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cell membrane
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outer covering of cell, allows some substances to pass into and out of cell while denying passage to others
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protoplasm
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substance within cell membrane, composed of cytoplasm and karyoplasm
essential matter of living cell |
proto = first
-plasm = a thing formed, plasma |
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karyoplasm
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substance of cell's nucleus, contains gennetic matter
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cytoplasm
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all protoplasm outside the nucleus, provides storage and work areas for the cell
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tissue
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grouping of similar cells that together perform specialized functions
four types: epithelial, connective, muscle, nerve |
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epithelial tissue
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sheet-like arrangements of cells
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connective tissue
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forms supporting network for organs of the body, sheaths the muscles, and connects muscles to bones and bones to joints
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muscle tissue
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three types: voluntary or striated, cardiac, and involuntary or smooth
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nerve tissue
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consists of nerve cells (neurons) and interstitial tissue
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superior
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above, in an upward direction
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super/i = upper
-or = a doer |
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anterior
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in front of or before
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anter/i = toward the front
-or = a doer |
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posterior
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toward the back
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poster/i = behind, toward, the back
-or = a doer |
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cephalad
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toward the head
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cephal = head
-ad = pertaining to |
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medial
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nearest the midline
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medi = toward the middle
-al = pertaining to |
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lateral
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to the side
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later = side
-al = pertaining to |
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proximal
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nearest the point of attachment
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proxim = near the point of origin
-al = pertaining to |
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distal
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away from the point of attachment
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dist = away from the point of origin
-al = pertaining to |
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ventral
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the same as anterior, the front side
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ventr = near the belly side
-al = pertaining to |
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dorsal
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the same as posterior, the back side
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dors = backward
-al = pertaining to |
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midsagittal plane
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vertically divides the body as it passes through the midline to form a right and left half
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transversrse or horizontal plane
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divides the body in superior and inferior portions
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inferior
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located below or in a downward direction
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infer/i = below
-or = a doer |
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coronal or frontal plane
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any plane that divides the body at right angles to the midsagittal plane, divides the body into anterior (ventral) and posterior (dorsal) portions
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cavity
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hollow space containing body organs
front: vental or anterior cavities -thoracic = heart and lungs -abdominal = kidneys, stomach, intestines -pelvic = reproduction and elimination organs back: dorsal or posterior cavities -cranial = brain -spinal = spinal cord |
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