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30 Cards in this Set
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Hydrophobic
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The physical property of a molecule that is repelled from water
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hydrophilic
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The physical property of a molecule that can bond with water
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monosaccharides
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The most basic unit of carbohydrates
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Auscultation
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Examination by listening to the sounds of the body
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Meninges
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Membrains covering the brain and spinalcord
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Medial
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mideline
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Superior
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Towards the head (up)
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Diaphragm
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a partition that seperates one part from another
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Mediastinum
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space between the lungs in the thorcic cavity
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Ventral cavity
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Thoracic, abdominal, abdominopelvic
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Dorsal Cavity
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Spinal, pelvic
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prone
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body lying face down
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distal
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farther from the point of origin
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contralateral
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opposite sides
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ipsilateral
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same side
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Anterior
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front, ventral
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posterior
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back, dorsal
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sagittal plane
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a plan that divids the body into left and right portions
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Supine
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Body lying face up
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Levels of body organization
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Chemical-cellular-tissue-organ-system-body
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promiximal
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nearer to the point of origin
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physiology
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the study of how the body works
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Anatomy
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the science of morphology or structure of organizims
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electrolyte
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a substance containing free ION's that behave as an electrically conductive medium
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ATP
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Adenosine triphosphate
multifunctional nucleotide most important as moleculer currency of intracellular energy transfer |
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atom
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units of matter that makes up a chemical element
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Nucleus
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a part of a cell containing DNA & RNA , positivly charged dense center of an atom
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Catalysts
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the process in which the rate of a chemical reaction is increased by a chemical substance
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ION
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An atom or molecule that has lost or gained valence electrons, has either a positive or negitive charge
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DNA
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A nucleic acid that contains the gentics used in the development of all living organizims
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