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organization of the body structre
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chemical
cellular tissue organ system organism |
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cells making complex molecules from simpler compounds
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anabolism
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chemical compound that provides energy for use by body cells
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ATP
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smallest particle of a pure substance that still has the chemical properties of that substance
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atom
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wasting away of tissue, decrease in size of a part
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atrophy
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a specialized muscle that makes up the heart
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cardiac muscle
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the part of metabolism where breakdown of food compounds or cytoplasm into simpler compounds
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catabolism
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a basic biological and structural unit of the body consisting of nucleus surrounded by cytoplasm and enclosed by a membrane
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cell
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principle organic constituent of connective tissue
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collagen
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most abundant and widely distributed tissue in the body
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connective tissue
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covers the body and its parts; lines various parts of the body;forms continuous sheets that contain no blood vessels; classified according to shape and arrangement
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epitheal tissues
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the phase immediately before the visible stages of cell division when the dna of each chromosome replicates itself
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interphase
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the intracellular substance of a tissue, for example the matrix of bone is calcified
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matrix
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nuclear division in which the number of chromosomes are reduced to half of their original number; produces gametes
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meiosis
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thin layer or sheet
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membrane
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indirect cell division involving complex changes in the nucleus
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mitosis
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complex process by which food is used by a living organism
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metabolism
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particle of matter composed of one or more smaller units called atoms
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molecule
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cell organ, for example, the ribosome
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organelle
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the study of body function
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physiology
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muscles that are not underconscious control; also known as visceral or involuntary; forms the walls of blood vessels and hollow organs
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smooth muscle
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4 types of tissues
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epithelial
connective muscle nervous |
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the study of the structure of an organism and the relationships of the parts
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anatomy
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: a thick very elastic smooth yellowish anastomosing fiber of connective tissue that contains elastin
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elastic fiber
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a branch of anatomy that deals with the macroscopic structure of tissues and organs
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gross anatomy
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What are the two major body cavities?
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ventral and dorsal
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what is located in the doral cavity?
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brain and spinal cord
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what is located in the ventral cavity?
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thoracic and abdominopelvic cavity.
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