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47 Cards in this Set
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Anterior (ventral)
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front surface, belly side of the frontal plane; ventral for animals
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Posterior (dorsal)
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back surface, rump side of the frontal plane, dorsal for animals
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Superior (cranial)
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Above the waist/ transverse plane
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Inferior (caudal)
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below the waist/ transerve plane
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Proximal
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toward the point of reference
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Distal
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away from the point of reference
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Superficial
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close to the body's surface
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Deep
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farther from the body's surface
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Dorsal body cavity-
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contains the cranial and spinal cavity
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Ventral body cavity-
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thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities
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Sagittal plane-
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divides the body into right and left plane
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Frontal(coronal) plane-
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Divides the body into an interior and posterior part
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Transverse plane-
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Divides the body into a superior part and an inferior
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Lateral-
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away from the bodies midline
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Medial-
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toward the body's midline
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Thoracic cavity
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part of the ventral cavity, contains the pleural, pericardial, mediastinum cavities
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abdominopelvic cavity
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part of the ventral cavity, contains the abdominal and pelvic cavities; The peritoneal cavity is a potential space that separate the organs in the abdominal cavity from the abdominal wall.
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Mediastinum
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part of the thoracic cavity and ventral cavity; The median partition of the thoracic cavity, covered by the mediastinal part of the parietal pleura and containing all the thoracic viscera and structures except the lungs
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Pericardial cavity
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part of the ventral and thoracic cavities; the space between the layers of the pericardium that contains fluid that lubricates the membrane surfaces and allows easy heart movement
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Abdominal cavity
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part of the ventral cavity; esophagus, the stomach, small intestine, colon, rectum, liver, gallbladder, pancreas, spleen, kidneys, and bladder.
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Pelvic cavity
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inside the abdominopelvic region in the ventral cavity; contains reproductive organs, the urinary bladder, the pelvic colon, and the rectum
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Anatomical position -
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facing forward, Arms of the sides, palms facing forward
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cranial cavity
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part of the dorsal cavity, houses the brain
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vertebral cavity
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part of the dorsal cavity, houses the spinal cord
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Dorsal cavity
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includes the cranial and vertabral cavities and the posterior region of the thoracic, abdominaopelvic cavities
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digestive system-
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esophagus, gallbladder, liver, begins with the mouth and extends through the stomach, small intestine, and large intestine, ending with the rectum and anus.
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Endocrine system-
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APTT HOPT - adrenal glands, Pancreas, Thyroid gland, thymus, hypothalamus, ovaries, pituitary, testes
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mediastinal cavity affected -
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The diagnosis is a collapsed lung
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Levels of hierarchy
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Chemical, cellular, tissue, organ, and organ system
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Supine position-
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Lying with her face up
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pH
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concentration of hydrogen ions present in a solution
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Acid
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pH <7
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Basic
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pH >7
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Neutral
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pH = 7
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Buffer-
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resist large swings in the pH of solution
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Enzyme-
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Catalyst that speeds up a specific chemical reaction
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Valance electron-
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electrons and the outer shell involved in chemical reactions
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DNA-
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located in the nucleus of cells; contains instructions for building every protein in an organism
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Enzyme
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is a protein-If it is denatured it is no longer functional
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Atomic mass number-
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sum of the protons and neutrons in the nucleus
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Electrons-
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found in the shells with a negative charge
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element-
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composed of only one kind of atom
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A molecule
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composed of different types of elemental atoms
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Synthesis
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the production of chemical compounds by reaction from simpler materials
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Chemical reaction-
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interaction between atoms or molecules in which chemical bonds are formed, broken, or rearranged; electrons are transferred between molecules
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solute
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substance present in the solution in lower amount -Often a solid
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Solvent-
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a substance present and a solution in higher amounts; Often a liquid
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