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25 Cards in this Set
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THE SCIENCE OF DISEASE
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PATHOLOGY
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DENOTES A LIVING THING
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ORGANISM
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WHAT ATOMS AND MOLECULES ARE REFERRED TO
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CHEMICAL LEVEL
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THE SMALLED LIVING UNITS OF STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION IN OUR BODIES
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CELLS
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AN ORGANIZATION OF MANY SIMILIAR CELLS THAT ACT TOGETHER TO PERFORM A COMMON FUNCTION
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TISSUE
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A GROUP OF SEVERAL DIFFERENT KINDS OF TISSUE ARRANGED SO THAT THEY CAN ACT TOGETHER AS A UNIT TO PERFORM A SPECIAL FUNCTION
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ORGANS
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AN ORGANIZATION OF VARYING NUMBERS AND KINDS OF ORGANS ARRANGED SO THAT THEY CAN TOGETHER PERFORM COMPLEX FUNCTIONS FOR THE BODY
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SYSTEMS
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WHEN THE BODY IS IN AN ERECT OR STANDING POSTURE WITH THE ARMS AT THE SIDES AND PALMS TURNED FORWARD.
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ANATOMICAL POSITION
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TOWARD THE HEAD; UPPER; ABOVE
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SUPERIOR
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TOWARD THE FEET; LOWER; BELOW
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INFERIOR
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FRONT; IN FRONT OF
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ANTERIOR
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BACK; IN BACK OF
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POSTERIOR
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TOWARD THE BELLY
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VENTRAL
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TOWARD THE BACK
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DORSAL
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TOWARD THE MIDLINE OF THE BODY
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MEDIAL
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TOWARD THE SIDE OF THE BODY
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LATERAL
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TOWARD OR NEAREST THE TRUNK OF THE BODY OR NEAREST THE POINT OF ORIGIN IN ONE OF ITS PARTS
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PROXIMAL
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AWAY FROM OR FARTHEST FROM THE TRUNK OR THE POINT OF ORIGIN OF A BODY PART
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DISTAL
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NEARER THE SURFACE
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SUPERFICIAL
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DEEP
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FARTHER AWAY FROM THE BODY SURFACE
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BODY DIVIDED INTO SMALLER SEGMENTS
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PLANES OR SECTIONS
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A LENGHTWISE PLANE RUNNING FROM FRONT TO BACK. IT DIVIDES THE BODY OR ANY OF ITS PARTS INTO RIGHT AND LEFT SIDES.
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SAGITTAL
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IS A LENGTH WISE PLANE RUNNING FROM SIDE TO SIDE.
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FRONTAL OR CORONAL
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WHEN THE BODY IS DIVIDED INTO TWO EQUAL HALVES
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MIDSAGITTAL PLANE
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A HORIZONTAL OR CROSSWISE PLANE
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TRANSVERSE
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