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35 Cards in this Set
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Lateral movement of the limbs away from the median of the body
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Abduction
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Scraping away of skin or mucous membrane as a result of injury or by mechanical means
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Abrasion
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one of the contractile proteins that make up the saromeres of muscle tissue
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Actin
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Sharp, Sever; or Rapid onset, severe symptoms, and short course
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Acute
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Movement of limb towards the median plane
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Adduction
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a. breast- glandular structures that comprise the mammory lobules and site of milk synthesis
b.dentales- tooth sockets c.pulmonis- air sacs of the lungs |
Alveoli
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position human body is studied (hands facin back)
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Anatomical position
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1. Structure of organism
2. Branch of science dealing with structure of organism |
Anatomy
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That which counteracts the action of something else
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Antagonist
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Muscle directly engaged in contraction
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Agonist
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Front of or before
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Anterior
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Skeleton that shows limbs
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Appendicular skeleton
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Vessle that carries blood from the heart to the tissues
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Artery
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A forcible tearing away of a part or structure
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Avulsion
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Skeleton situated in or on an axis
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Axial Skeleton
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A line that runs through the middle of the body or part of the body
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axis
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Part of a nerve cell that conducts impulses away from the cell body
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Axon
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Single-celled organism w/o a true nucleus
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bacteria
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The application of mechanical forces to a living organism and the investigation of the effects
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Biomechanics
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Relative % of body fat and lean body mass
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Body composition
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connects arteries and veins
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capillary
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muscle in the heart
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Cardiac muscle
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transverse, saggital, and coronal planes
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cardinal planes
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revolve around an axis
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circumduction
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very strong fiber in connective tissue
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collagen
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Denoting the condition that a person has or is believed to have
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Diagnosis
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Involuntary muscle contractions and relaxation
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Convulsions
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Something that counteracts an irritant
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counterirritant
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removing heat and slowing down cell metabolism to reduce pain spasm and inflammation
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cyrotherapy
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a blueish discoloration of the skin or mucous membrane
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Cyanosis
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to remove foreign material
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debride
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results from decrease in physical activity
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deconditioning
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deterioration or impairment of an organ
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Degeneration
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Branched part of neuron cell that conducts impulses
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Dendrite
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insturment for cutting thin slices of skin
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Dermatome
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