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The body planes are imaginary lines used for reference they include the? |
Median plane, Coronal plane, and Transverse plane |
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A section is a? |
Real or imaginary cut made along a plane. |
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Midsagittal also known |
Midline |
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A cut along the coronal plane is a? |
Frontal section |
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A cut through the transverse plane is a? |
Cross-section |
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The body is erect, the feet are slightly apart, the head is held high, and the palms of the hands are facing forward, what position is it? |
Anatomic position |
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Superior |
Above |
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Inferior |
Below |
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Posterior |
Toward the back |
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Medial |
Toward the midline |
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Lateral |
Means to the side. |
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Proximal and distal |
Terms of direction usually used in reference to limbs. |
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Proximal means? |
Closer to the point of attachment. |
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Distal means? |
To further away from the point of attachment . |
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Major body cavities are? |
Divided into dorsal cavity |
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Dorsal cavities includes? |
Cranial and spinal cavities. |
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Ventral cavity includes? |
The orbits, nasal, oral, thoracic, and abdominopelvic cavities. |
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Ventral means? |
Is to the front |
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Dorsal means? |
Is to the back |
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Superficial is? |
Near the surface |
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Deep means? |
To the core of the body |
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Cross section cuts the body organs into? |
Anterior and posterior parts |
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Midsagittal |
If the body is divided directly down the middle |
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Sagittal |
One that divides the structure into left and right parts |
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Horizontal cut is known? |
Transverse section or cross section |
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A cut that divides the body or organ in to anterior or posterior parts is? |
Coronal section or frontal section |
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A cut that divides the structure into left and right parts is a? |
Sagittal section |
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Reserved for dividing the body into a equal left and right parts? |
Midsagittal |
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The body is divided directly down the middle? |
Midsagittal |
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Individual atoms are grouped into larger structure cells called? |
Molecules |
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Smallest organizational unit? |
Atoms |
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Hierarchy of the body? |
Organism, organ system, cells, tissue, organelle, molecule, and atoms |
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LUQ |
Left upper quadrant |
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RUQ |
Right upper quadrant |
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LLQ |
Left lower quadrant |
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RLQ |
Right lower quadrant |
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Histology |
Is the study of tissues |
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Histology is the study of |
Tissue |
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A tissue is a group of? |
cells that act together to perform specific functions. |
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The four fundamental tissues are? |
Epithelial,connective, muscle, and nerve tissues |
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Epithelial cells? |
Cover, line, and protect the body and its internal organs. |
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Connective tissue is? |
The framework of the body, providing support and structure for the organs. |
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Nerve tissue is composed of? |
neurons and connective tissue cells that are referred to as neuroglia. |
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Muscle tissue have the ability to? |
Contract or shorten |
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Muscle tissue is classified as? |
Voluntary muscle or involuntary muscle |
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Involuntary muscle is? |
Smooth muscle and cardiac muscle tissue. |
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Cell is basic unit of? |
Life and the building block of tissues and organs. |
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Within the cell? |
Each organelle has a specific function. |
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The nucleus, which contains DNA, and ribosomes are? |
Especially important in the synthesis of proteins. |
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Proteins include the enzymes that? |
Regulate all chemical reactions within the body. |
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Mitosis is necessary for? |
Growth and repair. |
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In this process, the DNA is duplicated and distributed? |
Evenly to two daughter cells. |
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Meiosis is the special cell division that takes place in the gonads, that is, the? |
Ovaries and testes. |
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Gonads are? |
Ovaries and testes |
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In the process of meiosis the chromosome number is? |
Reduce fron 46 to 23, so when the egg and the sperm unite in fertilization the zygote will the correct number of chromosomes. |
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The skin is the largest organ of? |
The body |
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The skin consists of two layers |
Epidermis and dermis |
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Epidermis is? |
The outermost protective layer of dead keratinized epithelial cells. |
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Dermis is? |
The underlying layer of connective tissue with blood vessels, nerve endings, and associated skin structures. |
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The dermis rests on the subcutaneous tissue that? |
Connects the skin to superficial muscles. |
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The outer layer of the epidermis |
Stratum corneum stratum lucidum stratum granulosum |
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The inner layer of the epidermis |
Stratum germinativum Stratum basale Stratum spinosum |
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Stratum basale and stratum spinosum is ? |
Where mitosis occurs |
