Matts Med Term

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All medical words have?

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a word root

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Contains the fundamental meaning

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The word part that is the core of the word.

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The word part that is at the end of the word to change its meaning.

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suffix

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The word part that is at the beginning of the word to change its meaning.

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Prefix

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word part that is usually an "o".

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combining vowel

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word root with a combing vowel separated by a slash

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combining form

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when analyzing medical terms first do what?

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divide word into word parts and label parts

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when defining word parts start with what part first?

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suffix

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basic unit of all living things

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cell

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it contains chromosomes for cellular reproduction and is the control center of the cell

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nucleus

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group of similar cells that performs a specific task

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tissue

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controls body activity's

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nervous tissue

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types of connective tissues

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bone, blood, fat

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two or more types of tissue that preform special body functions

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Organ

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space that contains heart, lungs, esophagus, trachea, and bronchi

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thoracic (chest) cavity

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contains stomach,intestines, kidneys, liver, gallbladder, pancreas, spleen and urters

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abdominal cavity

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Hist/o

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tissue

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lip/o

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fat

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my/o

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muscle

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sarc/o

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flesh, connective tissue

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viscer/o

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internal organs

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carcin/o

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cancer

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eti/o

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cause of disease

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onc/o

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tumor, mass

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erythr/o

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red

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Bodys first protection

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skin, when unbroken prevents entry of disease

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outer layer of the skin

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epidermis

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color, or pigmentation, of skin

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melanin

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tiny, coiled, tubular structures that emerge through pores on the skin's surface

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sudoriferous(sweat) glands

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secreat sebum(oil) into hair follicles

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sebaceous glands

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cutane/o, derm/o, dermat/o

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skin

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trich/o

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hair

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serves as a food and air passageway, called (throat)

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pharynx

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lymphoid tissue located behind the nasal cavity

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adenoids

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one of two branches from the trachea that conducts air into the lungs

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bronchus(pl. bronchi)

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where oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged

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alveolus

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space between lungs

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mediastinum

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an infectious disease, caused by an acid-fast bacillus

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tuberculosis(TB)

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removes waste material from body, regulates fluid volumes, maintains electrolyte concentration in the body

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urinary system

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urine producing microscopic structure

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nephron

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funnel shaped reservoir that collects the urine and passes it to th ureter

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renal pelvis

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receives urine from the kidneys and carries it to the bladder

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ureters

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opening through which the urine passes to the outside of the body

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urinary meatus

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primary male sex organ

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testies

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sperms beginning

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seminiferous tublets

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coiled duct atop each of the testes that provide storage, transit, and maturation of the spermatozoa

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epididymis

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duct carrying the sperm from the epididymis to the urethra

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vas deferens

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encircles the upper end of the urethra and secretes a fluid that aids in the movement of the sperm and ejaculation

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prostate gland

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testes are enclosed in what?

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scrotum

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microscopic sacs that make up a large part of the ovary's

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graafian follicles

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passageway for the ovum to move the ovary to the uterus

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uterine tubes

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finger like projection at the end of the uterine tube

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fimbria

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its function are menstruation, pregnancy, and labor

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uterus

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muscular middle layer of the uterus

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myometruim

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large central portion of the uterus

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corpus

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rounded upper portion of the uterus

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fundus

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connects uterus to the outside of the body

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vagina

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pelvic floor for male/female

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perineum

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expulsion of mature ovum from an ovary

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ovulation

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fertilization occurs where in female body?

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uterine tubes

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cell formed by the union of the sperm and ovum

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Zygote

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third month of pregnancy until birth

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fetus

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development of a new individual from the conception to birth

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gestation, pregnancy

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membranous bag that surround the fetus before delivery

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amniotic sac

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outer most layer of the fetal membrane

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chorion

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two upper chambers of the heart

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right, left atrium

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two lower chambers of the heart

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right, left ventricles

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located between right atrium, right ventricle

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tricuspid valve

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located between left atrium, left ventricle

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mitral valve

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located between right ventricle and pulmonary artery, between left ventricle and the aorta

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semilunar valves

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two layer sac(covers heart)

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pericardium

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blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart

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arteries

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receives returning blood from the body

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atria

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blood vessels carry blood back to the heart(blood containing carbon dioxide and waste)

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veins

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maintains internal balance of the body

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Blood

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liquid portion of blood in which cells are suspended

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plasma

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red blood cells that carry oxygen

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erythrocytes

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white blood cells that combat infection and respond to inflammation

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leukocytes

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returns excessive tissue fluid to the blood

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lymphatic system

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transparent, colorless, tissue fluid

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lymph

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protects body against pathogens, foreign agents that cause reactions and abnormal body cells

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the immune system

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breaks food into small particles by mastication

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mouth

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part of the soft palate v-shaped near back of soft palate

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uvula

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tube that extends from pharynx to the stomach

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esophagus

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uppermost top of the stomach

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fundus

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ring of muscle that guards the opening between the stomach and the duodenum

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pyloric sphincter

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second portion of the small intestine

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jejunum

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first part of the large intestine

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cecum

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sphincter muscle at the end of the digestive tract

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annus

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produces bile

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liver

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small, sac like structure that stores bile

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gall bladder

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secretes insulin for carbohydrates metabolism

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pancreas

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serous sac-like lining of the abdominal and pelvic cavities

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peritoneum

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small pouch, which has no function in digestive, attached to the cecum

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appendix

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outer protective layer of the eye

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sclera

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the pigmented muscular structure of the eye

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iris

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opening in the center of the eye

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pupil

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its function is to focus and bend light

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lens

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watery liquid found in the anterior cavity of the eye

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aqueous humor

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produces and drains tears

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lacrimal glands

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carries visual impulses from the retina to the brain

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optic nerve

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mucous membrane lining the eyelids and covering the anterior portions of the sclera

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conjuctiva

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what lies over the iris

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cornea

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provides hearing and sense of balance

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ear

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external structure located on both sides of the head, directs sound waves into external auditory meatus

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auricle (pinna)

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the gland that secrets ear wax

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external auditory meatus

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separates the external auditory and the middle ear cavity

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tympanic membrane

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connects the pharynx and middle ear, equalizes air pressure on both sides of the eardrum

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eustachian tube

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bones of the middle ear that carry sound vibrations, composed of malleus, incus, stapes

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ossicles

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snail- shaped, contains the organ of hearing

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cochlea

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outermost layer of bone

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periosteum

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dense, hard layers of bone tissue that lie underneath the periosteum

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compact bone

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membranous lining of the hollow cavity of the bone

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endosteum

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shaft of the long bones

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diaphysis

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soft, fatty material found in the medullary cavity of long bones

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yellow marrow

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upper jawbone

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maxilla

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lower jawbone

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mandible

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first set of seven bones, forming the neck

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cervical vertebrae

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inward curve of the spine

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lumbar vertebrae

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collar bone

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clavicle

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shoulder blade

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scapula

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upper arm bone

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humerus

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wrist bones

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carpal bones

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upper winged shaped part on each side

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ilium

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upper leg bone

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femur

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foot bones

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metatarsal bones

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smooth layer of gristle covering the contacting surface of joints

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articular cartilage

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fluid secreted by the synovial membrane and found in joint cavitys

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synovial

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fluid filled sac that allows for easy movement of one part of a joint over another

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bursa

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attaches bone to bone at a joint

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ligament

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attaches muscle to bone

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tendon

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voluntary muscles we control, when they move

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skeletal muscles

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movement that turns palms up

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supination

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largest part of the brain

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cerebrum

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small brain(aka hindbrain)

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cerebellum

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bridges that connects the cerebrum with the cerebellum and brain stem

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pons