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29 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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anterior |
front |
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posterior |
back |
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lateral |
toward the side of the body |
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medial |
toward the middle of the body |
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supine |
on back |
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prone |
on stomach |
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Epigastric Region |
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Left Hypochondriac Region |
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Right hypochondriac region |
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Umbilical Region |
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Right Lumbar region |
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Left lumbar Region |
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Hypogastric Region |
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Right iliac region |
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left iliac region |
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Gene |
functional unit of heredity, controls all physical traits and hereditary disorders |
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Genome |
complete set of genetic information for an organism |
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genetics |
pertaining to genes, disorders, mutations, and engineering |
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somatic cell |
any cell in the body except gametes |
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sex cell |
gamete, does not have 46 chromosomes |
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epithelial |
form the protective covering for the body |
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connective |
support and connect organs and other tissues |
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muscle |
expand and contract to allow movement |
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nerve |
react to stimuli and conducts electrical impulses |
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aplasia |
defective development/complete lack of tissue/organs |
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hyposplasia |
deficient number of cells causes incomplete development |
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anaplasia |
change in structure of cells and relationship to others |
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dysplasia |
abnormal growth/development |
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hyperplasia |
abnormal increase in number of cells in the tissue causing enlargement |
