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60 Cards in this Set
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transverse plane
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plane that divides the body into top and bottom
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saggital plane
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plane that divides the body into left and right
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midsaggital plane
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plane the divides the body into two equal left and right halves
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anter/o
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nearer to the front
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anterior
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poster/o
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nearer to the back
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posterior
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later/o
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nearer the side; farther from the body's midline
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lateral
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ventr/o
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front (anterior); belly side in non-humans
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ventral
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medi/o
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middle or nearer the middle
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median
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dors/o
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back (posterior); back side in non-humans
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dorsal
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super/o
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uppermost or above
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superior
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infer/o
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lowermost or below
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inferior
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proxim/o
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nearer the origin or point of attachment
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proximal
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dist/o
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farther or more distant from the origin or point of attachment
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distal
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cephal/o
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toward the head
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cephalad
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caud/o
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toward the tail; in an inferior direction (humans)
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caudad
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supin/o
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face up
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supine
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pron/o
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face down
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prone
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Two dorsal cavities
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Cranial and spinal
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Three ventral cavities
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Thoracic, abdominal, pelvic
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abdomin/o
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abdomen
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acr/o
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extremities
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blephar/o
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eyelid
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cyst/o
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cyst, bladder, or sac
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dactyl/o
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digit
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lapar/o
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abdominal wall
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laparoscopy
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omphal/o
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umbilicus (navel)
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onchy/o
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nail
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pelv/i
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pelvis
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periton/o
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lining of the abdominal cavity
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peritoneum
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som/a, somat/o
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body
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somatic
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thorac/o
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chest (thorax)
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thoracotomy
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crin/o, -crine
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secrete
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endocrine
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dacry/o, lacrim/o
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tear, tearing, crying
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-emia
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condition of the blood
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anemia
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hem/o, hemat/o
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blood
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hematoma
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hidr/o
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sweat or perspiration
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hydr/o
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water
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hydrous
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lymph/o
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lymph, lymphatics
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muc/o
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mucous
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mucus
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-poiesis
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production
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-poitein
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substance that causes production
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py/o
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pus
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sial/o
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saliva
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ur/o
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urinary tract, urine
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urology
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What are the six levels of organization, in order from least to greatest?
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Chemicals --> Cells --> Tissues --> Organs --> Body Systems --> Organism
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Four main types of tissue
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Epithelial, connective, muscular, and nervous
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Purpose of the muscular system
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Makes movement possible
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Purpose of the skeletal system
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Provides protection, shape, and form for the body; stores minerals and forms some blood cells
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Purpose of the cardiovascular system
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Delivers oxygen, nutrients, and vital substances throughout the body; transports cellular waste products to the lungs and kidneys for excretion
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Purpose of the lymphatic system
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Helps maintain the internal fluid environment; produces some types of blood cells; regulates immunity
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Purpose of the respiratory system
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Brings oxygen into the body and removes carbon dioxide and some water waste
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Purpose of the digestive system
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Provides the body with water, nutrients, and minerals; removes solid wastes
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Purpose of the urinary system
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Filters blood to remove wastes of cellular metabolism; maintains the electrolyte and fluid balance
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Purpose of the reproductive system
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Facilitates procreation
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Purpose of the integumentary system
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Provides external covering for protection; regulates the body temperature and water content
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Purpose of the nervous system
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Coordinates the reception of stimuli; transmits messages to stimulate movement
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Purpose of the endocrine system
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Secretes hormones and helps regulate body activities
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-plasia
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formation
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frontal plane
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plane that divides the body into front and back
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another term for frontal plane
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coronal plane
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