGHT AND LEFT PORTIONS
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DISTAL
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FARTHER FROM POINT OF ATTACHMENT OF LIMB TO TRUNK
EX: The wrist is distal to the elbow. |
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FRONTAL OR CORONAL PLANE
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PASSES VERTICALLY THROUGH BODY OR ORGANS AN PRODUCES A ANTERIOR AND POSTERIOR SECTIONS.
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SUPERFICIAL
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CLOSER TO SURFACE OF BODY
EX: The skin is superficial to the muscles. |
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TRANSVERSE PLANE
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PASSES HORIZONALLY THROUGH BODY AND PRODUCES SUPERIOR AND INFERIOR SECTIONS.
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DEEP
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FARTHER FROM SURFACE OF BODY
EX: The muscles are deep to the skin. |
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PLANE
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FLAT SURFACES THAT DIVIDE BODY OR ORGANS IN ORDER TO EXPOSE INTERNAL STRUCTURES.
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DISTAL
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FARTHER FROM POINT OF ATTACHMENT OF LIMB TO TRUNK
EX: The wrist is distal to the elbow. |
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SECTIONS
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THE EXPOSED SURFACES PRODUCED BY PLANES.
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SAGITTAL PLANE
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PASS VERTICALLY THROUGH THE BODY OR ORGANS DIVIDING THEM IN TO RIGHT AND LEFT SECTIONS.
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SUPERFICIAL
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CLOSER TO SURFACE OF BODY
EX: The skin is superficial to the muscles. |
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DEEP
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FARTHER FROM SURFACE OF BODY
EX: The muscles are deep to the skin. |
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MIDSAGITTALPLANE
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PASSES VERTICALLY THROUGH THE MIDLINE DIVING BODY INTO EQUAL RIGHT AND LEFT HALVES
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PLANE
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FLAT SURFACES THAT DIVIDE BODY OR ORGANS IN ORDER TO EXPOSE INTERNAL STRUCTURES.
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PARASAGITTAL PLANE
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BODY IS DIVIDED INTO UNEQUAL RIGHT AND LEFT PORTIONS
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FRONTAL OR CORONAL PLANE
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PASSES VERTICALLY THROUGH BODY OR ORGANS AN PRODUCES A ANTERIOR AND POSTERIOR SECTIONS.
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SECTIONS
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THE EXPOSED SURFACES PRODUCED BY PLANES.
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TRANSVERSE PLANE
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PASSES HORIZONALLY THROUGH BODY AND PRODUCES SUPERIOR AND INFERIOR SECTIONS.
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SAGITTAL PLANE
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PASS VERTICALLY THROUGH THE BODY OR ORGANS DIVIDING THEM IN TO RIGHT AND LEFT SECTIONS.
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MIDSAGITTALPLANE
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PASSES VERTICALLY THROUGH THE MIDLINE DIVING BODY INTO EQUAL RIGHT AND LEFT HALVES
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PARASAGITTAL PLANE
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BODY IS DIVIDED INTO UNEQUAL RIGHT AND LEFT PORTIONS
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FRONTAL OR CORONAL PLANE
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PASSES VERTICALLY THROUGH BODY OR ORGANS AN PRODUCES A ANTERIOR AND POSTERIOR SECTIONS.
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TRANSVERSE PLANE
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PASSES HORIZONALLY THROUGH BODY AND PRODUCES SUPERIOR AND INFERIOR SECTIONS.
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OBLIQUE PLANES
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PASS THROUGH BODY AT AN ANGLE.
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LONGITUDINAL SECTIONS
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SECTIONS THAT ARE PRODUCED BY A PLANE RUNNING ALONG THE AXIS OF A LONG NARROW STRUCTURE.
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CROSS-SECTIONS
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SECTIONS THAT ARE PRODUCED BY A PLANE RUNNING PERPENDICULAR TO THE LONG AXIS.
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AXIAL
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HEAD AND TRUNK
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CEPHALIC
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HEAD
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CRANIAL
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PART OF SKULL THAT SURROUBING THE BRAIN
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FACIAL
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PERTAINING TO THE FACE
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FRONTAL
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PERTAING TO THE FOREHEAD
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ORBITAL
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PERTAINING TO THE EYE
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OTIC
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PERTAINING TO THE EAR
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NASAL
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PERTAINING TO THE NOSE
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BUCCAL
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PERTAINING TO THE CHEEK
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ORAL
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PERTAINING TO THE MOUTH
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MENTAL
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PERTAINING TO THE CHIN
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OCCIPITAL
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PERTAINING TO THE BACK OF THE HEAD
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CERVICAL
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PERTAINING TO THE NECK
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THORACIC
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PERTAINING TO THE CHEST
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STERNAL
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PERTAINING TO THE BREAST BONE
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MAMMARY
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PERTAINING TO THE BREAST
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ABDOMINAL
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PERTAINING TO THE ABDOMEN
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UMBILICAL
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PERTAINING TO THE NAVEL
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COXAL
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PERTAINING TO THE HIP
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PELVIC
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PERTAINING TO THE PELVIS
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PUBIC
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PERTAINING TO THE GENITAL AREA
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DORSAL
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PERTAINING TO THE BACK
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DORSAL
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PERTAINING TO THE BACK
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SCAPULAR
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SHOULDER BLADE REGION
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VERTEBRAL
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SPINAL COLUMN
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LUMBAR
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AREA OF BACK BETWEEN THE LOWEST RIB AND BUTTOCKS
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APPENDICULAR
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EXTREMITIES OR LIMBS
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ACROMIAL
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HIGHEST POINT OF SHOULDER
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AXILLARY
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AQRMPIT
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BRACHIAL
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ARM
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ANTECUBITAL
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ANTERIOR (FRONT) SURFACE OF ELBOW
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OLECRANAL
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POSTERIOR (BACK) SURFACE OF THE ELBOW
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ANTEBRACHIAL
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FOREARM
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CARPAL
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WRIST
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MANUAL
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HAND
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PALMAR
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PALM OF HAND
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DIGITAL
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DIGITS (FINGERS)
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INGUINAL
(ING-won-ul) |
groin where the thigh attaches to the pelvis
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GLUTEAL
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buttocks
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FEMORAL
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thigh
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PATELLAR
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ANTERIOR (FRONT) SURFACE OF KNEE
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POPLITEAL
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POSTERIOR (BACK) SURFACE OF KNEE
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CRURAL
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ANTERIOR (FRONT) SURFACE OF LEG
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FIBULAR OR PERONEAL
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LATERIAL SIDE OF LEG
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SURAL
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POSTERIOR (BACK) SURFACE OF THE LEG
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TARSAL
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ANKLE
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PEDAL
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THE FOOT
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PLANTAR
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SOLE OF FOOT
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CALCANEAL
(KAL-KANE-EE-UL) |
THE HEEL
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DIGITAL
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DIGITS (TOES)
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