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49 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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Dorsal |
Upper backside |
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Ventral |
Underside |
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Anterior |
Front of the body |
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Posterior |
Near the hind |
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Superficial |
On skin or immediately beneath |
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Deep |
Far from the surface |
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Sagittal |
1/2 from front to back |
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Coronal |
1/2 from left to right |
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Horizontal |
Splits superior + inferior |
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Proximal |
Closer to the center of |
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Distal |
Farther from center of |
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Caudal |
Tail |
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Thoracic region |
Between neck and abdomen |
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Vibrissae |
Whiskers |
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Incisors |
Teeth |
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Pinna |
Outside of ear |
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Biceps brachii |
Flex lower arm |
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Triceps beachii |
Extend lower arm |
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Spinotrapezius |
Moves scapula up and backwards |
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Latissimus dorsi |
Moves humerus |
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Biceps femorus |
Flexes lower leg |
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Gastrocnemius |
Bulk of calf Attaches to heel |
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Achilles tendon |
Extends foot |
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External obliques |
Flexes body wall |
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Gluteus maximus |
Extends the thigh at hip |
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Pectoralis major/minor |
Adducts arm (draws it forward) |
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Leg bones |
Tibia (big bone) Fibula (small bone) Femur (top/thigh) |
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4 thoracic organs |
Diaphragm Heart Thymus gland Lungs + bronchial tubes |
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Coelom |
Body cavity of internal organs |
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Mesenteries |
Attach organs to dorsal wall |
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Omentia |
Connect organs to organs |
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Liver |
Produces bile aids in digestion Stores glycogen Transform waste into less harmful substance |
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Esophagus |
Moves food from mouth to stomach |
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Spleen |
Part of circulatory system Destruction of blood cells + blood storage |
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Pancreas |
Produces digestive enzymes Secrets insulin |
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Small intestine |
D J I |
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Large intestin (colon) |
Final stages of digestion Water absorption |
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Cecum |
Where small intestin becomes large intestin |
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Rectum |
Temporarily stores feces before they leave the body |
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Kidneys |
Part of excretory system |
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Ureters |
Tiny tubes attach kidney to bladder |
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Urethra |
Carries urine from bladder to urethral orifice |
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Adrenal glands |
Embedded in fat atop kidneys |
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Testes |
Located in scrotal sack |
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Epididymus |
Collects and stores sperm cells |
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Vast deferens |
Moves sperm from epididymus to urethra |
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Prostate gland |
Below bladder Secrets materials that form seminal fluid |
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Uterine horns |
Extend from the vagina |
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Ovaries |
At the tips of the uterine horns |
