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structures of the body are organized into 4 general categories |
cells tissues organs systems |
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foundation for all parts of the body |
cells |
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composes of similar cells that come togetehr to perfform a non or specilaized function |
tissuess |
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made up of different type of tissue arranged togther to perform specific function |
organs |
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include different organs that work together to perform the various function of the body as a whole |
systems |
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study of cells |
cytology |
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cell are sourronded by what which is the cell outer covering . it allows material to pass in an out of the cell so that the cell can recevive nutrients and release wasste products |
cell membrane |
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abdomin/o lapar/o ceil/o |
abdomen |
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adip/o lip/o |
fat;fatty |
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anter/o |
front |
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chondr/o |
cartilage |
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crani/o |
skull |
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cyt/o |
cell |
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dors/o |
back |
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gastr/o |
stomach |
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hist/o |
tissue |
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inguin/o |
groin |
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later/o |
side; away from the midline |
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lumb/o |
loin |
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medi/o |
middle |
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nucle/o |
nucleus |
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pelv/i |
pelvis |
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poster/o |
back |
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proxim/o |
near |
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spin/o |
spine |
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thorac/o |
chest |
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umbilic/o |
navel |
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ventr/o |
front side; belly |
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viscer/o |
internal organs |
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tissues are groups of cells working together to preform a specific function. the four main types of tissues |
connective epithelial muscle nervous |
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study of tissue |
histology` |
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functions as the name implies. to connect or support other body tissue or sturcture. can be liquid, adipose, fibrous, or solids |
connective tissue |
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blood or lymph |
liquid connective tissue |
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fat |
adipose connective tissue |
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tendons or ligaments |
fibrous connective tissue |
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nose rings in the trachea |
cartilage connective tissue |
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bone |
solid connective tissue |
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attached to bone moves the skeleton, voluntary muscle |
skeletal muscle tissue |
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located in the walls of hollow organs such as the stomach and intestines; produces movement in those organ; involunatry movement |
smooth muscle tissue |
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makes up the muscular layer of the heart |
cardiac muscle tissue |
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integumentary |
skin hair nails glands |
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skeletal |
bones joints |
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muscular |
muscles cartilage ligaments tendons |
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cardiovascular |
heart arteries veins |
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blood/lymph |
blood blood celld lymph lymph cells lymph glands |
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respirtaory |
lungs trachea bronchi |
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digestive |
mouth throat esophagus |
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urinary |
kidneys uterus urthera bladder |
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endocrine |
glands hormones |
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male reproductive |
testes vas deferns' penis' acessory organs |
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female reproductive |
ovaries uterus vagina fallopian tubes acessory organs |
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nervous system |
nerves brain spinal cord |
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sensory system |
eyes ears |
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houses lungs heart aorta esophagus and trachea |
thoracic cavity |
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houses liver gallbloadder spleen stomach pancreas intestines and kidneys |
abdominal cavity |
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houses urinary bladder and reproductive organs |
pelvic cavity |
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toward the front |
anterior |
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from the font to the back |
anteroposterior |
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pertaining to the tail; downward |
caudal |
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toward the head |
cranial and cephalad |
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away from the surface
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deep |
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away from the trunk of the body; farthest from the point of orgin of a body part |
distal |
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toward the back |
dorsal |
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below; downward toward the tail or feet |
inferior |
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to the side; away from the midline of the body |
lateral |
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toward the midline of the body |
medial |
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toward the back |
posterior |
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from the back to the front |
posterioranterior |
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face down; lyingon abdomen |
prone |
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toward the trunk of the body; nearst to the point of orgin of a body part |
PROXIMAL |
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near the surface |
superficial |
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above; toward; toward the head |
superior |
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face up; lying on the back |
supine |
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toward the front |
ventral |