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12 Cards in this Set
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Anatomical Position
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Standard positioning of the body as standing; feet together; arms to the side; with head, eyes, and palms of hands facing forward.
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Cells
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The basic stuctural unit of an organism from which living things are created.
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Cellular Functions
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Processes that include growth, metabolism, replication, protein synthesis, and movement.
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Directional Terminology
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Words used to explain relationships of locations of anatomical elements (distal, posterior, medial..)
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Organ Systems
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Functional groups of organs that work together within the body; circulatory, integumentary, skeletal, reproductive, digestive, urinary, respiratory, endocrine, lymphatic, muscular, nervous.
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Organelle
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A specialized part of a cell that has a specific function.
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Organ
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A self-contained part of an organism that performs a specific function.
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Reference Planes
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Planes dividing the body to describe locations; sagittal, coronal, and transverse.
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Tissue
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A group of cells with similar structure that function together as a unit, but at a lower level than organs.
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Coronal or Frontal Plane
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front/back division
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Transverse or Cross-Sectional Plane
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top/bottom division
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Sagittal or Median Plane
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left/right division
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