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70 Cards in this Set
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invasion by microbes
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infection
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all chemical processes in body
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metabolism
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increase in size
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growth
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away from origin
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distal
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toward the head
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superior
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internal
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deep
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location hydrogen with magnetism
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MRI (magnetic-resonance imaging)
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group of tissues with common purpose
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organ
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study of disease
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pathology
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basic unit of life
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cell
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away from the head
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inferior
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useful for viewing metabolic activity
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PET (positron emission tomography
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perception and response to change
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excitability
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study of structure
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anatomy
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toward the back
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posterior (dorsal)
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identification of a desease
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diagnosis
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toward the front
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anterior (ventral)
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divides into right and left
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sagittal
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all chemical reactions in the body
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metabolism
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short lasting disease
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acute
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toward the midline
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medial
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sonography
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ultrasound
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disease which involves unchecked cell division
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neoplastic
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common type of feedback
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negative feedback
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cavity containg stomach
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abdominal cavity
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away from the midline
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lateral
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structural change in the body
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lesion
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toward the surface
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superficial (external)
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large molecules to small molecules
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catabolism
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long term disease
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chronic
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organs with common purpose
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system
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study of tissues
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histology
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increase in number
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reproduction
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divides into anterior and posterior
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frontal
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build more complex structures
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anabolism
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superior ventral cavity
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thoracic cavity
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change is further promoted
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positive feedback
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toward a structure's origin
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proximal
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group of cells with a common purpose
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tissue
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computed axial tomography
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CAT
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an area of study explaining how the body works
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physiology
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an area of study that describes the location of the body parts
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anatomy
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examines all structures within a given region of the body
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regional anatomy
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a field of study describing the apperarance of body parts
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systemic anatomy
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the study of body structures plainly seen without magnification
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gross anatomy
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study of tissues
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histology
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study of microscopic location and appearance of body parts
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microanatomy
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the study of how the body manages energy to remain stable
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physiology
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an approach that studies anatomy of a given system of the body, such as the digestive
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systemic anatomy
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cutting up
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anatomy
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the study of nature
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physiology
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toward the head end of the body
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superior (cranial)
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away from the head end of the body
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inferior (caudal)
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toward the front
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anterior (ventral)
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toward the back
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posterior (dorsal)
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away from the midline
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lateral
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toward the surface of the body
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superficial (external)
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away from the surface of the body
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deep (internal)
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toward the structure's origin
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proximal
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away from a structure's point of attachment to the trunk
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distal
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the nose is ... to the mouth
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superior (cranial)
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the nose is ... to the eyes
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medial
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the eyes are on the ... surface
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anterior (ventral)
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the spinal cord is ... to the "windpipe"
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posterior (dorsal)
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the "breastbone" is ... to the shoulder
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medial
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the ears are ... to the nose
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lateral
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a freckle on the skin is ... to the muscle below
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superficial (external)
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the lungs lie ... to the rib cage
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deep (internal)
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the thigh is...to the ankle
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proximal
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the thumb is ... to the wrist
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distal
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