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65 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
ADEN/O
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GLAND
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ADIP/O
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FAT
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ANTER/O
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BEFORE, FRONT
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CAUD/O
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LOWER PART OF THE BODY, TAIL
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CEPHAL/O
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HEAD
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CYT/O
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CELL
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END OR ENDO
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IN, WITHIN, INSIDE
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EXO
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OUTSIDE, OUT OF, AWAY FROM
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HIST/0
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TISSUE
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-OLOGIST
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SPECIALIST
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OLOGY
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STUDY OF THE SCIENCE OF
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PATH/O
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DISEASE, SUFFERING, FEELING, EMOTION
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-PLASIA
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DEVELOPMENT OR GROWTH
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POSTER/O
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BEHIND, TOWARD THE BACK
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STASIS
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CONTROL, MAINTENANCE OF A CONSTANT LEVEL
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NAME THE FOUR ANATOMICAL REFERENCE SYSTEMS
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BODY PLANES
BODY DIRECTIONS BODY CAVITIES STRUCTURAL UNITS |
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DEFINE ANATOMY
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THE STUDY OF THE STRUCTURES OF THE BODY
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DEFINE PHYSIOLOGY
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THE STUDY OF THE FUNCTIONS OF THE STRUCTURES OF THE BODY
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NAME THE BODY PLANES
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FRONTAL PLANE
TRANSVERSE PLANE SAGITTAL PLANE MIDSAGITTAL PLANE |
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VENTRAL
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TO THE FRONT OF THE BODY OR BELLY SIDE
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DORSAL
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BACK OF THE ORGAN
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ANTERIOR
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SITUATED IN THE FRONT
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POSTERIOR
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TOWARDS THE BACK
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SUPERIOR
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UPPERMOST OR ABOVE
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INFERIOR
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LOWERMOST OR BELOW
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CEPHALIC
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TOWARDS THE HEAD
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CAUDAL
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TOWARD THE TAIL
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PROXIMAL
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ATTACHED NEAREST TO THE MIDLINE OR BEGINNING OF A BODY PART
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DISTAL
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SITUATED FARTHEST FROM THE MIDLINE OR AT THE END
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MEDIAL
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TOWARDS THE MIDLINE
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LATERAL
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DIRECTION TOWARD OR NEARER, THE SIDE OF THE BODY
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WHAT IS CONTAINED IN THE DORSAL CAVITY
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CRANIAL CAVITY LOCATED WITHIN THE SKULL PROTECTING THE HEAD
SPINAL CAVITY WITHIN THE SPINAL CAVITY PROTECTING THE SPINAL CAVITY |
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WHAT IS CONTAINED IN THE VENTRAL CAVITY
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THORACIC CAVITY OF CHEST CAVITY SURROUNDS AND PROTECTS THE HEART AND LUNGS
ABDOMINAL CAVITY WHICH IS THE MAJOR ORGANS OF DIGESTION PELVIC CAVITY FORMED BY THE HIP BONES WHICH INCLUDES THE REPRODUCTIVE AND EXCRETORY SYSTEMS |
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INGUINAL
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RELATING TO THE GROIN
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PERITONEUM
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MULTI-LAYERED MEMBRANE THAT PROTECTS AND HOLDS THE ORGANS IN PLACE WITHIN THE ABDOMINAL CAVITY
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PARIETAL PERITONEUM
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THE OUTER LAYER OF THE PERITONEUM
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MESENTERY
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A FUSED DOUBLE LAYER OF THE PARIETAL PERITONEUM THAT ATTACHES PARTS OF THE INTESTINE TO THJE INTERIOR ABDOMINAL WALL
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VISCERAL PERITONEUM
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THE INNER LAYER OF THE PERIOTONEUM THAT SURROUNDS THE ORGANS OF THE ABDOMINAL CAVITY
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ADULT STEM CELLS ARE ALSO CALLED
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SOMATIC STEM CELLS ARE ALSO CALLED
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EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS COME FROM WHAT
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CORD BLOOD
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GENOME
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THE COMPLETE SET OF GENETIC INFORMATION OF AN ORGANISM
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CHROMOSOMES
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THE GENETIC STRUCTURES LOCATED WITHIN THE NUCLEUS OF EACH CELL
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A SEX CELL IS ALSO CALLED
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A GAMETE IS ALSO CALLED A
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CYSTIC FIBROSIS
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A GENETIC DISORDER PRESENT AT BIRTH THAT AFFECTS THE RESPIRATORY AND DIGESTIVE SYSTEMS
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DOWN;S SYNDROME
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GENETIC VARIATION THAT IS CHARACTERIZED BY FACIAL APPEARANCE AND PHYSICAL DISABILITIES
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HEMOPHILIA
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HEREDITARY BLEEDING DISORDER WHEN THE BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR IS MISSING
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HUNTINGTON'S DISEASE
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GENETIC DISORDER PASSED FROM PARENT TO CHILD WITH DEGENERATIVE SYSTEMS IN MIDLIFE INCLUDING THE LOSS OF SOME MOVEMENTS AND MENTAL ABILITIES
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MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY
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A GROUP OF GENETIC DISEASES CHARACTERIZED BY PROGRESSIVELY WEAKNESS AND DEGENERATION OF SKELETAL MUSCLES
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PHENYLKETONURIA
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A GENETIC DISORDER IN WHICH THE ESSENTIAL DIGESTIVE ENZYME PKU IS MISSING
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TAY-SACHS DISEASE
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FATAL GENETIC DISORDER IN WHICH HARMFUL QUANTITIES OF FATTY SUBSTANCE BUILD-UP IN TISSUES AND NERVE CALLS OF THE BRAIN
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WHAT ARE THE FOUR MAIN TYPES OF TISSUES
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EPITHELIAL TISSUES
CONNECTIVE TISSUE MUSCLE TISSUE NERVE TISSUE |
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APLASIA
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ABSENCE OF A TISSUE OR ORGAAN
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HYPOPLASIA
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INCOMPLETE DEVELOPMENT OF AN ORGAN OR TISSUE
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ANAPLASIA
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CHANGE IN THE STRUCTURE OF THE CELLS AND THEIR ORIENTATION TO ONE ANOTHER
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DYSPLASIA
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ABNORMAL GROWTH OR DEVELOPMENT OF CELLS TISSUES OR ORGANS
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HYPERPLASIA
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ENLARGEMENT OF A TISSUE OR ORGAN
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HYPERTROPHY
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A GENERAL INCREASE IN THE BULK OF A BODY PART
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ADENITIS
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INFLAMMATION OF A GLAND
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COMMUNICABLE DISEASE
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A CONDITION THAT IS TRANSMITTED FROM ONE PERSON TO ANOTHER
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INDIRECT CONTACT TRANSMISSION
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A PERSON IS INFECTED FROM CONTACTING A CONTAMINATED SURFACE
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FUNCTIONAL DISORDER
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PRODUCES SYMPTOMS FOR WHICH NO PHYSIOLOGICAL OR ANATOMICAL CAUSE CAN BE IDENTIFIED
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IATROGENIC DISEASE
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IN AN UNFAVORABLE RESPONSE TO A PRESCRIBED MEDICATION
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NOSOCOMIAL INFECTION
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AN INFECTION THAT CAN BE ACQUIRED IN A HOSPITAL
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IDEOPATHIC DISEASE
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IS AN ILLNESS WITHOUT NO KNOWN CAUSE
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ATRESIA
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CONGENITAL ABSENCE OF A NORMAL BODY OPENING
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