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45 Cards in this Set
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abdominal
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space between the diaphragm and hip bones; houses the major digestive organs
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alimentary
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pertaining to food or nutrition (alimentary canal)
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arterial
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pertaining to arteries or the blood in them
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articular
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pertaining to a joint
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autonomic
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ocurring involuntarily
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axial
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trunk and skull (skeleton)
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bowel
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division of the intestine
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bronchial
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pertaining to air tubes of the lungs
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capillary
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smallest blood vessels
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cardiac
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peraining to the heart
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cardiac muscle tissue
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specialized form of involuntary muscle tissue found only in the heart
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cardiovascular
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pertaining to the heart and blood vessels
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cavity
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space or hollow within the body
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cerebral
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peraining the brain, cerebrum in particular
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cervical
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pertainting to the neck or cervix
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cilia
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small hairlike structures
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circulatory
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pertaining to blood circulation
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cloaca
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urogenital chamber of birds into which the the intestinal, urinary, and generative canals discharge
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coccygeal
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tail area
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collateral
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secondary or accessory
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colon
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part of the large intestine
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copulatory
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pertaining to sexual intercourse
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coronary
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regarding the heart
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connective tissue
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tissue specialiing in connection and support of body parts
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cranial
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pertaining to the space enclosed by the skull; houses the brain an pituitary gland
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cutaneous
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relating to the skin
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deciduous
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falling out at the end of a stage or season; first set of teeth
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dental
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pertaining to teeth or dentistry
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diaphragm
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muscular wall diving thoracic and abdominal cavities
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diaphragmatic
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pertaining to the diaphragm
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diastolic
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regarding the dilation of the heart cavities
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digestive
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regarding the conversion of food into chemical substances the body uses
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digital
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pertaining to fingers or toes
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duodenal
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pertaining to the duodenum
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duodenum
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the first of proximal portion of the small intestine
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endocrine
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secreting internally; relating to endocrine glands
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epidermal
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relating to the outer layer of skin
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epithelial tissue
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tissue that protects, lines, or invests body organs
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esophagus
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tubular food passage between the neck and stomach
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excretory
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relating to discharge of waste
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exocrine
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external secretion of gland
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extemities
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termainal portions; arms legs feet, hands
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fascial
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connective tissue membrane that invests the body parts
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fecal
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relating to feces (stool or excrement)
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genetic
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pertaining to the reproductive organs
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