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What term means "incision into the skull"?
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Craniotomy
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What term means "away from the attachment point of an extremity or limb"?
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Distal
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What subcavities are included in the abdominpelvic cavity?
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Abdominal and pelvic cavities.
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Using anatomic position as a reference, what is a synonym for inferior?
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Caudal
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What term means "abnormal enlargement of an organ"?
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Visceromegaly
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The Greek word "kranion" means
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Skull
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From the least to most complex, list the body organization levels.
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Chemical-Atom/molecule, cellular, tissue, organ, organ system, & organism.
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What organs are housed within the ventral cavity?
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All other internal or visceral organs except the brain and spinal cord.
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What is the combining form for thorax?
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Thorac/o
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What term means "towards the midline or middle and away from the side of the body"?
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Medial
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What organs are housed within the dorsal cavity?
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The brain and spinal cord.
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What does "cranium" mean in laymen's terms?
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Skull
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Using anatomic position as a reference, what is a synonym for ventral?
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Anterior
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What does the Latin term "viscus" mean in laymen's terms?
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Internal organ
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What term means "fixation of two layers of the lung"?
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Pneumonopexy
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What are the two main body cavities?
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Ventral- front and dorsal- back.
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What is the study of structure?
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Anatomy
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What subcavities are included in the ventral cavity?
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Thoracic and Abdominopelvic.
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What term means "protrusion of muscle tissue through surrounding tissue"?
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Myocele
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What term means "surgical repair of a vessel"?
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Angioplasty
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What term means "muscle pain"?
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Myalgia
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Are the Ears and Eyes considered a body system?
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No
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What is the combining form for abdomen?
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Abdomin/o
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Using anatomic position as a reference, what is a synonym for dorsal?
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Posterior
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What does the Greek term "thoraz" or "breastplate" mean in laymen's terms?
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Chest
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Define anatomic position.
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Stand erect, face forward, and palms facing forward.
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What term means "covering of the body"?
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Integumentary
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What is the laymen's term for cephalic?
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Pertaining to the head.
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What is the combining form for cranium?
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Crani/o
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What terms mean "towards the skull or head"?
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Cranial, cephalic, or superior.
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What term means "abnormal condition of the skull"?
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Craniopathy
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What are the combining forms meaning lungs?
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Pneum/o, pneumon/o, and pneumat/o
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What is the medical term for chest?
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Thorax
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What is the combining form for viscus?
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Viscer/o
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What terms mean "towards the attachment point of an extremity or limb"?
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Proximal
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What structure divides the thoracic from the abdominal cavity?
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Diagraphm
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What is the study of function?
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Physiology
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What does the combining form angi/o mean?
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Vessel does not delineate between artery, capillary, or vein.
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What term means "x-ray of vessels"?
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Angiography
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What does the combining form my/o mean?
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Muscle
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What term means "away from the midline or middle and towards the side of the body"?
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Lateral
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What subcavities are included in the dorsal cavity?
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Cranial and Spinal.
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What term means "away from the head or skull"?
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Inferior
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Do body systems function independently?
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No
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What term means "protrusion of lung tissue through the chest wall"?
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Pneumatocele
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Skin, hair, finger and toenails are included in which body system?
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Integumentary
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Using anatomic position as a reference, what is a synonym for cranial or cephalic?
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Superior
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What terms mean "towards the back and away from the front of the body"?
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Dorsal or posterior
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What is the plural for viscus?
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Viscera
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What term means "resembling a vessel"?
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Angioid
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What terms mean "towards the front and away from the back of the body"?
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Anterior or ventral
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What are laymen's terms for extremity or limbs?
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Arms and legs.
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What has 70 trillion cells?
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The average human body.
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