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40 Cards in this Set
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histology
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the study of tissue
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neurons
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ability to communicate between cells and conduct impulses throughout the body
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muscle tissue
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produces movement in the body through contraction, or shortening in lenght
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skeletal muscle
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are the voluntary muscles attached to bones
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smooth muscle
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found in internal organs such as the intestines, uterus, and blood vessels
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cadiac muscle
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found only in the heart
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epithelial tissue
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found throughout the body as lining for internal organs and also forms the outer skin
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mucous membranes
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another type of epithelial tissue that lines body passageways and excretes a thick substance
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connective tissue
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is the supporting and protecting tissue in body structures
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adipose tissue
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fat
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nervous tissue
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froms a network of nerves throughout the entire body. This allows for the conduction of electrical impulses to send information between the brain and the rest of the body
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segittal plane
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the vertical plane, also called the median plane, runs lengthwise from front to back and divides the body or any of its parts in right or left portions. The right and left sides do not have to be equal
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frontal plane
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or coronal plane, divides the body into front and back portions. In other words, this is a vertical lengthwise plane running from side to side
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transverse plane
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or horizontal plane is a crosswise plane that runs parallel to the ground. This imaginary cut would divide the body or its parts into upper and lower portions
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cranial cavities
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containing the brain
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spinal cavity
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containing the spinal cord
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thoracic cavity
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contains the two lungs, and a central region between them called the mediastinum
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mediastinum
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the location of the heart, aorta, esophague, trachea, and thymus gland
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diaphragm
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is a muscle used for respiration or breathing
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abdominopelvic cavity
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the organs of the digestive, excretory, and reproductive systems are located in these cavities
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abdominal cavity
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superior, stomach, spleen, liver, gallbladder, pancreas, and portions of the small intestines and colon
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pelvic cavity
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inferior, urinary bladder, urters, urethra, and portions of the small intestines and colon
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viscera
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the organs within the ventral cavities are referred to as a group as the internal organs
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parietal layer
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the outer layer that lines the cavities
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visceral layer
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the inner layer that encases the viscera
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pleural cavity
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within the thoracic cavity, the pleura is subdivided; contains the lungs
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pericardial cavity
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contains the heart
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right hypochondriac
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right lateral region of upper row beneath the lower ribs
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epigastric
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middle area of upper row above the stomach
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left hypochondriac
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left lateral region of the upper row beneath the lower ribs
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right lumbar
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right lateral region of the middle row at the waist
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umbilical
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central area over the navel
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left lumbar
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left lateral region of the middle row at the waist
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right iliac
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right lateral region of the lower row at the groin
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hypogastric
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middle region of the lower row beneath the navel
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left iliac
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left lateral region of the lower row at the groin
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right upper quadrand (RUQ)
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contains majority of liver, gallbladder, small portion of pancreas, righ tkidney, small intestines, and colon
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right lower quadrand (RLQ)
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contains small intestines and colon, right ovary and fallopian tube, appendix, and right ureter
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left upper quadrant (LUQ)
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contains small portion of liver, spleen, stomach, majority of pancreas, left kidney, small intestines, and colon
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left lower quadrant (LLQ)
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contains small intestines and colon, left ovary and fallopian tube, and left ureter
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