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21 Cards in this Set
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Medial (directional term) |
near midline
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Lateral (directional term)
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away from midline |
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Superior (directional term)
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above
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Inferior (directional term)
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below |
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PROXIMAL (directional term) most often missed
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nearest the attachment
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DISTAL (directional term) most often missed
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farthest from attachment
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Anterior (directional term)
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ventral, towards front |
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Posterior (directional term)
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dorsal, towards back
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Transverse-Horizontal (body planes)
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divides superior from inferior
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Coronal-Frontal
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divides anterior from posterior |
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Sagittal
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divides medial from lateral
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Dorsal:cranial (body cavities)
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the brain area |
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Dorsal:vertebral (body cavities)
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vertebrate area
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Ventral:Thoracic (body cavities)
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chest area, nearer to the top, seperated from Abdominal by the diaphragm
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Ventral:Abdominal(Abdominopelvic) (body cavities)
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Abdomin area, stomach seperated from thoracic by the diaphragm
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general characteristics of epithelial tissue
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tight junctions, minimal matrix(no space between cells), avascular (no blood supply running through it), basement membrane (all tissue has to be connected to membrane by fibers)
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general functions of epithelial tissue
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cover, protect, secrete, absorb
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simple squamous
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1 layer of flattened cells, blood vessel walls, diffusion
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simple cubodial
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1 layerof cube shaped cells, kidney, secretion and absorption
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simple columnar
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1 layer of taller than wide cells, lining of gut and respiratory tract, secretion and absorption
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stratified squamous
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several layers of flattened cells, skin and other surfaces subject to abrasion, protection against abrasion typically not involved in secretion or absorption
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