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10 Cards in this Set
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Inspection
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Looking at the body's appearance, like a physical exam.
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Palpatation
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Feeling a structure with the hands, like a swollen lymph.
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Auscultation
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Listening to the natural sounds made by the body.
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Percussion
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Examiner taps on the body, feels for abnormal resistance, and listens to the emitted sound for signs of abnormalities like pockets of fluid.
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Comparative anatomy
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The study of more than one species in order to examine structural similarities and differences and analyze evolutionary trends.
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Exploratory surgery
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Opening the body and taking a look inside to see what was wrong and what can be done.
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Radiology
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The branch of medicine concerned with imaging.
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Hierarchy
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Organism
Organ systems Organs Tissues Cells Organelles molecules atoms |
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Organ System
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Group of organs with a unique collective function, like circulation, respiration, or digestion. 11 in the human body.
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organ
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structure composed of 2 or more tissue types that work together to carry out a particular function. definite anatomical boundaries, visibly distinguishable from adjacent structures. Skin, hair, nail, gland, nerve, BV.
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