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60 Cards in this Set
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Anatomy |
Study of the structure of an organism and it's parts |
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Physiology |
Study of the function of living organisms |
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DNA |
Deoxyriboneucleic acid |
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How many chromosomes do humans have? |
46 chromosomes |
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Chromosomes that males have |
XY |
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Chromosomes that females have |
XX |
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4 types of tissues |
Epithelial, Connective, Nervous, Muscle |
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Epithelial Tissue |
Lining of internal organs, outer layer of skin |
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Connective Tissue |
Supports and protects Adipose, bone, and cartilage |
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Nervous Tissue |
Forms the brain, spinal cord, and nerves |
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Muscle tissue |
Produces movement in the body through contaction |
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Sagittal Plane |
Right and left sections |
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Anatomical Position |
Standing upright, feet slightly apart, arms at side, palms facing up |
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Frontal Plane |
Anterior and posterior sections |
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Transverse Plane |
Upper and lower sections |
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Midsagittal Plane |
Right and left sections equally |
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Anterior or Ventral |
Front or belly side of the body |
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Medial |
Towards middle of the body |
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Proximal |
Towards the body where the limb is attached |
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Distal |
Away from the body towards the end of the limb |
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Deep |
Away from the surface, more internal |
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Supine |
Body lying face up |
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Superficial |
Towards the surface of the body |
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Posterior or dorsal |
Back |
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Prone |
Body lying face down |
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Pre- |
Before |
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Viscer/o |
Internal organ |
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Neur/o |
Nerve |
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Brachi/o |
Arm |
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Cephal/o |
Head |
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Dist/o |
Distant |
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Lateral |
On side, towards the side of the body |
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Posterior |
Back |
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Cervic/o |
Neck |
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Chondro |
Cartilage |
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Oste/o |
Bone |
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Superi/o |
Above |
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Adip/o |
Fat |
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Inferi/o |
Below |
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Dorsal |
Back |
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Cephalic |
Pertaining to the head |
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Abdominal |
Abdomen |
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Crural |
Leg |
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Pubic |
Genital region |
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Cervical |
Neck |
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Thoracic |
Chest |
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Pelvic |
Pelvis |
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Brachial |
Arm |
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Dorsum |
Back |
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Gluteal |
Buttocks |
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All cells have what 3 things |
Nucleus, cytoplasm, and cell membrane |
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Vertebral |
Vertebrae |
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Examples of Muscle Tissue (total of 4) |
Cardiac muscle, smooth muscle, muscle fibers, skeletal muscle |
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Examples of Connective Tissue (4 in total) |
Adipose, bone, cartilage, tendons |
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Samples of Nervous Tissues (4 in total) |
Brain, nerves, neurons, spinal cord |
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Trunk |
Torso |
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Whats inside the Right Upper Quadrant |
Gallbladder, Liver, right kidney, colon, Pancreas (small portion), small intestines |
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What's inside the Right Lower Quadrant |
Colon, appendix, small intestines, right ureter, (female) Right ovary, (female) Right fallopian tube |
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What's inside Left Upper Quadrant |
Stomach, Liver, Spleen, Left Kidney, Colon, Pancreas (majority), small intestines |
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What's inside the Left Lower Quadrant |
Colon, small intestines, Left Ureter, (female) left ovary, (female) Left Fallopian tube |