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27 Cards in this Set
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anatomy
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dissection
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homeostasis
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the maintenance of a state of equilibrium in the living body
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superior or cephalic
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towards the head or upper part of the structure
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inferior or caudal
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away from the head or toward the lower end of a structure
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anterior
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ventral or front
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posterior
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dorsal or back
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medial
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toward the midline of the body
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lateral
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away from the midline of the body
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median
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in the middle of a structure
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intermediate
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between two other structures
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proximal
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toward the trunk of the beginning of a structure
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distal
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away from the trunk of the source of a structure
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central
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toward the center
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peripheral
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away from the center
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deep
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away from the surface
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superficial
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near the surface
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sagittal, median, or longitudinal
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a plane vertical to the ground which divides the structure into right and left halves
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frontal or coronal
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a plane vertical to the ground which divides the structure into anterior and posterior portions
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transverse, horizontal, or cross
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a plane parallel to the ground which divides the structure into upper and lower parts
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cell
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basic unit of structure in the body
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ovum
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early after fertilization, only a collection of undifferentiated cells
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embryo
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mid development, cells have begun to differentiate
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fetus
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late development, much tissue development and appearance of human
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tissue
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a group of cells specialized to perform a given function
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organ
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a group of different tissues united in a definite pattern to perform a given function
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organ system
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a group of organs that work together to perform a similar function
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human characteristics
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1. brain relatively larger than in most mammals
2. face is smaller than cranium; has chin 3. S-shaped spinal column 4. opposable thumb 5. broad and flat thorax 6. broad pelvic girdle 7. great toe is not opposable 8. lower limbs are longer than upper limbs |
