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57 Cards in this Set
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inferior |
front |
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dorsal |
back lateral |
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lateral |
the side of the body |
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deep |
away from the surface. further into the body |
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distal |
away from point of attachment |
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medial |
toward the middle or the center |
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superior |
above |
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ventral |
front of a structure |
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lymphatic system |
picks up fluid leaked from blood vessels and returns it to blood; disposes of debris in the lymphatic stream; houses white blood cells involved in immunity |
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respiratory system |
keeps blood constantly supplied with oxygen and removes carbon dioxide; the gaseous exchanges occur through the walls of the air sacs of the lungs |
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digestive system |
breaks good down into absorbable units that enter the blood for distribution to body cells; indigestible foodstuffs are eliminated as feces. |
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urinary system |
eliminates nitrogen wasted from the body; regulates water, electrolyte, and acid-base balance of the blood |
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reproductive system |
overall function is to reproduce offspring |
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axillary |
pertaining to the armpit |
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tarsal |
pertaining to the ankle |
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coxal |
pertaining to the hip bone or hip joint |
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orbital |
pertaining to the eye or eye socket |
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inguinal |
pertaining to the groin area |
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umbilical |
pertaining to the region of the belly button |
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oral |
pertaining to the mouth |
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femoral |
pertaining to the femur. or the thigh |
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patellar |
pertaining to the knee cap |
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popliteal |
back of the knee |
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sacral |
a region at the body of the spine |
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pubic |
region near the genitalia |
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gluteal |
region by the buttocks |
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antecubital |
region of the arm in front of the elbow |
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occipital |
the back of the head |
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occipital |
the back of the head |
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buccal |
cheek area |
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olecranal |
forms the point of the elbow |
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potential energy |
when energy is inactive. or stored |
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kinetic energy |
when energy is actually doing work. or moving |
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chemical energy |
stored in the bonds of chemical substances. |
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electrical energy |
results from the movement of charged particles. |
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olecranal |
forms the point of the elbow |
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potential energy |
when energy is inactive. or stored |
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kinetic energy |
when energy is actually doing work. or moving |
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chemical energy |
stored in the bonds of chemical substances. |
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electrical energy |
results from the movement of charged particles. |
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mechanical energy |
when energy is directly involved in moving matter |
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olecranal |
forms the point of the elbow |
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potential energy |
when energy is inactive. or stored |
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kinetic energy |
when energy is actually doing work. or moving |
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chemical energy |
stored in the bonds of chemical substances. |
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electrical energy |
results from the movement of charged particles. |
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mechanical energy |
when energy is directly involved in moving matter |
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radiant energy |
travels in waves. |
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atomic number |
the number of protons in the nucleus of an atom |
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proton |
positive electric charge |
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electrons |
negative charge. found in all atoms |
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neutrons |
without an electric charge. |
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universal solvent |
water |
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glycogen |
a store for carbohydrates |
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nucleolus |
makes RNA. |
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isotopes |
each of two or more forms of the same element that contain equal numbers of protons but different numbers of neutrons in their nuclei, |
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nucleus |
contains most of the cells DNA |