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50 Cards in this Set
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______ is a diagnostic technique used to show relative metabolic activity of tissues.
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PET
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The right inguinal abdominal region is where the _________ is located
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Appendix
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The Epigastic region is the ________ region which is immediatley superior to the ________
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Abdominal
Umbrilicus |
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Membranes that line the walls of the body cavaties are__________ membranes
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Parietal
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The diaphragm separates the _______ cavity from the ________ cavity
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Thoracic
Abdominopelvic |
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The Pleural cavity and Mediastinum are sub-cavities within the _________ cavity
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Thoracic
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The uterus is found in the _______ cavity
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Pelvic
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The cranial cavity is part of the body's _________ cavity
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Dorsal
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The posterior/dorsal cavity contains the
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Spinal cord
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The liver is found in the _________ cavity
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Abdominopelvic
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Unirary bladder is located in the________ cavity
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Pelvic
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The lungs are in the ______ cavity
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Pleural
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The ________ cavity holds the brain
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Crania
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The portion of the truck above the diaphram is the _______ cavity
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Thoracic
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A sectional plane that would allow the viewing of the femur bone , the quadricep muscle and the hamstring muscle all at the same time sections is
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Transverse
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The plane that passses through the body and divides it into EQUAL right and left portions is the ________ plane.
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Midsagittal
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A cut that divides the body into anterior and posterior sections is
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Coronal or Frontal
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The three fundamental planes of reference are
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Sagittal
Transverse Coronal/Frontal |
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In anatomical position, the palm of the hand is turned
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Anteriorly
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Cubital refers to an area on the
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Arm
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The rib region of the body is referred to as the
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Costal
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The area behind the knee is referred to as
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Popliteal
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__________ is the anatomical term for armpit
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Axillary
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The gluteal region is on the __________side of the body
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Posterior
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The Brachium is
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The upper arm
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Your wrist is _____ to your elbow
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Distal
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The anatomical term meaning Toward the midline of the body is
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Medial
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The posterior or back surface of the body is the
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Dorsal side
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In human anatomy the term that means towards the head regions is
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Superior
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The term used to describe the body tanding erect, eyes looking forward,arms at the side of the body, and palms and toes directed forward is
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Anatomical
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Labor contractions and blood clotting are examples of
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Positive feedback
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Homeostasis is maintained primarly by
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Negative feedback
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A toliet tank that refills itself after a flush is very simiar to the ______________ in human physiology
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Negative feedback effect
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The relative constancy of extracellular fluid composition is
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Homeostasis
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The continuous adjustments made by the body to maintain an internal balance is
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Homeostasis
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Studying anatomy by touch such as during a physical examination is called
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Palpation
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The techinque a physicians uses to listen to your heart sounds
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Auscultation
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The chemical regulators produced by the Endocrine system are called
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Hormones
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The Nervous system and the Endrocrine system work closley together to maintain the
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Homeostasis of an individual
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The level of human structual complexity from smallest to the largest structure unit is
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Organelles
Cells Tissue Organs Organs systems |
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The most complex level of organization of life is
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The organism level
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Hundreds of cardic cells together describe a
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Tissue
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Several different structures composed of different kinds of tissue working together for the
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Organ System level of organization also known as just systems
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A group of tissues similar in structure and function form
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Organs
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An organ is composed of two or more types of
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Tissues
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The basic fundamental and structural component of life is the
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Cell
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Diagnosis of disease based changes in cells and tissue is
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Pathology
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The study of the microscopic structure of tissue and organs is called
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Histology
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The study of BODY FUNCTION is
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Physiology
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The study of BODY STRUCTURE is
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Anatomy
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