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Epidermal cells contain the protein pigment called? |
Melanin |
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Melanin |
Protects against radiation from the sun |
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The inner layer of the skin is |
Dermis |
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Dermis is composed of? |
Fibrous connective tissue with blood vessels, sensory nerve endings, hair follicles, and glands. |
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Eccrine sweat gland |
Regulate body temperature |
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The most widely distributed sweat glands regulate? |
Body temperature by releasing a watery secretion from the surface of the skin. |
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Apocrine secretion sweat glands? |
Mainly in the armpits and groin area. |
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Apocrine secretion contains? |
Bits of cytoplasm from the secreting cells. |
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Apocrine cell debris attracts? |
Bacteria |
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The presence of the bacteria on the skin results in? |
Body odor |
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What is the Sebaceous glands function? |
Release an oily secretion (sebum) through the hair follicles that lubricates the skin and prevents drying. |
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Oil is produced by? |
Holocrine secretion |
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Whole cells of the gland are? |
Part of secretion |
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The glands are? |
Susceptible to becoming clogged and attracting bacteria. Mainly during adolescence. |
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The appendages of the skin include? |
Hair and nails |
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Hair, nails, and skin may show? |
Changes in disease that may be used in the diagnosis of clinical conditions |
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The body framework consists of? |
Bone, cartilage, ligaments, and joints |
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Functions of the skeletal system include? |
Support, movement, blood cell formation, protection of internal organs, detoxification, provision for muscle attachment, and mineral storage |
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Hemopoiesis |
Blood cell formation |
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Detoxification |
Removal of poisons |
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Mineral storage is made of? |
Calcium and phosphorus |
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Individual bones are classified by shape? |
Long bones, short bones, flat bones, irregular bones, and sesamoid bones |
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A typical long bone has an? |
Irregular epiphysis at each end, composed of mainly spongy bone, and a shaft or diaphysis, composed of mainly of compact bone. |
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Cancellous |
Spongy bone |
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The cells that form compact bone are called? |
Osteoblasts |
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The cells that form compact bone are called osteoblasts; when they become? |
Fixed in dense bone matrix, they stop dividing but continue to maintain bone tissue as osteocytes. |
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Dense bone matrix maintain bone tissue called? |
Osteocytes |
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Axial skeleton consists of |
28 bones of the skull |
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Axial skeleton is separated into? |
14 facial bones and the 14 bones of cranium |
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Facial bones |
Two nasal bones, two maxillary bones , two zygomatic bones, one mandible, one vomer, two lacrimal bones, two palatine bones, two inferior nasal conchae |
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The only movable bone of the skull? |
Mandible |
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The bones of the cranium |
Single occipital |
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Bone of the cranium |
Frontal |
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Bone of the cranium |
Ethmoid |
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Bone of the cranium |
Sphenoid |
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Bone of the cranium |
Paired parietal |
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Bone of the cranium |
Temporal |
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Bone of the cranium |
Ossicles of the ear (malleus, incus, and stapes). |
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The axial skeleton also has 33 bones of? |
The vertebral column |
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How many cervical vertebrae? |
7 |
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How many thoraic vetebrae? |
12 |
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How many lumbar vertebrae? |
5 |
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How many sacral vetebrae? |
5 |
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Sacral vetebrae fused to form the? |
Sacrum |
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Coccygeal vertebrae known as the? |
Tailbone |
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The final portion of the axial consists of the bones of? |
The thorax, the sternum, and 12 pairs of the ribs |
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Appendicular skeleton includes? |
The girdles and the limbs. |
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Appendicular skeleton upper portion consists of? |
The pectoral or shoulder girdle, the clavicle and scapula, and upper extremity. |
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Appendicular skeleton bones of the arm are? |
Humerus, the radius and ulna, the carpals, metacarpals, and the phalanges. |
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Wrist bone |
Carpals |
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Bones on the hands? |
Metacarpals |
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Bones of the fingers |
Phalanges |
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Appendicular skeleton lower portion is made up of the? |
Pelvic girdlet or os coxae |
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Os coxae consists of a fused? |
Ilium, ischium, and pubis |
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Appendicular skeleton lower extremity include? |
The femur, the tibia and fibula, the tarsals, the metatarsals, and phalanges. |
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Ankle bones |
Tarsals |
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Bones of the foot |
Metatarsals |
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Thigh bone |
Femur |
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Transverse plane also known as? |
Horizontal plane |
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Ventral |
Anterior |
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Dorsal |
Posterior |
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Horizontal plane divides the body into? |
Upper (superior) and lower (inferior) portions |
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Voluntary muscle is? |
Skeletal muscles |
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Sagittal plane divides the body into |
Unequal left and right portions |